Highland Crown by May McGoldrick is the first book in a Scottish historical series, and despite the absence of a time-travel element, it feels extremely Outlander-y. The book features a doctor heroine, an outlaw hero, and both are on the run from a very bad English solider. Sound familiar? The book is a lot of fun and it’s got almost non-stop action that makes it easy to read in a single sitting. Unfortunately all that action … Continue reading Highland Crown by May McGoldrick →
Taking place in a Highland setting a few years after the Rough Wooing, this is the middle story in a trilogy about young women possessed of mystical stone fragments and attendant powers. Innes Munro inherited one of these stones from her mother, and can, by the power of touch, though only with her hands, read the current thoughts and past of others. Innes accompanies her sister Ailein to the northern Highlands to attend Ailein’s wedding … Continue reading Taming the Highlander by May McGoldrick →
When I first read the synopsis for Taming The Highlander by May McGoldrick I was very excited because it had so much of the catnip I enjoy in a romance novel, including a learned heroine, mystical stones and a tortured hero. Seeing it was an award nominee only whetted my appetite all the more. Once I started reading however, it became harder and harder to push through it. So many more intriguing books came my … Continue reading Taming the Highlander by May McGoldrick →
A DUKE FOR ALL SEASONS! What’s better than a dashing duke? A dozen of them! In this case, a baker’s dozen—thirteen of your favorite historical romance authors have come together to bring you more than a dozen tantalizing novellas, with one per month, for a year’s worth of never-before-released romances. January – Duke in Winter by Alyssa Alexander — When the highwayman demanded that the Duke of Highrow stand and deliver, he didn’t know she … Continue reading Dukes by the Dozen →
In this stunning series starter by USA Today bestselling author May McGoldrick, meet the new generation of Penningtons…five brothers and sisters of passion and privilege. Enter their aristocratic world…where each will fight injustice and find love. Hugh Pennington—Viscount Greysteil, Lord Justice of the Scottish Courts, hero of the Napoleonic wars—is a grieving widower with a death wish. When he receives an expected crate from the continent, he is shocked to find a nearly dead woman … Continue reading Romancing the Scot →
The RITAs are officially over! Before we get to the winners and a brief livestream recap, I personally want to thank every single one of you who participated. This is the first year where we’ve reviewed all of the nominees! How awesome is that? Seriously, this Challenge wouldn’t be anything without this lovely, thoughtful community of readers. I can’t wait to do it all again next year. If you missed the livestream of either the Golden Heart … Continue reading Your 2017 RITA Award Winners! →
This new historical romance from May McGoldrick pits one spirited lass against her biggest challenge yet: a Highland lord who has no desire to lose his heart. Innes Munro has the ability to “read” a person’s past simply by touching them, but her gift comes with a heavy price: her freedom. Forced to stay at desolate Castle Girnigoe, Innes never expects to be drawn to the wounded warrior who haunts its dark passages and challenges … Continue reading Taming the Highlander →
The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro is $1.99. Historical fiction with a nice dose of romance, the story is set in a host of beautiful locations, like New York, Paris, Monaco, and London. Though the book interwines the stories of two women, Eva and Grace, some readers found they greatly preferred one storyline over the other. The Perfume Collector also as a 3.9-star rating on GR. London, 1955: Grace Monroe is a fortunate young woman. … Continue reading Books on Sale: Two Cowboys, a Perfume Collector, and a Wounded Scot →
Here is a text transcript of Podcast 106: An Interview with Ilona Andrews. You can listen to the mp3 here, or you can read on! This podcast transcript was handcrafted by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks. [music] Sarah Wendell: Hello, and welcome to another DBSA podcast. I’m Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and with me is New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, who totally saved my bacon. Yesterday, on Thursday, I recorded … Continue reading Podcast Transcript 106: An Interview with Ilona Andrews →
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Here is a text transcript of DBSA 94. An Interview with Farrah Rochon. You can listen to the mp3 here, or you can read on! This podcast transcript was handcrafted by Garlic Knitter with the finest of alphabet letters. Many thanks. Here are the books we discuss: [music] Sarah Wendell: Hello, and welcome to another DBSA podcast. I’m Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and with me is contemporary romance author Farrah Rochon. I … Continue reading Podcast Transcript 94: An Interview with Farrah Rochon →
