Publishing Newsbreach of contract / children's lit / international publishing / lawsuits / Memoir / privacy / Russia / Son of Sam laws / surveillance5 Comments
Court Says EFF Can Move Forward With Discovery In Its Big Case Against NSA Surveillance – Despite a number of legal setbacks, the Electronic Frontier Foundation scored a huge victory last week when Judge Jeffrey White gave plaintiffs the right to proceed with discovery. Not only is this case notable because ... more >
B Reviewsfamily relationships / Historical / non-fiction / Russia9 Comments
They were the Princess Dianas of their day—perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses—Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov—were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes they wore and their privileged lifestyle. Over the ... more >
B ReviewsAssasin Hero / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / Russia12 Comments
Dear Ms. Cole: To be honest, I stopped reading your Immortals After Dark series a while ago. And for the life of me, I’m not sure why, when your writing works quite well for me. I was intrigued by The Professional when it first came out as a three part ... more >
B- ReviewsHistorical Fantasy / Magic / Russia / YA / Young-Adult13 Comments
READERS PLEASE NOTE: Since Siege and Storm is the second book in Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha trilogy, the review of this book below will by necessity include spoilers for the first book, Shadow and Bone. My spoiler free review of Shadow and Bone can be found here. Dear Ms. Bardugo, Shadow ... more >
B- ReviewsChess / Contemporary / Russia11 Comments
Dear Ms. Ashenden: How many times has there been a chess champion as a hero? Right. None come to mind so I had to read it. I’ve tried two other books by you and I love your voice even if the direction the stories have taken have left me a ... more >
A- Reviews / Featured / Recommended ReadsContemporary romance / dual-timeline / historical romance / Jacobite rebellion / psychic powers / Russia / Scotland81 Comments
Dear Ms. Kearsley: I’ve been eagerly awaiting the U.S. release of this book for months. It incorporates characters and settings from two of your previous books, The Winter Sea and The Shadowy Horses. Since I reviewed and recommended the former and Jayne the latter, we thought it would be fun ... more >