HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS. Whenever we talk about vampire romance, many readers bring up Maggie Shayne's vampire romances as some of the earliest, and some readers' favorites. This collection includes six books: Twilight Phantasies, Twilight Memories, Twilight Illusions, Beyond Twilight, Born in Twilight, and Twilight Vows. That's over 1000 pages of vampire romance. AND IT IS FREE, CHEESY BREAD, FREE! GO GO! Indulge in six dark and sexy tales from Maggie Shayne's award-winning vampire series … Continue reading Books on Sale: Six Free Books from Maggie Shayne, Vampire Romance Pioneer, Plus YA & More →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Harper Grey. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Paranormal Romance category. The summary: A lapsed Wiccan, Indira Simon doesn't believe in magic anymore. But when strange dreams of being sacrificed to an ancient Babylonian god have her waking up with real rope burns on her wrists, she's forced to acknowledge that she may have been too hasty in her rejection of the … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne →
This book did not receive a submitted review for the RITA® Reader Challenge, so I have found some excellent outside reviews to supplement. I am not, however, assigning a letter grade to the review. This book finaled in the Romantic Suspense category. Plot Summary: I’m not who they say I am. Trust me. But can she? Reclusive novelist Aaron Westhaven, a man she’s admired-and more-for years, has accepted Olivia Dupree’s invitation to speak at a … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Roundup: Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne →
You guys. I have so many RITA® Reader Challenge reviews that are made of excellent with a side order of woohoo. Today’s is for a novella and is being reviewed by Valerie F. The summary: Twenty-two years ago four teenage boys were convicted of a young girl’s murder. Now, in the form of a beautiful woman, the “victim” is seeking vengeance. And only one man dares to dig into the past to uncover its secrets… … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: “Love Me To Death” by Maggie Shayne →
Under Wraps by Hannah Jayne is $1.99! In this urban fantasy, our heroine works for the Underworld Detection Agency and it features a large cast of supernatural characters – vampires, angels, trolls, werewolves, and the list keeps going! This is the first book in a series and readers found it to suffer from first book-itis, where a lot of the writing is spent building the world. And, though they thought the cover to be misleading … Continue reading Books on Sale: Paranormal Detectives, Fairies, & Vamps - Oh My! →
This review was written by Phyllis Laatsch. This novella was nominated in the “Best Romance Novella” category. The summary: When law secretary Nell Rose is snowbound with a handsome stranger, keeping her New Year's Resolution becomes nearly impossible. Why swear off men when a romantic weekend with a reclusive writer seems to be the ideal way to ring in the new year? And here is Phyllis' review: A legal secretary gets stuck in a ditch in … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Resolution by Linda Winstead Jones in The Heart of Winter →
by SB Sarah · Jul 2, 2011 at 4:26 am ·
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Winner: Silent Scream by Karen Rose (Grand Central; Karen Kosztolnyik, editor) Finalists: ▪ The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks (Berkley; Cindy Hwang, editor) ▪ Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden (Forever; Alex Logan, editor) ▪ Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire (Forever; Amy Pierpont, editor) ▪ Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor) ▪ Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne (MIRA; Leslie Wainger, editor) ▪ Love Me to Death by … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Romantic Suspense →
by SB Sarah · Jul 2, 2011 at 4:21 am ·
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Winner: “Shifting Sea” by Virginia Kantra in Burning Up (Berkley Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor) Finalists: ▪ “Blame It on the Blizzard” by Jennifer Greene in Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Harlequin; Marsha Zinberg, editor) ▪ “A Dundee Christmas” by Brenda Novak in That Christmas Feeling (Harlequin Superromance; Paula Eykelhof, editor) ▪ “Friendly Fire” by Jill Shalvis in Born on the 4th of July (Harlequin Blaze; Brenda Chin, editor) ▪ “Love Me to Death” by Maggie Shayne … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Romance Novella →
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 →
The list is up, for the RITA and Golden Heart. I’ll be honest, and I’m not sure if this is a reflection of me, of something else, or just the way it played out this year but I have not been near or even in the same room as some of the books nominated for a RITA. I’ve never heard of some of them. But I am very pleased to see Elizabeth Hoyt, Anna Campbell … Continue reading RITA and GH Finalists Announced at RWA National →
A while back, somebody gently *koff* pointed out that we came up with a neat idea, and then did shit-all with it. Namely, the “readers recommend, we post the recommendations!” idea. Today, we finally got off our asses and sorted all this shit out. Asterisks denote books that aren’t really romances, so if you’re looking for an HEA and a neatly wrapped-up ending by the end, tread carefully with these books. Kerry recommends Sherrilyn Kenyon’s … Continue reading Finally! Vampire Romance Recommendations →
