Recommended ReadsGinn Hale / Josh Lanyon / Naomi-Novik / Nicole Kimberling / Patricia-Briggs / Recommended Reads / Thea Harrison5 Comments
March is sparse with recommendations but save your money because April has a full slate. Historical The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh (reissued in a 2-in-1 with A Promise of Spring, which I’m NOT recommending). Recommended by Janine and Sunita. Reviewed here. PNR Fair Game by Patricia Briggs. Recommended by ... more >
Top Ten ListsBest of 2011 / best of list / Ginn Hale / Jordan Castillo Price / Josh Lanyon / Recommended Reads / Sarah Morgan / Susanna Kearsley / Tamara Allen11 Comments
In alphabetical order by author’s last name: If It Ain’t Love by Tamara Allen (my review here) The Only Gold by Tamara Allen Vienna Waltz by Teresa Grant The Rifter by Ginn Hale (Janine’s and my joint review of 1-5 here; my review of 6 & 7 here) The Rose ... more >
Reading ListsAbout-Us / Cindy Pon / Ginn Hale / Reading lists11 Comments
October was a month for reading material with fantastical elements. All three of the works I read were promising, but only one ended up satisfying me. White Cat by Holly Black My husband and I started reading this contemporary YA paranormal, which Jia reviewed favorably awhile back, after it was ... more >
Reading Listscategory romance / epic fantasy / Ginn Hale / Jordan Castillo Price / m/m romance / mystery / Paranormal / S.A. Reid / self-published22 Comments
I’ve been reading for review, trying out new authors and trying to find more self-published work. I seem to be partway through an awful lot of books. It’s a mixed bag in terms of content and quality. Reckless Runaway At the Racecourse, by Ros Clarke. Ros and I follow each other ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Readsepic fantasy / Fantasy Romance / Ginn Hale / LGBTQIA+ / m/m romance / Recommended Reads4 Comments
[Spoiler alert: I think I’ve managed to avoid direct spoilers for these two installments, but it’s almost impossible to talk substantively about the series without referring to events that occur after the first installment, The Shattered Gates. Proceed at your own risk.] Dear Ms. Hale, Your Rifter series has ... more >
Reading ListsBDSM / Ginn Hale / Harlequin Intrigue / helenkay-dimon / J.L. Merrow / Josh Lanyon / m/m romance / mistorical / mystery / Paranormal / phoenix sullivan / self-published17 Comments
My reading weeks are highly variable. Sometimes I read half a dozen (or more) novels in their entirety, sometimes I don’t make it through a single one. This was a good week. I was doing some catching up of series in preparation for new releases, as well as following up ... more >