Eagerly Anticipating: Upcoming August Romance Releases

Biting Cold

The Eagerly Anticipating post is back in my hands. Many thanks to Sophia for doing it last month! It looks like I have a nicely rounded set of romance releases to look forward to this month. Sometimes it seems like my anticipated books lean heavily toward a specific sub genre (usually PNR or UF) but [...]

Catherine’s August 2011 Recommendations

Mercury's War

Finally we’re through August and moving on to September. I’m excited! Not only is the monsoon season mostly over here (which will hopefully relieve the mugginess), but we’re moving into the federal holiday season for me. I love free days off. Plus, I have quite a few books that I have been waiting for that [...]

Review: Spectyr by Philippa Ballantine

Spectyr

Argh! Where’s the next book? I need to read it now! So many things changed in this installment. The book isn’t left on a cliffhanger, but, oh, I am dying to find out where the author is going with this. I am still gaping after turning the last page. Where do we go from here?? [...]

Review: Geist by Philippa Ballantine

Geist by Philippa Ballantine Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Ace Available: September 29th 2010 Genre: Fantasy Source: Publisher Between the living and the dead is the Order of the Deacons, protectors of the Empire, guardians against possession, sentinels enlisted to ward off the malevolent haunting of the geists… Among the most powerful of the Order is [...]