Letting Go by Maya Banks is $1.99 at Google:Play, and $2.99 at Amazon and iBooks. This is book 1 of the Surrender trilogy, and is an erotic romance that combines BDSM with a trope that is a lot of people’s catnip: the hero is secretly in love with his late best friend’s widow. It has a 3.6-star average on GoodReads.
Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Elizabeth S: Simultaneously, ’Why?!?” and ’Yes!?!” Sarah:HOLIDAY TAILS. Amanda: Krampus would have a rockabilly girlfriend. Sarah: On brand, yup. Tara: I want to know his grooming situation. Did he have to wax his ears, cheeks, forehead, nose, and eyelids to appeal to her? Amanda: I also read the author name too fast and thought it said Marinara Sauce. From Pam, about the same cover: No pecs today, just a … Continue reading Cover Snark: Happy Holidays from Krampus
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the advertisements and features inside the June 2014 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Reviews. We’ve got So Many Small Presses that no longer exist, plus some really, really weird feet. Yup, feet! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, most importantly, if you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads and Features!
A compelling debut by a new voice in fantasy fiction, The Conductors features the magic and mystery of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files written with the sensibility and historical setting of Octavia Butler’s Kindred: Introducing Hetty Rhodes, a magic-user and former conductor on the Underground Railroad who now solves crimes in post-Civil War Philadelphia. As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Hetty Rhodes helped usher dozens of people North with her wits and magic. Now that the Civil War is over, … Continue reading The Conductors
Her gargoyle’s got an attitude. Her magic’s on the blink. Alchemy might be the cure… if Riga can survive long enough to puzzle out its mysteries. The first in the addictive, action-packed Riga Hayworth series. Someone’s killing psychics in bucolic Lake Tahoe, and the police think Riga may be connected to the crimes. They could be right. Riga recognizes the sinister hand of a long-dead enemy in the crime scene. Juggling demons, daimons, and a devilish casino … Continue reading The Alchemical Detective
IN this star-studded cross-genre anthology, seventeen of the greatest modern authors of fantasy, science fiction, and romance explore the borderlands of their genres with brand-new tales of ill-fated love. From zombie-infested woods in a postapocalyptic America to faery-haunted rural fields in eighteenth- century England, from the kingdoms of high fantasy to the alien world of a galaxy-spanning empire, these are stories of lovers who must struggle against the forces of magic and fate. Award-winning, bestselling … Continue reading Songs of Love and Death
Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors… Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to … Continue reading The Aeronaut’s Windlass
As an avid reader who married another avid reader, I’ve resigned myself to my house always being a little dusty and my friends never wanting to help me move. My house is pretty much a way-station for books. I read mostly in paperback or hardcover, and I almost never reread books. As a result I have stacks of books waiting to be read and then stacks of books waiting to be donated or shared. I … Continue reading A Tour of Elyse’s Bookshelves
It’s time for the most expensive, tempting comment thread, where we ask what you’re reading, talk about what we’re enjoying, and then we all buy a book or six because temptation. Ready? Ok, we’ll wait. Ready now? Ok! Sarah: I’m speaking at Duke University (inside Sarah: OMGSNORTWHEEZE) on Monday at the Unsuitable Event Series about female sexuality in romance, and the students who will be there will have recently read Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale. … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? March 2015 Edition
I received this email from Pammie, who is looking for urban fantasy romances that are character driven with fewer leather-pants asskicking episodes. Have a look: Long time lurker, etc. Listen, there’s been a little thing nagging at me for awhile and I was wondering if I could dump it on your laps. It’s 4 in the morning, I have the flu and can’t sleep – for some reason all I can think about is Urban … Continue reading The Rec League: Character Driven Urban Fantasy
Here is a text transcript of Podcast 108: An Interview with Carrie Sessarego. You can listen to the mp3 here, or you can read on! This podcast transcript was crafted by hand with locally sourced letters by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks. [music] Sarah Wendell: Hello and Happy Friday, and welcome to another DBSA podcast. I’m Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and with me today is Carrie Sessarego, who reviews at Smart … Continue reading Podcast Transcript 108: An Interview with Carrie Sessarego
