August 21, 2006

REVIEW: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

JaneA Reviewsparanormal romance / shapeshifters1 Comments

Dear Ms. Singh: Your story presents a complex but not complicated paranormal inhabited by strong personalities. The plot is fairly simple. Lucas Hunter, the alpha of the DarkRiver leopard pack, is searching for a Psy serial killer who is kidnapping, torturing and killing changeling women. In order to find out ... more >

August 11, 2006

REVIEW: Yule Be Mine by Charlene Teglia

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews / EbooksCharlene-Teglia / Comedy / fake-fiance13 Comments

Charlene, I love this book! I love Luke and I love Jordan and I love how they interact. I love their families and I really, really love Luke’s bathroom. I want that bathroom, damn it. But WTF? I went to your website and Fictionwise looking to snag a cover download ... more >

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooksjoan-smith / Regency England / Will4 Comments

Dear Ms Smith, Despite what I know about wills and how bizarre this one would be considered today, Aunt Sophie’s Diamonds is a fantastic book. Have you ever had a crazy relative who left a bizarre will? Sophronia Tewksbury was a manipulative old bat and left her relatives with a ... more >

April 17, 2006

REVIEW: The Dreamer’s Loom (aka The Dark One) by Michelle L Levigne

JayneA Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-greece / classic literature / greek mythology / Historical2 Comments

Dear Ms. Levigne, What a wonderful historical novel you’ve written. It took me straight back to my early teenage years devouring every book I could find on Greek myths and mythology and Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Though I did wait until college before reading the Aeneid. But I digress…. I ... more >

April 9, 2006

REVIEW: The Pie and Pastry Bible & The Cake Bible by Rose Berenbaum

JaneA Reviews / D ReviewsComments Off on REVIEW: The Pie and Pastry Bible & The Cake Bible by Rose Berenbaum

Dear Ms. Berenbaum: I bought the Pie and Pastry Bible about 7 years ago at the suggestion of a dear friend of mine who is a hobby-ist pastry chef. It is an extraordinary comendium that really does give you fail proof instructions on making the perfect pastry. I have made ... more >

April 7, 2006

REVIEW: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

JaneA ReviewsLove-Triangle / shapeshifters8 Comments

Dear Ms. Briggs: So where have you been all my reading life? Oh, hanging out in the sci/fantasy aisle? Well, get your pub to move you to the romance aisle. You get tons more traffic. And paranormal romance right now? Very very hot. I bought your book based on the ... more >