Insert Groom Here by K.M. Jackson is 99c! This is book one in the Unconventional Brides series; the rest of the series is also priced at 99c each! Readers recommend this one if you prefer your contemporaries more on the romantic comedy side. However, others felt it was bogged down by too many internal monologues. Have you read this one?
Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas is the romance novel equivalent of visiting an old friend and immediately feeling cozy and welcomed and nostalgic. It’s got witty dialogue, a self-aware and charming hero, a heroine is who slightly too pure for this world (but not so much as to be irritating), and cameos from Kleypas’s original Wallflowers. It’s not a perfect book; the conflict is weak and inconsistent, but I felt so happy and warm reading … Continue reading Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas
Discussion Time! Is your memory of certain books enhanced by the memory of where you were when you read them? Do you remember the experience as well as the book? Sarah: Absolutely yes. I remember reading a Julie Anne Long historical (A Notorious Countess Confesses – I even remember the TITLE which is a rare thing indeed) on a long haul flight to Australia. I was wrapped entirely in a blanket so the light from my … Continue reading Discussion: Does the Location You Read a Book Enhance Your Memory of It?
BigStock reached out to us about featuring their portfolio in our entries, and we had so much fun exploring, we wanted to share some entertaining collections of images. There are some seriously talented photographers at work in stock imagery, too. There’s also a lot of gold to be mined when it comes to stock photos. Every month, we’d love to share with you some great, beautiful, or downright silly things we’ve come across on BigStock. … Continue reading Adventures in BigStock: Women for All Seasons
Today I’m talking with Kristy, known on Twitter as CaffeinatedFae, and Claire Ryan. Kristy is a former bookseller, and Claire is a fantasy writer and programmer, and together, they’ve been taking on the full account of Cristiane Serruya’s alleged plagiarism, which you might have seen being discussed online as #CopyPasteCris. Kristy and other readers, including Jeanna Skinner, have been maintaining lists of the passages from other romance titles discovered inside of Serruya’s books, and that … Continue reading 345. Readers Fighting Plagiarism: An Interview with Kristy Caffeinated Fae and Claire Ryan
Next week, on April 11, I’ll be moderating a discussion with Sally Thorne, Tracey Livesay, and Mia Sosa at East City Books in Washington, DC. Woo hoo! First, if you’re in the area, please come! It’s free and open to the public, and we’ll be starting at 6:30. I’m pretty sure the closest Metro station is Eastern Market, but I may be wrong about that (I’m not entirely fluent in Metro directions). The title of … Continue reading What Shall I Ask Sally Thorne, Tracey Livesay, and Mia Sosa Next Week?
RECOMMENDED: Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen is $1.99! This is a sports contemporary romance and part of the Brooklyn Bruisers series. Elyse read this one and gave it an A grade:
So for a non-sports romance type of girl, I was totally swept up by Hard Hitter. I’m adding Sarina Bowen to my auto-buy list. This was the mature, sexy, intelligent contemporary romance I so wanted and a great way to start the new year.
There’s no “official” request for this one. We were just inspired by a HaBO that was sent in! The title is self-explanatory. Give us all your romance characters who were raised by nuns! Sarah: Isn’t there a whole fantasy series of assassin nuns? Amanda: Grave Mercy is the first book by Robin LaFevers. Sarah: There has to be a Goodreads list, right? Carrie: ASSASSIN NUNS? Mostly I come across raised by nuns tropes in horror, … Continue reading The Rec League: Raised by Nuns
TW/CW: Warnings for graphic violence, self harm, and child abuse. Wicked Saints is a young adult fantasy debut and it’s a goth kid’s dream. Seriously, if you have a thing for anti-heroes, dark magic, and things that are simply metal as fuck, this book is for you. There are some issues that are common in first books of a fantasy series. It took some time to familiarize myself with the world and the mythology, but … Continue reading Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
Hey there! It’s April! For me, that means gearing up for allergy season. Has spring sprung where you are? Or is winter still desperately holding on? We also hope you all enjoyed this year’s April Fool’s joke. Brainstorming copy for it was so much fun. … Have you subscribed to our Books on Sale newsletter yet? The newsletter goes out every Friday morning, eastern time. You can sign up here! … Author Karen Booth is … Continue reading Links: Spooky Cabins, Seasoned Romance, & More
