Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins is $1.99! Jenkins is this year’s RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement awardee! Carrie read this one and gave it a B, saying that she wished she had read the previous books in the trilogy, but she loved the sense of place:
I loved how physical the world of the story feels – the blue sea in Cuba, the dresses, the parties, the dirt on the segregated train, the horses, and the discussions about American versus Cuban food.
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It took me awhile to really get into The Spinster’s Guide to Scandalous Behavior by Jennifer McQuiston. I’m not sure if that was totally the fault of the book or the fact that my brain is exhausted from my day job and I’m slowly crawling out of a reading slump. The book is brimming with awesome feminism and a beta-hero I loved, but it felt a little like the beginning dragged. Miss Lucy Westmore is a … Continue reading The Spinster’s Guide to Scandalous Behavior by Jennifer McQuiston →
Last year around this time, Jennifer McQuiston did an interview with us after returning from Sierra Leone where she was working to combat ebola as part of her job with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year, she went back, so we sat down again to find out what’s happening with Sierra Leone’s recovery from the Ebola outbreak. Plus we talk about her new historical romance series, squeaky sand beaches, and more. The … Continue reading 171. Once More with Ebola and Romance: An Interview Jennifer McQuiston →
Sarah sits down with one of Time Magazine’s People of the Year, romance author Jennifer McQuiston, who earlier this year went to Sierra Leone to help fight the spread of the ebola virus. Nothing goes with historical romance like a thorough discussion of ebola, right? Of course! You may recognize McQuiston’s name because Elyse reviewed two of her books here at SBTB: What Happens in Scotland and Summer is for Lovers. But in addition to writing romance, McQuiston works … Continue reading 122. Ponies, Ebola, and Historical Romance: An Interview with Jennifer McQuiston →
Summer is for Lovers by Jennifer McQuiston was just the sort of wonderful, summery read I was looking for. I was actually disappointed it was released in late September since it’s already cold here by then, and most of this book takes place by the ocean, and it has a wonderful beach-y feel to it. This is the sort of book I want to take on vacation to the Caribbean with me. I really enjoyed … Continue reading Summer is for Lovers by Jennifer McQuiston →
If I had to describe What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston in one sentence it would be this: the hero and heroine don’t really meet until page 140. Also there’s a lack of shoes, but more on that later. I really wanted to like this book. The premise is similar to The Hangover; a night of partying leads to confusion and regrets in the morning. The problem is, you can’t have a romance novel … Continue reading What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston →
It’s mid-November and the Christmas cheer has begun its war against my curmudgeonly senses. It’s also the time where I have no concept of what day it is since it starts getting dark at 4pm now. Anyone else busting out their SAD lamps? … One of the neatest articles I’ve read in a while is the discussion of fictional religions over at the A.V. Club: The nameless, vague religion in Adventure Time is one … Continue reading Foodie Gifts, Romance Discussion, & More →
Every year, dozens of places release their “beach reading” lists or thinkpieces about beach reading come out of the woodwork for the summer season. Many of them cause some amount of eye rolling. We recently received an email from Reader Big K: I saw this piece in the Boston Globe, and I thought I’d check it out to look for some books for an upcoming vacation. Categories included: literature, non-fiction, mysteries, and sports. Seriously? I … Continue reading Beach Reading →
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McQuiston continues her enchanting Seduction Diaries series as a bookish spinster and an unrepentant rogue unite to unmask a traitor Every girl dreams of a hero . . . No one loves books more than Miss Mary Channing. Perhaps that’s why she’s reached the ripe old age of six-and-twenty without ever being kissed. Her future may be as bland as milk toast, but Mary is content to simply dream … Continue reading The Perks of Loving a Scoundrel →
Bestselling author Ashlyn Macnamara, hailed by Jennifer McQuiston as “a born storyteller,” introduces the strapping, audacious outlaws of the Bastard Brotherhood in this enchanting tale of forbidden love between supposedly sworn enemies. Though she is intended for the king, Calista Thorne picks up a crossbow to defend her ancestral home, Blackbriar Keep, from a gang of landless knights. She even manages to sink a poison-tipped arrow into their commander, who survives long enough to conquer … Continue reading Destined for a King →
In this steamy novel from Ashlyn Macnamara—“a born storyteller” (Jennifer McQuiston) who “brings all the elegance and romance of the Regency to life” (Tessa Dare)—a dutiful young lady tries to resist the charms of a rogue from the legendary Bow Street Runners. When Lady Elizabeth Wilde and her sisters are summoned once again to their chronically anxious father’s deathbed, she’s shocked to find that his worries are at last justified. He’s terribly ill, and Lizzie … Continue reading To Lure a Proper Lady →
