January 31, 2015

REVIEW: Beyond Limits by Laura Griffin

RoseB- ReviewsFBI / Navy SEALs / romantic-suspense / texas5 Comments

Dear Ms. Griffin, I’m usually not a huge fan of romantic suspense novels with terrorism plots, and the super-special military (super) heroes aren’t my cup of tea, either. So at least on paper, Beyond Limits wasn’t quite the book for me. But I have enjoyed several of your novels and I ... more >

March 13, 2013

REVIEW: A SEAL’s Surrender by Tawny Weber

JaneC- ReviewsContemporary / Military / Navy SEALs6 Comments

Dear Ms. Weber: This is an out right maiden in distress storyline.  Eden Gillespie has no money and a new vet clinic.  Her mother has taken out a loan against the mortgage and is traveling the craft fair circuit selling erotic sculptures.  Eden has about three weeks before her first ... more >

January 20, 2013

REVIEW: Covert Seduction by Callie Croix

JaneC+ ReviewsContemporary / Military / Navy SEALs3 Comments

Dear Ms. Croix: I know that this story is marketed as an erotic romance and to complain about too much sex in an erotic romance might be like saying that there is too much science in science fiction but I wished for more character development and interaction between the characters ... more >

November 20, 2012

REVIEW: Getting Hotter by Elle Kennedy

JaneB- ReviewsContemporary / Military / Navy SEALs1 Comments

Dear Ms. Kennedy: I’ve really enjoyed this series you have written for Samhain and my biggest regret were that they were novellas and not full length stories. Getting Hotter is the first full length novel and while I enjoyed it, so much of the text was given to building up ... more >

November 14, 2012

REVIEW: Scorched by Laura Griffin

JayneB ReviewsNavy SEALs / Pocket Books / reunited-lovers / romantic-suspense / second chances / terrorists10 Comments

“The dead don’t speak, but Kelsey Quinn knows their secrets. As a forensic anthropologist at the Delphi Center crime lab, Kelsey makes it her mission to identify bodies, often using no more than shards of bone. Her find at a remote Philippines dig hints at a sinister story. When Kelsey’s ... more >

August 23, 2012

Thursday News: Emily Giffin stirs up a sh!storm; US Navy SEAL reveals all (and not in a good way); Katherine Hawkins’ cover appropriated by another author

JanePublishing NewsAuthor Reader Relationship / bundling / Intellectual Property Issues / Navy SEALs140 Comments

Forgive me, but I feel a bit irritable and thus my commentary on today’s news might have a slight edge.  First up, we have Emily Giffin — pretty, successful, happily married Emily Giffin.  Ms. Giffin, allegedly the nicest person ever per her fans, chortled over the fact that her husband ... more >