This review was written by Patricia. This story was nominated in the Best YA Romance and Best First Book categories. The summary: For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn’t there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents’ death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She’s tried everything, but the visions keep … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Hourglass by Myra McEntire →
This review was written by Brooke. This story was nominated in the Best YA Romance and Best First Book categories. The summary: For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn’t there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents’ death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She’s tried everything, but the visions keep … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Hourglass by Myra McEntire →
The RITA for Young Adult Romance: Enclave by Ann Aguirre (Macmillan Feiwel & Freinds; Liz Szabla, editor) Flawless by Lara Chapman (Bloomsbury Publishing; Caroline Abbey, editor) Hourglass by Myra McEntire (Egmont USA; Regina Griffin, editor) I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler (Sourcebooks Fire; Leah Hultenschmidt, editor) Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (Kensington Teen; Alicia Condon, editor) Warped by Maurissa Guibord (Delacorte Press; Michelle Poploff, editor)
by SB Sarah · Jul 28, 2012 at 11:52 pm ·
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The RITA for Best First Book goes to: Beautiful Disaster by Laura Spinella (Berkley Publishing Group; Leis Pederson, editor) How to Marry a Duke by Vicki Dreiling (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor) First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor) Hourglass by Myra McEntire (Egmont USA; Regina Griffin, editor) The Devil in Disguise by Stefanie Sloane (Ballantine Bantam Dell; Junessa Viloria, editor) Warped by Maurissa Guibord (Delacorte … Continue reading RITA for Best First Book →
by SB Sarah · Jul 20, 2012 at 12:40 pm ·
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It's a sad day here, with bad news, it seems, from every direction, from shootings to drought to cruelty. One thing I find in romance is optimism, a belief that things will work out, that it's important to keep going when shit gets awful, and I'm having a hard time today locating my optimism. It's around here somewhere. Maybe I need to read more books. Either way, I have an assortment of links to neat … Continue reading Links and News →
The RITA® and Golden Heart nominations have been announced! Congratulations to the nominated authors and editors! Ready to rustle up some reader reviews? Last year, I set up a public spreadsheet of all the RITA® nominees, and we reviewed every single one by the time the RITA® winners were announced in July .I would love to do it again – and I hope you're up for reading and reviewing a book! Now that the nominees … Continue reading 2012 Rita Reader Challenge →
