Ah, Sacramento. My hometown. We are the home of lovely trees and rivers. We have also been the home of Dorothea Puente, the “Death House Landlady,” The Vampire of Sacramento, The Golden State Killer, and the headline, “Woman With Skull on Stick Leads Police to Body.” So I guess it makes sense that Karen Rose’s new romantic suspense series is set in Sacramento. I don’t normally read romantic suspense, but since the first book is … Continue reading Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose →
This week I’m chatting with New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose, and this episode was almost titled, “The catharsis of killing lots of people.” She has a new book out February 12th titled Say You’re Sorry. It is the start of a new romantic suspense series with an overarching storyline throughout. Please note that at various times in the interview, we talk about trauma, violence, PTSD, and other elements of building murderers, serial killers, … Continue reading 337. Lots and Lots of Murder: An Interview with Karen Rose →
This RITA® Reader Challenge was written by Jen B. This book finaled in the Romantic Suspense category. Plot Summary: When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He’s not only sharing the case but sparking memories … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: Silent Scream by Karen Rose →
This RITA® Reader Challenge was written by Lori. This book finaled in the Romantic Suspense category. Plot Summary: When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He’s not only sharing the case but sparking memories of … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: Silent Scream by Karen Rose →
Diving Belle asks for help finding a novelist whose fourth book promised some awesome romance. I’m (still) looking for Karen Rose Cercone who—back in the late 90s—started a three kick-ass historical-mystery-with-a-terrific-romance subplot series and then stopped. (Seriously, go read them— Coal Bones, Steel Ashes, Blood Tracks.)[Hey! They’re set in Pittsburgh! Awesome! – SB Sarah] The two leads—Milo Kachigan and Helen Sorby—are a great couple and over the course of the three books, it was a … Continue reading What Ever Happened To: Karen Rose Cercone →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the April 2006 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Club. Every time we do one of these recaps, the masthead has a 65% chance of being different. It keeps us on our toes! Special and massive thanks to Kay Layton Sisk for sending me this issue! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Reviews →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the June 2014 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Reviews. Ready for an absolute mile and a half of cover art? I am! Let’s do this! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, most importantly, if you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Review Images →
by SB Sarah · Jan 26, 2020 at 3:00 am ·
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Last weekend, we featured some upcoming romance book clubs and gatherings that we knew of, and invited y’all to submit your own. Well, hot diggity: we’ve got more, so have a look through this list, organized alphabetically by state, and perhaps there’s an upcoming event near you! I’ll be doing this type of post every month on the last Sunday, so if you’ve got an event coming up, please let me know using the form … Continue reading Even More Upcoming Romance Book Clubs, Events, and Gatherings! →
A Cincinnati detective questions everything he knows–and everyone he trusts–in the new novel of romantic suspense from New York Times bestseller Karen Rose. Homicide detective Adam Kimble is no stranger to battling demons. But Meredith Fallon is a different kind of weakness: one that could actually be good for him, if only he would let himself depend on her. Meredith has loved Adam for a year, and seeing how hard he’s worked to deal with his PTSD … Continue reading Edge of Darkness →
Introducing the first book in the new pulse-pounding Sacramento series from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. FBI Special Agent Gideon Reynolds did not have a conventional upbringing. Raised in a cult in Northern California, his mother smuggled him out when he was thirteen, and he never saw her again. It is not a bit of history he is keen on sharing, but being guarded has not gotten him any closer to what he really wants: … Continue reading Say You’re Sorry →
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts, one of her most recent romantic suspense novels, is $5.00 for Kindle right now. The paperback of this book just came out, but the digital copy elsewhere is priced at $9.99. I'm signaling the price matching fairies with my giant discount alert beacon, but no response as of yet. Whiskey Beach is a contemporary romantic suspense about a man suspected of murdering his almost-ex-wife, and the yoga instructor/massage therapist he … Continue reading Books on Sale: More Nora Roberts, Plus Fantasy Humor with Dragons, and a Rainbow Rowell Audiobook →
