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The Oversexualization of Romance

By Jane • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Letters of Opinion, Misc

Romantic Times convention took place a couple of weeks ago. Since the convention, a few people spoke up about their experiences which included a negative reaction to the antics of the Ellora’s Cavemen. SB Sarah said that the Cavemen acted like cavemen and were overly grabby. JC Wilder reported [...]



Chrissy Brashears Files Suit Against Ellora’s Cave

By Jane • Apr 7th, 2008 • Category: Ebooks, Misc

Hat tip to SB Sarah who has the scoop. According to the petition, Christina Brashears is a 5% shareholder of Ellora’s Cave beginning in July of 2003. September In 2005, Brashears was terminated from her position as Director, Chief Operating Office and Publisher. Her main claims are as follows:

She is entitled to [...]



Ellora’s Cave to Put More Ebooks in Print through Simon & Schuster

By Jane • Jun 6th, 2007 • Category: Publishing News

Coming on the heels of the Samhain announcement on Monday of the joint venture with Kensington that will see a Samhain imprint as part of the Kensington line, is the news that Ellora’s Cave will be upping the number of books to be published and distributed through Simon & Schuster.
Pocket Books began releasing Ellora’s Cave [...]



Ebook to Print: Does it matter to you?

By Jane • May 19th, 2007 • Category: Ebooks, Interviews, Misc

Jaid Black, owner of Ellora’s Cave, mentioned in her previous interview that she thought the NY move into e-publishing would have difficulties because authors want to see themselves in print. In the Triskelion drama of the past week, one thing was clear and that was Triskelion appeared to over extend itself in attempting to [...]



REVIEW: Sex, Spies and Sapphires by Shelley Munro

By Jayne • May 19th, 2007 • Category: D Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms Munro,
For a book as short as this is, with three main characters, lots secondary characters and several long sex scenes, I should have gotten the feeling that every word was being used for a purpose, that every scene counted, that maximum use was made of the entire story. Instead, what I felt [...]



Sarah McCarty and Ellora’s Cave Part Ways.

By Jane • May 17th, 2007 • Category: Publishing News

In an amicable separation, pro EC author, Sarah McCarty, told Sybil at The Good, The Bad and The Ugly that she will no longer writing for EC. While McCarty states that it was a very civil parting of the ways and the door remains open, I feel sad for the fans who [...]



Jaid Black, Founder of Ellora’s Cave, Clears the Air

By Jane • May 13th, 2007 • Category: Ebooks, Interviews, Misc

During the past few weeks, Ellora's Cave has been put under the microscope by readers and anonymous commenters. Karen S of It's My Blog and I'll Say What I Want, pondered about the quality decline at Ellora's Cave after a reading of Ben's Wildflower by Carol Lynne. I was less than impressed with [...]



REVIEW: Ben’s Wildflower by Carol Lynne

By Jane • Apr 26th, 2007 • Category: F Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Lynne:
Fellow blogger Karen Scott emailed me yesterday and said I should go and buy Ben’s Wildflower. I obediently went and bought it. About 10 pages in, I emailed Ms. Scott back and asked her if I had done something to offend her because I thought she and I were pals.
Katie Crawford is [...]



REVIEW: Game Over by Sahara Kelly

By Jayne • Mar 31st, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

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 [...]



REVIEW: A Lover’s Call by Claire Thompson

By Janine • Mar 13th, 2007 • Category: C Reviews, C Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms. Thompson,
A Lover's Call, your Ellora's Cave BDSM “Quickie” (rated E-rotic) happens to be the first Ellora's Cave offering I've read. Yes, before your novella came along, I was an Ellora's Cave virgin.
The heroine of the story is Rachel, a librarian by day who works a phone sex line by night. We [...]



Simon & Schuster Lists Several EC Anthologies for Sale

By Jane • Jan 18th, 2007 • Category: Publishing News

I found, in browsing the Simon & Schuster website, a listing for Taming Him: Ellora’s Cave by Kimberly Dean and Michelle M. Pillow and Summer Devon. Price is $14.00. There are nine books listed when you do a search for Ellora’s Cave. I spoke with Simon & Schuster about this and received [...]



REVIEW: Natural Law by Joey Hill

By Jane • Dec 21st, 2006 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Hill:
This is the only book I’ve read that featured a female dominant and a male submissive. What makes this story so extraordinary is that the male submissive is an alpha male and remains an alpha male even while enjoying being dominated in the bedroom. I frankly didn’t know that it could [...]



REVIEW: The Claiming of Moira Shine by M.A. Evereux

By Jane • Nov 22nd, 2006 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Everaux:
Over at Bam’s blog, a couple three people suggested Bam read this book. I’m not Bam but I am always up for a recommendation. I had to fly for business last Thursday and downloaded this book at the airport. God, I love ebooks. . Onto my handheld the book [...]



REVIEW: Lust in Uniform by Nicole Allie

By Jane • Sep 1st, 2006 • Category: Ebooks, F Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Allie,
I fell victim to a hot cover. Damn me anyway. I saw Lust in Uniform at the bookstore. It looked hot. What can I say, a smoothly muscled chest and forearm and a tattoo. Anyway, I got home and logged on to find the download version and it [...]



You Show Me Yours and I’ll . . .

By Jane • May 26th, 2006 • Category: Letters of Opinion, Misc

There was quite the dust up last week involving Laura Lee Guhrke and her opinions that Ellora’s Cave is a fringe publisher and the authors for Ellora’s Cave were not making “good money.” When confronted with Ellora’s Cave authors saying that they do make good money, Ms. Guhrke challenged these authors to prove it [...]



REVIEW: Kiss of Heat by Lora Leigh

By Jaili • May 23rd, 2006 • Category: C+ Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

From the desk of guest reviewer, Jaili.
Dear Ms. Leigh,
When I saw that Kiss of Heat is Book 3 in Feline Breeds series, I assumed that it would be a standalone, anyway, just enough for me to get into the story easily. I mean, how hard could it be to catch up? Pretty easy, I’d say, [...]