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By: REVIEW: Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale | Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:39:15 +0000

[...] At the time we were collecting votes, K.Z. Snow mentioned that the prose and storyline in the pdf excerpt posted on your site were phenomenal. Since I’m always hungry for the combination of phenomenal prose and storyline, I proceeded to read the excerpt. I was very impressed, and I quickly ordered the book. [...]

By: K. Z. Snow

K. Z. Snow — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:53:46 +0000

Ah, well. I did a little excerpt comparison. My immediate reaction: Craig’s writing is quite competent but workmanlike and category-ish. The vampire theme wedded with BDSM elements is teetering on the brink of being done to death (no pun intended). Hale’s voice, on the other hand, is fresh and distinctive; the book’s theme, unique. (Of course, these are merely first impressions. To be fair, I’ll have to take more of a gander at both books. But I have a strong feeling my final assessment will be the same. I could be wrong, though!)

By: EJsGirl

EJsGirl — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:46:32 +0000

Master of Obsidian rocks! I have read several Jamie Craig stories, and I have never been disappointed!

By: K. Z. Snow

K. Z. Snow — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:08:01 +0000

Thanks for posting the link, Janine. I was too excited to bother with it! And I agree with you, Marjorie; the publisher, too, deserves looking into. (Damn, I feel like some guy from around here who’s found a trophy muskie with a twelve-pack on its back…in his swimming pool!)

By: loonigrrl

loonigrrl — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:41:09 +0000

Come on Wicked Gentlemen voters!!!

By: Janine

Janine — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:24:27 +0000

K.Z. Snow, I just followed you to the excerpt here and I couldn't agree more with everything you said. Plus the narrator of the excerpt, Mr. Sykes, is downright fascinating. I think I am going to have to read this one.

By: Marjorie Liu

Marjorie Liu — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:54:01 +0000

Wicked Gentlemen really is an excellent book, from a small press that I just know is going to be a force to be reckoned with in the very near future. The editor there has excellent taste.

By: K. Z. Snow

K. Z. Snow — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:02:24 +0000

Just gotta say, I read the posted pdf excerpt of Ginn Hale’s book (at the publisher’s website), and prose/storyline as well as cover art are PHENOMENAL. I mean it. It’s rare that a book really gets me wound up, but this one is breakthrough stuff. (Can you tell I’m impressed?) Gonna nab me a copy ASAP.