Spirit away with a whimsical fantasy filled with dark magic and flirty, polyamorous romance. Cursed to haunt the river running through the magical spa town where she drowned, Gisela is a water nymph who dreams of returning to the living world and the family she left behind. All it takes to regain her humanity is a kiss from a mortal…but everyone sees her as a monster. And then there’s Kazik, the brooding, interfering, spirit-hunting grandson … Continue reading This Fatal Kiss →
PamG is a long time fan of Smart Bitches Trashy Books. A former library worker at her alma mater (hs), she is now retired and devoting her time to reading and occasionally commenting on same. She also enjoys memorizing songs and poetry, spontaneously bursting into song, playing with the Merlin app on her phone, and writing the occasional poem. … I can’t even count the number of times I’ve begun a sentence with “I don’t … Continue reading When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa →
A standalone adult paranormal romance from New York Times Bestselling author Samantha Young writing as S. Young. Fionn Mór was once a high king of Ireland; a fierce warrior who led his tribes against the invading fae. It was a war he couldn’t win and to save his family he turned consort for the Fae Queen. Fionn escaped as the thing he once despised, and the people he loved betrayed him for it. Now, centuries … Continue reading Kiss of Vengeance →
Previously: Claire came back and it’s all chaos, all the time. Oh, and Young Ian got laid. Well, mostly. The title card is a small girl and a Hogmanay table. Jamie, Claire and Young Ian ride to lallybroch. It’s an…. awkward homecoming. Jenny is PISSED, and stares at Claire with a whole BUNCH of emotions. Ian at least told her that Claire was back, so she’s had some time to process. “I know it must … Continue reading Outlander 3.08 First Wife →
In an alternate 1875 America electricity is forbidden, Native Americans and Yankees are united, and eldritch evil lurks in the shadows. Young Archie Dent knows there really are monsters in the world. His parents are members of the Septemberist Society, whose job it is to protect humanity from hideous giants called the Mangleborn. Trapped in underground prisons for a thousand years, the giant monsters have been all but forgotten—but now they are rising again as the … Continue reading The League Seven →
Welcome to “Death Comes to Pemberley, Part 2.” We open with Lizzy looking sad, which sets the tone for the rest of the ninety minutes. Lizzy is worried that Darcy regrets marrying her because Lizzie is Lydia’s sister, and Lydia brought Wickham back into Darcy’s life. Jane gives Lizzy a pep talk and then leaves. Bye, Jane. That was quick. Remember Louisa Birdwell, who was “taking care of her sister’s baby?” Louisa is carving initials … Continue reading Death Comes To Pemberley, Episode 2: Recap and Review →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Qualisign. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected. Appalled, Abby rousts Lady … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie →
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Diana writes in looking for what sounds like an old skool romance – with two families at odds: I thought it was Jennifer Blake or Patricia Rice, but it was neither. A historical set in New Orleans. Young lady and her brother come to N.O. I think looking for her father. Mama has died. They discover papa has led a secret life in N.O.,. He has another wife and son. The other wife has a … Continue reading HaBO: Old Skool With Two Wives →
So here’s something I never expected from Bitch Magazine. Really. I’m sort of horrified and appalled and wondering if someone over there fell and hit their heads. Bitch posted their 100 YA books for the Feminist Reader list, and of course, like any thing that is (a) a list (b) adorned with the word “feminist” and (c) on the internet, there was lots of discussion. And disagreement. And expressions of disappointment. Some didn’t like that … Continue reading Bitch, Please. No, really. Please. →
Diana is looking for a book featuring a love so powerful, the Mississippi flowed backwards. One of the main events that happened and should set the story apart is the New Madrid earthquake of 1811, when the Mississippi flowed backwards. Young woman fleeing home, Southeastern seaboard I think. …Had been raped and was pregnant, [so she] pretended to be a widow. Might have went to Natchez and convinced hero to take her in his boat … Continue reading HaBO: The Mississippi Went Backwards →
Submitted by <a data-cke-saved-href=”http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/ target=” href=”http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/ target=” _blank”=””>Christine The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood has been challenged for the sexual content (some of it creepy) and references to suicide (who would want to live in this world?) It is a dystopian novel set in Gilead, the former USA. Congress has been murdered, the constitution thrown out, by religious zealots. Women no longer have any rights, even reading is forbidden. The current government has divided women … Continue reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood →
