C- ReviewsFantasy / hidden identity / look alikes / prince / Regency-based world / romantic-elements / Uncommon Echoes series / unworldly heroine5 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn, All three novels in your Uncommon Echoes series take place in the Kingdom of the Seven Jewels, where members of the nobility are gifted by the triple goddess with echoes.The echoes are silent doppelgangers who exist in a trance-like state, mirror the actions of their “originals” and ... more >
D Reviews / DNF Reviewsbisexual hero / campaign / diversity / England / joint review / LGBTQIA+ / m/m / NA / politics / prince / publicity / Washington DC32 Comments
Sirius and I both read accolades for Casey McQuiston’s debut, Red, White and Royal Blue, an m/m New Adult romance. We decided to review it together. – Janine What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was ... more >
Publishing Newsanimals / Comics / illustrations / philanthropy / prince / public libraries / reading / Shrewsbury2 Comments
Prince made secret donation to support Louisville’s historic Western Branch Library in 2001 – Prince had an extensive history of philanthropy, especially toward African American communities, most of which he carried out anonymously. Among his good deeds was a library-saving donation to the Western Branch Library in Louisville, Kentucky, which was ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / book budget / education / Harlequin / lawsuit / obituary / prince / settlement20 Comments
Prince | 1958 – 2016 – The Los Angeles Times has a good collection of features about Prince’s death yesterday. Apparently he collapsed in an elevator on his Minnesota compound, Paisley Park, and could not be revived. The music legend was only 57, but had been briefly hospitalized last week for ... more >
A Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscaptivity narrative / enemies to lovers / Fantasy / joint review / m/m romance / prince / queer / trigger warnings98 Comments
*All the trigger warnings* NOTE: The review is pretty much spoiler-free but the comments are not. If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read the comments. Go read Kings Rising and then come back and talk to us about all the things. Janine: Three years ago, Kaetrin and I ... more >
DNF Reviewsclass-difference / historical romance / Pennyroyal Green series / prince / Regency England / Servants18 Comments
Dear Ms. Long, At one time, I was a big fan of your historical romances. I discovered you with Beauty and the Spy and eagerly awaited the publication of each book in the Holt Sisters trilogy. When you switched publishers and embarked on your Pennyroyal Green series, I kept reading, ... more >