This review was written by Anne . This story was nominated in the Best Paranormal Romance category. The summary: My name is Amelia Gray. I'm a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. In order to protect myself from the parasitic nature of the dead, I've always held fast to these rules passed down from my father…until now. Detective John Devlin needs my help to find a killer, but he is haunted by ghosts who shadow … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Restorer by Amanda Stevens →
I’m categorizing all my category (har!) reviews under the heading “1001 Ways to Eat Crow” because I’m reading a monster truck shitload of category romance right now, averaging about 75% of a book per day. I read fast. And I’m enjoying them. For the most part. This is an exception. But either way, I’m reading quickly enough that my usual monster session of navel-gazing in a review will have to be trimmed by a good … Continue reading Dark Obsession by Amanda Stevens →
This comes from Sarah J, who suggested this in our Submit Your Rec League post: Horror-romances or horror novels with a satisfying romantic arc please! Paranormal romances abound, but I’m having problems finding ones that are really grounded in the horror genre. I’m thinking of books along the lines of Simone St. James, Jenn Bennett’s Roaring 20s series, or Amanda Stevens’ Graveyard Queen books. I don’t know, I’m finishing my PhD in lockdown and have … Continue reading The Rec League: Horror Romance →
This HaBO was sent in by SciFiGirl, who is looking for a romance she never finished (horror!): Hello, Bitches! I need your help. I’ve been trying to remember a book I started reading years ago–back when I was in my freshman year of high school. The thing is I don’t remember all that much about it, although I’m fairly certain that it was a romance novel as it was in a basket of books (all … Continue reading HaBO: It was Her First Romance But She Didn’t Finish It →
.The winner of the RITA for Paranormal Romance is: Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor) Changeling Moon by Dani Harper (Kensington Brava; Alicia Condon, editor) Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor) Envy by J.R. Ward (NAL Signet; Kara Welsh, editor) Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh (Harlequin Nocture; Tara Gavin, editor) The Lost by Caridad Piñeiro (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Selina McLemore, … Continue reading RITA for Paranormal Romance →
The RITA® and Golden Heart nominations have been announced! Congratulations to the nominated authors and editors! Ready to rustle up some reader reviews? Last year, I set up a public spreadsheet of all the RITA® nominees, and we reviewed every single one by the time the RITA® winners were announced in July .I would love to do it again – and I hope you're up for reading and reviewing a book! Now that the nominees … Continue reading 2012 Rita Reader Challenge →
