Archive | March, 2007
It’s April Fool’s Day.  Have You Backed Up Your Ebooks?

It’s April Fool’s Day. Have You Backed Up Your Ebooks?

In this increasingly digital age, people are storing important content on their computers. Some back up their data and others do not. Even if you are one of the small percentage of folks that do back up, CDs and DVDs, the common choice for home computer users, are devices prone to failure.
Each hard [...]

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REVIEW:  Game Over by Sahara Kelly

REVIEW: Game Over by Sahara Kelly

Dear Ms Kelly,
I’m not a gamer so I’m sure I probably missed some “insider” stuff while reading your latest book but I had a great time laughing my ass off through the rest of it. And I’ve got to admire the chutzpah of having Princess Zara have you as her favorite author.
Poor Princess Zara. She’s [...]

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REVIEW:  Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell

REVIEW: Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell

Readers were arguing about Anna Campbell's debut, Claiming the Courtesan, before it was published. An Avon historical that was actually offending readers? This I had to see. And as I sat down to read, I expected to be shocked, looked forward to it, even, because I was really craving a book that [...]

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Read Enough Romances and Rape Is No Longer Rape

I was a bit flummoxed to read a post on columnist, Michelle Buonfiglio’s blog today.
there is a scene that could be read by the uninitiated romance fiction reader as flat-out rape.
That is the line from the post entitled “You Know She Wanted It”.
The post itself is about controversial debut book by Anna Campbell, Claiming the [...]

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REVIEW:  Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

REVIEW: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

I saw this book featured on someone’s blog. The short blurb intrigued me and I went to the site and read the excerpt which really intrigued me. I immediately sent off an email to the Ace contact I have and begged for the book. The book was every bit as good [...]

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REVIEW:  Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt

REVIEW: Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt

Dear Ms. Hoyt:
I’ve come to the realization that your books are not really historicals, but rather fairy tales set in the mid 1700s. As such, this story need not abide by ordinary societal rules which may restrict the fair maiden from her reward with a servant. This book, like the last [...]

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USA Today Besteller List, Week Ending March 25, 2007

USA Today Besteller List, Week Ending March 25, 2007

Last week I claimed that the only significant release to show up on list would be For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison. However, I forgot about the power of Jane Feather and her stalwart audience. Regency spies never lose their appeal, I guess, which is why the major publishers [...]

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