Publishing Newserotica32 Comments
Dozens of unseen Barbara Cartland novels to be published – I can’t remember one Barbara Cartland novel I’ve read but she’s the grand dame of romance with over 650 romance books to her name. I’m not sure if that nuumber includes the 160 previously unpublished works that are being released ... more >
Publishing Newserotica / Film / Yahoo6 Comments
Choose Your Own Adventure Series Heading for the Big Screen…Wait, Huh? – I’m not really sure how this will work. Will everyone be given an electronic device and vote for the ending that they want to see? In a big theatre, I don’t see this as functioning well. At home? ... more >
B+ ReviewsContemporary / erotica / Fantasy / m/m romance / Recommended Reads8 Comments
Blurb: Joel Beckett is blessed. He’s popular with the ladies, a star on the football field, and worshiped by everyone on campus. Including Walker Cain. Only Walker’s worship has crossed the line, driving him to invoke ancient magic that binds them together in an inescapable downward spiral. Now reality is ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readserotica / Recommended Reads / Repressed heroine / Writer11 Comments
Dear Ms. Stein: Addicted is the third work of yours I’ve read. (The other two are Sheltered (reviewed here by Jane and January) and Restraint.) I’ve enjoyed all three works–Restraint is my favorite–but, after I finish each book, I think, who the hell were those people? That’s not a bad ... more >
Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2012 / best of list / Contemporary romance / erotica / historical romance / mystery / novella7 Comments
When Jane asked for lists of our “Best of 2012,” I got stuck on what best meant. Did it mean the best in terms of quality? The best in terms of most enjoyable? The best in terms of standouts? Did books I called best this year have to be as ... more >
C Reviewserotica / novella / OCD / traumatic-past / voyeurism15 Comments
Dear Charlotte Stein: I picked up your novella, Deep Desires, after Mandi at Smexy Books recommended it. Mandi was very enthusiastic about this book, and it sounded different, so even though I hadn’t read any of your previous works, I went for it. Abbie, the narrator of the story, is ... more >