I just came out of a horrible reading slump. I know, there’s no reason to be ashamed. It happens to ever reader sooner or later. I was probably just tired. Every single book I picked up, I put back down after a chapter. Nothing seemed able to hold my interest. And the more I thought about being in a slump, the worse it got. I started to psyche myself into not being able to read. … Continue reading Review: Pale Moon Rider by Marsha Canham
This Help a Bitch Out request comes from Michele: I read this book maybe….20 years ago or so? Historical romance, set in the 1800s (possibly the Regency, although the tartan connection makes me think it's early Victorian), steamy. The hero was a Lowland Scot who was kind of a scientist/inventor/scholar guy, and I think his family had a history in the cloth/weaving trade for the Scottish royals or something (the family name was Napier, and … Continue reading HaBO: The Heroine was an Assassin
While compiling the Rachel Gibson “Which One First?” recommendation list (which I'll be posting this week), several readers mentioned what I've termed the “Frayed Cover Recommendation.” To quote Rita, who was talking about See Jane Score ( A | BN | K | S ), “My copy is worn to the point that the cover is completely frayed.” YES. Exactly. When a book has been re-read so many times, the cover has fallen apart, and perhaps … Continue reading Frayed Cover Recommendations
Several readers have forwarded me an announcement from the Coffeetime Yahoo Group that cover model Rob Ashton passed away on August 26, 2007. Rob Ashton was a Zebra cover model for many years, and was a Mr. Romance Cover Model in 1996. Mr. Ashton was most notable here at SBTB for being the model for “White Wind,” which you can also see on the “Book Covers” section of his personal site. He also appeared on … Continue reading Memoriam
