April 7, 2012

Recommended Reads Saturday: Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk

Guest ReviewerRecommended ReadsMagic / Urban-Fantasy9 Comments

From Darlynne: I am recommending this book because The fantasy genre of magic users in urban settings is turned on its head and re-imagined in this Portland, Oregon-based series about Allie Beckstrom, magic Hound and reluctant daughter of the city’s most powerful businessman. Magic is available to all, but the ... more >

April 4, 2012

REVIEW: The Price of Innocence by Susan Sizemore

DabneyA- Reviews / Recommended Readsforced-seduction / Recommended Reads38 Comments

Dear Ms. Sizemore, I loved The Price of Innocence. And, I expect to get grief from a few for doing so. The relationship between your leads, Jack and Sherrie, begins with what could be called at best forced seduction and what will be seen by some as rape. This trope makes ... more >

April 3, 2012

REVIEW: Mariana by Susanna Kearsley (and giveaway)

SunitaA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / reincarnation / SourceBooks / Time-Travel36 Comments

Dear Ms. Kearsley, It’s no secret that I love your books. The Winter Sea and The Rose Garden made my Best of 2010 and Best of 2011 lists, respectively, so it’s probably past time that I let one of my DA colleagues have a chance to review you. But when ... more >

April 2, 2012

Dear Author Recommends for April

JaneRecommended ReadsRecommended Reads10 Comments

Historical Confessions from an Arranged Marriage by Miranda Neville, recommended by Janine A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare, recommended by Dabney At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran, recommended by Dabney Capturing the Silken Thief by Jeannie Lin, reviewed by Jayne and recommended by Dabney Mariana by Susanna Kearsley, recommended by Sunita ... more >

March 31, 2012

Recommended Reads Saturday: Memory of Morning by Susan Sizemore

Guest ReviewerRecommended ReadsFantasy / Historical Romances / Romance19 Comments

Recommendation Memory of Morning by Susan Sizemore is recommended by Shana who is a librarian and avid reader.  Shana says: I am recommending this book because Because I really like this book. It’s an alternate world without magic, but the flavor she was trying for, and I think got, was ... more >

March 29, 2012

REVIEW: A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare

DabneyB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsHistorical Romances / road trip25 Comments

Dear Ms. Dare, As I read A Week to Be Wicked, I kept thinking about Cyndi Lauper’s assertion “Girls just want to have fun.” The heroine of this book, Minerva Highwood, prior to hitting the road with your hero, Lord Colin Payne, really hasn’t had much fun. She certainly hasn’t ... more >