B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAnthology / changeling / joint review / paranormal romance / POC author / psy21 Comments
JOINT REVIEW: Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh Jennie and I have reviewed three novels from Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling series together in the past. When we heard about Wild Embrace, her collection of four novellas set in the Psy-Changeling world, it seemed natural to review the novellas together. –Janine Echo of ... more >
Book ReviewsAnthology / BDSM / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / erotica / f/f / femdom / novella3 Comments
Dear authors, I was only hearing good things about The Devil’s Doorbell anthology and when Molly O’Keefe kindly offered me a review copy I didn’t hesitate to say yes. There are seven short stories in the book. They are more properly described as erotica than erotic romance I think. While ... more >
A Review Category / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / Anthology / civil rights / historical romance / interracial-romance / POC / POC author / slavery2 Comments
Dear Readers, I picked up this anthology because its concept sounded interesting and fresh – it celebrates Juneteenth. The four novellas in the anthology each contain a romance set in the United States at different eras ranging between 1866 and 1961, and each novella grapples with civil rights issues as ... more >
B ReviewsAnthology / Contemporary / Cyrano de Bergerac / Historical3 Comments
Dear Ms. Neville: I came across this book without knowing that it was a series of novellas (though the plural “Lords” should’ve given me a clue), never mind that it was a series of previously published novellas. The latter fact didn’t really matter, though, since I hadn’t read any of ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / D ReviewsAnthology / friends-to-lovers / opposites attract / POC author / wedding4 Comments
In these stories of matrimonial madness from four sensational authors, unexpected couples find their happily ever after at a wedding that’s counting down to disaster… Since it’s Spring and we’re headed into prime Wedding Season this anthology is perfectly timed. As the entries all take place at the same wedding ... more >
B- ReviewsAnthology / Christmas / historical romance / Regency England3 Comments
Dear Ms. Balogh, A Twitter conversation about romance novellas led me to borrow your Christmas anthology Under the Mistletoe from my library after author Cecilia Grant mentioned that the best novella is The Best Gift. @GrowlyCub The Best Gift is the best novella. We’ve talked about this before. @ErinSatie @Liz_Mc2 ... more >