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You might have seen the news in Publishers Marketplace that Meljean Brook sold an anthology story to Cindy Hwang at Berkley this past weekend. What you didn’t read is who else is in that anthology.
Are you ready? Do you want to make guesses? Shall I torture you with the knowledge until [...]

Dear Ms. Kelly,
I’m not usually a fan of Blaze books nor of anthologies. Often elements of a story I love such as characterization and believability are sacrificed for the hot sex that the imprint is known for and anthologies in general sometimes irk me due to the short word count that demands I believe that [...]

Dear Authors,
While many readers dislike anthologies because the good stories are often outnumbered by the bad, I’m not one of them. I love anthologies. They let me sample many different authors at once — old favorites and new-to-mes. And sometimes all it takes is one perfect story to make an anthology worthwhile.
The [...]

Dear Ladies:
The anthologies in this collection had one thing in common - they all had a paranormal or mythical backdrop. While most of these authors are associated with super erotic fare, I found the sensuality to be mixed as well as the quality. Emma Holly’s is the top dog, her writing [...]

Dear Ladies:
At the urging of Dionne Galace, a blogger whom I consider a friend, I purchased this book from LiquidSilver. It languished in my to be read pile because, like other readers, anthologies are often not my cup of tea. Because Dionne is a friend, though, I read it a few days ago [...]

Ladies, I’d like to thank all three of you for the opportunity to review your newest novellas in the “Love and Lore” anthology at Samhain. The covers are gorgeous, the stories are hot and the Samhain content warning is, as always, fun in and of itself. Who comes up with those warnings? If I’m reading [...]

Dear Ms. Teglia:
My blogging partner, Jayne, was a fan of your early e-work, Yule Be Mine particularly. When I received Wild Wild West, I was curious what my reaction would be. I was both excited and nervous like any virgin reader is with a new to her author. Fortunately, Wild Wild West [...]

Dear Ms. Burton:
When you sent me this book to review, you said that your plan was to eventually convince me of your writing genius. I thought to myself, this is one foolish chick because previous reviews have shown that my taste and your books don’t always run in synchronicity, but your devious plan is [...]

Prom Nights from Hell is a thoroughly entertaining collection of stories from five of the top teen writers in the business. The fresh and fully realized worlds will engage the entire spectrum of readers from tween to adult. While not all of the stories are self contained as some appear to be introductions to future [...]

Dear Ladies:
Here’s the sttory behind how this book was chosen for the dueling review and why it’s late (it’s supposed to be a November dueling review). Jayne and I were tossing around ideas. I suggested Drop Dead Gorgeous but Jayne confessed to not having read Linda Howard in years. Billionaires Prefer Blondes [...]