Romance and Urban Fantasy Book Reviews
Jaime Rush is celebrating the fourth book in her urban fantasy romance series, BURNING DARKNESS (Avon), with her Kick Butt First Line contest. Shocking, suspenseful, funny…make us want more! Cash prizes! Contest runs through March 1, 2011. For aspiring authors, it’s a chance to get your name out there and add a “win” to your bio. For readers, it’s [...]
The winner for choice #1 is Shannon@BooksDevoured comment #131 The winner of choice #2 is Bernie Stock comment #68 The winner of choice #3 is Danielle comment #17 Thanks to all who entered, emails are on the way to the winners. We’ll be doing this again as soon as my bookshelf needs un-stuffing again.
It’s Random Friday….let’s get ready to ruuuummmble!! Yes, I said rumble. To be honest I’m too lazy for actual fighting but if you all want to throw down I’ll just kick back and watch. What? This is random Friday. That was totally random. *** Hmm, so how should we officially kick off Random Friday? How [...]
I didn’t realize going into this book that I had read two of the earlier books in the series years ago. But as I was reading I started to feel a weird sense of déjà vu. Vampire Knights of the Round Table? Direkind? Haven’t I read this before? What cinched it was when the king [...]
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the [...]
Jasper is a prostitute at Madame Delacroix’s brothel serving the needs of clientele that not only prefer the company of men but also those with more eccentric tastes in the bedroom. But Jasper looks forward to his time with one client in particular. During the time he has worked at the brothel Jasper has developed [...]
I rarely ever participate in formal reading challenges. Ok, I never participate in formal reading challenges. Not because I have anything against them, but when I look at my virtual TBR pile, I tend to consider that a challenge in and of itself and the thought of keeping track of yet another list seems overwhelming. [...]
How have I not heard of Nell Gwynn before this? I recognized the names of most of her contemporaries, but somehow she has skated under my radar until now. Luckily I was able to snag the copy offered to Fiction Vixen and immerse myself in Nell’s life during the era of King Charles II. The [...]
[hr] “Like a moth to a flame” his attraction to fire is as intensely passionate as a lover’s kiss. So beautiful…so deadly. Enter the mind of a serial arsonist and a scorching hot love affair in Deadly Heat, the second installment of Cynthia Eden’s Deadly series. Lora Spade is not your average woman. A seasoned [...]
Happy Friday (Saturday)! I forgot to tell you about this last week. We celebrated my middle daughter’s birthday and we got her this V-Tech V-Reader. When she opened it her eyes got big and she screamed, “Oh my gosh, I got a Kindle!!” Then she threw her arms around me and said, “We can be [...]
