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: Paranormal
November 14, 2011 | Monday | 111 Comments
I started this post on 25 October, and put it aside because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to say. In mid-October, I put Heavy D’s “Now That We’ve Found Love” on my running mix and was thinking about the song and how much I liked it (and Heavy D) while I was out one day. Heavy D died unexpectedly on 8 November at age 44, and the news headline made me remember this post and that I’d never finished it. While I’m still not sure that I made every point I wanted to make (my train of thought while…
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November 12, 2011 | Saturday | 138 Comments
I have an anonymous request for a “Good Shit vs. Shit to Avoid” list: Like many of us, I cope with things by reading about them, and I love finding a book about someone who has problems similar to mine and is able to thrive. I was recently diagnosed with a chronic condition that will almost certainly affect the rest of my life. It’s not fatal, and it’s not degenerative, but it is likely to lead to some level of physical disability in the future. I am thus wondering about books with heroines who are physically disabled. I know there…
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November 07, 2011 | Monday | 23 Comments
Whenever I read a first person YA novel, I feel like I need to state in the review that it is first person, and the narrators are telling the story to the reader in each chapter directly. I know that drives some people bananas, though it doesn’t bother me. But be ye aware: this is first person narration from the hero and heroine’s point of view. Awareness aside: Holy, holy crap, I really enjoyed this book. Plot summary ahoy! Elodie Rose has just moved to town, and is keeping a big ol’ secret. She’s on the cusp of turning into…
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October 23, 2011 | Sunday | 21 Comments
Ah, the magic wonder of Bonus Materials, Books on Sale, and good buzz - woo hoo! The Color of Magic with Bonus Material: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett [Amazon | BN | WORD Brooklyn] Something Different by S.A. Reid [Smashwords |Amazon Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl [Amazon | Kindle | BN & nook | Kobo | AllRomance | Harlequin.com] I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden [Amazon | Kindle | BN & nook | Kobo | WORD Brooklyn] Lord and Lady Spy by Shana Galen [Kindle | Kobo | BN] Everything I Know about Love I Learned from…
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October 04, 2011 | Tuesday | 1187 Comments
Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels is out in stores everywhere (or should be!), so let’s celebrate with HUGE GIVEAWAYNESS OF AWESOME! So many authors contributed to EIKAL, and shared such amazing and valuable stories about their own experiences with romance that I wanted to celebrate EIKAL’s release with a GIANT BASKET of every author’s book that I could get my hands on. PLUS, if you’re curious about digital reading, you get a choice of those, too (thanks to Jeaniene Frost for the idea!). Here’s the deal: leave a comment, and tell me one thing you’ve…
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August 24, 2011 | Wednesday | 0 Comments
Get ready! Tonight at 8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the window below will go wild and crazy with discussion about Jennifer Estep’s Touch of Frost. We’ll have lots to talk about - and I am so curious to hear what you think of the book.
I also hear rumors of prizes and things to win (woo!) from Estep and Kensington Teen, which is always the most fun. I hope you’ll join us tonight! See you then!
Sizzling Book Club Chat: Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep
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August 21, 2011 | Sunday | 4 Comments
Good heavens, she ejaculated! People buy Heyer books when they are on sale! Pass the ratafia, and let’s toast! And cheers again to Brook, Crane, and Myles for topping the List with No Name for the second week in a row, she ejaculated again! Wild & Steamy Carolyn Crane, Jill Myles, and Meljean Brook [Amazon | BN: nook | AllRomance | Goodreads | Smashwords] Hearts Aflame Johanna Lindsey [Amazon | BN | WORD | Kobo | WORD Brooklyn] Venetia Georgette Heyer [Kindle | Kobo | BN] Frederica Georgette Heyer [Kindle | Kobo | AllRomance | WORD Brooklyn] Devil’s Cub…
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August 20, 2011 | Saturday | 3 Comments
Friendly reminder time!
The Sizzling Book Club Chat will be Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 8:30 EDT. We’ll chat live about the book in our ever-quickly-scrolling live chatroom, and Jennifer Estep will join us at 9:30 EDT to answer questions and enjoy the mayhem.
Want to make sure you don’t forget? Here, have a spiffy button to add it to your Google calendar:
See you next week!
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August 14, 2011 | Sunday | 17 Comments
Quite a few changes in the list this week! A few self-published books, as well as new series romances, mixed in with bargains of the classic romance sort. This week’s list is fascinating for me. Wild & Steamy Carolyn Crane, Jill Myles, and Meljean Brook [Amazon | BN: nook | AllRomance | Goodreads | Smashwords] Lord of Scoundrels Loretta Chase [Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo] Kiss an Angel Susan Elizabeth Phillips [Amazon |BN/nook | Sony | Kobo] A View to a Kiss Caroline Linden [Amazon |nook | Sony | Kobo] The Disgraced Playboy Caitlin Crews [Amazon |BN/nook |…
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August 06, 2011 | Saturday | 39 Comments
Ahem. Squee commences… NOW. OMG OMG THIS IS AWESOME. GO BUY IT. What, that isn’t enough for you? Fine. I have to come clean ad admit I have not read “The Iron Duke.” I respect the opinions of those who have loved it every which way enough to recommend it to people who I know will love it (and they have). I know that it is likely something I will enjoy when I do read it. But my brain is overloaded at present and has been for awhile, and I know it is exactly the wrong time to introduce said…
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August 01, 2011 | Monday | 69 Comments
My pick for august, is paranormal, YA, and is the first book in a series - woo! Touch of Frost is a new YA series from author Jennifer Estep, and I thought it was spiffy. Here’s the synopsis: Gwen Frost is an outsider at Mythos Academy, a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody’s head with a sword. Gwen is an outsider both to the students of the Academy and the rest of the world. But when her gift of psychometry - the ability to know an object’s…
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July 31, 2011 | Sunday | 2 Comments
Books! Reissued, on sale, reviewed favorably, and priced attractively - they sell, and they sell well. Bewitching Jill Barnett [Amazon |BN | nook | Sony | Kobo] A View to a Kiss Caroline Linden [Amazon |nook | Sony | Kobo] How to Tame a Modern Rogue Diana Holquist [Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo] Lord of Scoundrels Loretta Chase [Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo] Whistlin Dixie in a Nor’easter Lisa Patton [Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo] Kiss an Angel with Bonus Material Susan Elizabeth Phillips [Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo] Making of a…
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July 07, 2011 | Thursday | 113 Comments
I don’t often host blog tours (hardly ever, actually) but this seemed so neat I wanted to share it with y’all. Youse guys. Yinz! Anyway. Kim Harrison’s Hollows series is pretty familiar to readers of paranormal and urban fantasy romance, but now those same characters are making the jump to graphic novel format. Since I know many of you love graphic novels, especially those featuring strong women, I thought you might enjoy this sneak peak. I have two pages of the novel below, and there’s more at other sites, as well, with links to come. Here’s pages 8 and 9…
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June 30, 2011 | Thursday | 0 Comments
I didn’t receive a RITA® Reader Challenge review for this book, so it’s review-huntin’ time! This book finaled in the Paranormal Romance category. Plot Summary: SCOTLAND, PRESENT DAY. When Faerie Magic swept Robert MacQuarrie forward in time, modern medicine saved him from a fatal wound. But he also left behind an unfulfilled vow—to protect his friend’s young daughter, Isabella. Haunted by guilt for more than a decade, he leaps at the chance to go back and keep that vow. The magic of the Fae works in its own mysterious ways, however. Not only does his homecoming turn out to be…
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June 30, 2011 | Thursday | 0 Comments
I didn’t receive a review for the RITA® Reader Challenge so let’s find some, shall we? Plot Summary: Tough as nails Alexandra Trevalyn does what most people can’t: She kills werewolves. Once part of an elite group of hunters, she’s going rogue these days, though no less determined to rid the world of bloodthirsty beasts…once and for all. That’s why Alex had no choice but to kill Julian Barlow’s wife—and will have to pay the price. Julian’s brand of vengeance is downright devious, and now he’s turned Alex into a member of his pack. It’s only a matter of time…
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