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February 14, 2018

Wednesday News: Married Love, reading more, Shakespeare’s sources, and V-Day audiobook giveaway

JanetPublishing 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 >

August 15, 2017

GIVEAWAY: Temporary Duty Assignment

JaneEssaysgiveaway / 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 >

June 15, 2015

COVER REVEAL and GIVEAWAY: When the Stars Align by Jeanette Grey

JaneCoverscover 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 >

September 19, 2014

REVIEW: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads16th-century / 17th-century / Fairy-Tales / First-Person / France / giveaway / Historical / Italy / Venice52 Comments

Recommended Read

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 >

September 20, 2013

Giveaway: You Knew Me When by Emily Liebert & a custom set of ZOYA nail polish

JanePublishing 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 >

June 5, 2013

DA3 Interview & Giveaway: Audiobook Narrator Karen White’s Romance Picks

Alison AtleeContests/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 >

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