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Book Review

The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White

The Glass Ocean

The sinking of the RMS Lusitania might not sound like a great setting for a sweeping historical adventure and romance, but I cut my young romance-loving teeth on the Titanic movie, and I am here to challenge your shipwreck tragedy notions. As historical fiction The Glass Ocean works beautifully. It had espionage, intrigue, a love-triangle and a truly horrifying talent show. That said, my romance-reader heart wasn’t entirely satisfied with how the romance played out, and craved a … Continue reading The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White

Book Review

The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig

The Forgotten Room

When I saw that Lauren Willig was one of three authors of what was described as “a blend of romance, historical fiction and family saga,” I was like OMG PUT THAT IN MY HANDS RIGHT NOW. The Forgotten Room checks the box for all three categories, but unfortunately I found a lot of the tropes within the book to be tired and I struggled to really engage with the heroes. As family saga/ historical fiction … Continue reading The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig

RITA Reader Challenge Review

RITA Reader Challenge Review: On Folly Beach by Karen White

RITA Reader Challenge Review: On Folly Beach by Karen White

Lindlee is back, kicking ass and writing reviews for the RITA® Reader Challenge for one book in each category. This book was nominated in the Strong Romantic Elements category. Plot summary: Folly Beach, South Carolina, has survived despite hurricanes and war. But it’s the personal battles of Folly Beach’s residents that have left the most scars, and why a young widow has been beckoned there to heal her own… To most people, Folly Beach is … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: On Folly Beach by Karen White

Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads and Features!

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In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the advertisements and features inside the June 2014 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Reviews. We’ve got So Many Small Presses that no longer exist, plus some really, really weird feet. Yup, feet! 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 … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads and Features!

The Rec League: American Victorian Romances

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This Rec League is from Rosemary. Thanks, Rosemary! I recently began being a docent at an historical Victorian museum. It’s a home restored to it’s period, built in 1871. The other volunteers want to start a book club. I was hoping for some recommendations for American Victorian era romances. I think I may know of three and two of those are Christmas stories. Any ideas? Thanks! Amanda: The Heiress Gets a Duke isn’t set in … Continue reading The Rec League: American Victorian Romances

Escape Holiday Stress with Audible Escape – With Giveaway!

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This post is sponsored by Audible Escape, formerly known as the Audible Romance Package.  The Audible Escape subscription allows you to binge listen to thousands of romance audiobooks. You can borrow up to 10 audiobooks from the subscription at a time, return them whenever you like, then borrow more. If you’re new to Audible Escape, you can try it free for one month. Then, a subscription is $6.95 a month for Audible members and Kindle … Continue reading Escape Holiday Stress with Audible Escape – With Giveaway!

SBTB Media Archive

The Forgotten Room

The Forgotten Room

New York Times bestselling authors Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig present a masterful collaboration—a rich, multigenerational novel of love and loss that spans half a century…. 1945: When the critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenal is brought to a private hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, young Dr. Kate Schuyler is drawn into a complex mystery that connects three generations of women in her family to a single extraordinary room in a Gilded Age … Continue reading The Forgotten Room

Books On Sale

Books on Sale: Contempory Ruthie Knox, Historical Pamela Clare & Last Call on Tantor Sale

Books on Sale: Contempory Ruthie Knox, Historical Pamela Clare & Last Call on Tantor Sale

About Last Night by Ruthie Knox is .99c at Amazon right now. This is an intense contemporary, with a heroine and hero carrying backstory baggage and managing it in very different ways. Their attraction and the way it's described are very powerful, too. If you like a little angst and a lot of heat in your contemps, you'll probably like this a lot. This book was a RITA® nominee in 2013 for Best Contemporary. Cath … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contempory Ruthie Knox, Historical Pamela Clare & Last Call on Tantor Sale

Tantor Audiobooks: 60% Off for Youse Guyse! Yes! You!

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While I was at Digital Book World earlier this month, a gentleman from Tantor Audio approached me and asked if the readers of this here website liked audiobooks, specifically (obviously) romance audiobooks. I said yup, some of you most certainly do – and that I'd been listening to more audiobooks each month as I walk the dogs or drive somewhere (I live in Jersey; there's always somewhere to drive to). So, for the month of … Continue reading Tantor Audiobooks: 60% Off for Youse Guyse! Yes! You!

2011 RITA Winner for Novel With Strong Romantic Elements

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Winner: Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas (Berkley; Wendy McCurdy, editor) Finalists: ▪ Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (St. Martin’s Press; Jennifer Weis, editor) ▪ The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn (MIRA; Valerie Gray, editor) ▪ Killbox by Ann Aguirre (Ace Books; Anne Sowards, editor) ▪ On Folly Beach by Karen White (NAL Accent; Cindy Hwang, editor) ▪ The Search by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor) ▪ Stormwalker by Allyson James … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Novel With Strong Romantic Elements

The RITA Reading Challenge 2011

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A lot of people try to see all the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars ceremony- so let’s do that for the RITAs, shall we? I looked at the list of RITA® nominated books from the RWA and there were a lot of books I was curious about. I’m not going to be able to read every nominated book before the ceremony… but I can read one in each category – and I invite you … Continue reading The RITA Reading Challenge 2011