June 7, 2011

June Recommended Reads

JaneRecommended ReadsAbout-Us / book-pimp / Recommended Reads22 Comments

Reviews forthcoming. I’m not sure why we are all in a historical slump of late.  Anyone have some good historicals to recommend? GLBT Bad Company by K.A. Mitchell, recommended by Sunita. Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon, recommended by Sunita. Deconstruction by Kit Zheng, recommended by Sarah F ... more >

June 2, 2011

REVIEW: Deconstruction by Kit Zheng

SarahFA- Reviews / Recommended Readslaw-enforcement / m/m romance / male prostitute / Serial-Killer / stripper7 Comments

Dear Ms. Zheng. Dianne Fox recommended this book on her LiveJournal and since she’s part of my “trust network” and I was intrigued by the description — “seriously fantastic” and “dark and gritty and wrenching” — I went out and bought it. And oh, am I glad I did. Tomas ... more >

May 3, 2011

REVIEW: Love Me by Kelly Jamieson

Guest ReviewerB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsf/f/m / Recommended Reads / Threesome35 Comments

Dear Ms. Jamieson, Someone who knows I like f/f/m recommended you on Twitter and I’m so glad they did. I’m always on the lookout for well-written stories featuring sexy situations, likeable characters, and some hot girl-on-girl action. Love Me fits the bill nicely. I really enjoyed it. I’ve complained before ... more >

May 3, 2011

Recommended Reads for May

JaneRecommended ReadsAbout-Us / Recommended Reads7 Comments

This is our recommended reads list for May. To make our recommended list, the book has to be released this month, either as a reissue or a new book published. One reason that our lists don’t often contain digital first books is because we don’t get review copies of those ... more >

JaneRecommended ReadsAbout-Us / Recommended Reads5 Comments

We have a short list of selections for April (hey, we’re being kind to your pocket book. You have to save up for Kiss of Snow next month). Children of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy, recommended by Jane Bone Deep by Janice Kay Johnson, recommended by Jane The Chase by Erin ... more >

March 8, 2011

REVIEW: An Unlikely Countess by Jo Beverley

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / Historical Romances / Jo-Beverley / socially awkward / Yorkshire19 Comments

Dear Mrs. Beverley, When I hear the name “Malloren,” I go to point like a champion gun dog. I’m there, poised and ready to read. But, after my disappointment that your last book didn’t work better for me, I opened this one mentally chanting, “please, please, please.” My prayers paid ... more >