Publishing Newsaudiobooks / giveaway / historical sources / Marie Stope / sex and marriage / Shakespeare5 Comments
What can we learn from Marie Stopes’s 1918 book Married Love? – Rafia Zakaria discusses Stopes’s book, which was published in the era of the First World War – a year before The Sheik – and tackled the issue of sex in marriage. Like much Romance fiction, past and present, Stopes ... more >
Essaysgiveaway / second chance27 Comments
Ana from The Booksmugglers let me know that A.E. Ash had a new novella coming out. If you remember, Ash wrote Luminous which Kaetrin gave an A-. Kaetrin wrote, “I loved the spare style of writing and the little flourishes of flavour and meaning through the story. It’s the kind ... more >
Coverscover reveal / giveaway31 Comments
So when I was at RT, I had a nice chat with the Forever team and they asked if I’d be interested in posting a few of these that might be relevant to our readers. I thought, sure, why not? I have not read this book but the cover ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads16th-century / 17th-century / Fairy-Tales / First-Person / France / giveaway / Historical / Italy / Venice52 Comments
The amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive for the first time in this breathtaking tale of desire, black magic and the redemptive power of love French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, ... more >
Publishing Newsgiveaway44 Comments
The other day, I pulled this set out to photograph for the giveaway. Ned commented on how cool it was. I figure when a guy who doesn’t read romances or any type of books like these thinks a promotion is cool, the promotion has succeeded. What we have today is ... more >
Contests/Giveaways / Interviewsaudiobooks / Contemporary romance / giveaway / Karen White / Paranormal56 Comments
Samuel Johnson observed, “A writer only begins a book. The reader finishes it.” With an audiobook, a voice is added to that mix, one that can profoundly affect the reader’s experience of the story. Audiobook narration is an art and craft that’s long fascinated me, and June Is Audiobook Month, ... more >