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June 13, 2012

What Janine is Reading — April and May 2012

JanineBook Reviews / Reading ListsReading lists17 Comments

My hot reading streak in February and March turned into a reading slump in April. For a little while there, I couldn’t get more than a few pages into anything I picked up. I couldn’t even tell you guys what I tried to read at that time, because I didn’t ... more >

May 8, 2012

REVIEW: Silent Surrender by Barbara J. Hancock

JanineC+ ReviewsBarbara J. Hancock / Harlequin Spice / Latino / Mexico6 Comments

Dear Ms. Hancock, After reading and reviewing your impressive novella, Ghost in the Machine, I was eager for more of your work and curious as to what your writing was like in other genres. Silent Surrender, your new Spice Brief, caught my attention and I decided to try it. Alexia ... more >

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February 23, 2012

What Janine is Reading – Late 2011/Early 2012

JanineBook Reviews / Reading ListsBarbara J. Hancock / Carolyn Jewel / Elizabeth Essex / Jacqueline-Carey / Julie-Anne-Long36 Comments

It’s been over three months (!) since my last “What Janine is Reading” post. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to do one of these – the holidays got in the way, but it’s been six weeks since they ended and for that I don’t have a ... more >

Ghost in the Machine Barbara Hancock
January 9, 2012

REVIEW: Ghost in the Machine by Barbara J. Hancock

JanineB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsBarbara J. Hancock / novella / post-apocalyptic / Science-Fiction-Romance31 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Hancock, Your 88 page post-apocalyptic romance novella, Ghost in the Machine, published by Samhain, was unlike any other romance I’ve read before. As I was reading it, I kept thinking of movies like the original “Terminator” and “28 Days Later” – dark yet ultimately uplifting stories about human ... more >

October 1, 2008

REVIEW: Wilderness by Barbara J. Hancock

JiaB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / EbooksNocturne Bites / novella / Paranormal / shapeshifters3 Comments

Dear Ms. Hancock, If I recall correctly from the email Harlequin/Silhouette sent Dear Author, you’re a new author they discovered via email submission.   I always look forward to reading new authors in the hope of finding someone I’ll love.   And at these short fiction lengths, it’s a minimal time commitment, ... more >

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