I know I’ve talked about my deep and abiding love for Beauty and the Beast, and the various retellings we’ve had over the years. Some of been good. Some have been bad. This is just an incoherent mess. First, the hero’s name is Erik. The heroine’s name is Kristine. Authors, I beg you. This is not endearing, or clever at this point- this is at least the third book I’ve read that uses the Erik/Christine … Continue reading Beauty’s Beast by Amanda Ashley
I have a startling confession for you. I haven’t read a Nalini Singh novel before. I know, I know. Everyone (including my husband) raves about Singh. I just got really burned out on Paranormal Romance after reading a ton of Laurell K. Hamilton (yes, I know it’s not really romance) and Amanda Ashley because that’s all that was available to me in my local bookstore in the nineties. I didn’t have the moxie yet to … Continue reading Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
I received an email from Lela, who is looking for a specific type of romance: In a nutshell: can you recommend, or solicit recommendations of, some awesome sci fi romances? Longer version: I was trolling the Amazon daily deals and came across a 99cent novella billing itself as “science fiction romance” (it was “Kidnapping Keela“, in case you're wondering). Hold the phone! Is that a real thing? I'm the nerdiest sci fi nerd you could … Continue reading The Rec League: Sci Fi Romances When Aliens Are Your Jam
As Twilight Falls by Amanda Ashley is 99c! This is a paranormal romance with a vampire in charge of a mysterious town. Would that make him a vamp mayor? If I'm not mistaken, this is a standalone book and isn't affiliated with any of her other series. While readers felt the book was jam-packed with passion and tension, some found the heroine suffering from TSTL-itis. It has a 3.8-star rating on GR. Photographing ghost towns … Continue reading Books on Sale: Paranormal Romances with Mostly Vampires
Back in the mid-to-late nineties I picked ordered an Anita Blake omnibus from the Sci-Fi Book Club, and my teenage heart became hooked on paranormal romance. I hope you're gleaning two things from that sentence: 1. my approximate age and 2. the fact that as a teenager I belonged to the Sci-Fi Book Club. I was beating those boys off with a stick, I was. Anyway, Anita Blake represented this whole new genre I hadn't … Continue reading Why I Broke Up With Paranormals
