I heard about Downtime from the Bitchery when its name came up as a book on sale. Obviously, I'm gonna have to read a m/m romance about a FBI agent who time travels to Victorian England and tries to solve the mystery of Jack the Ripper while falling in love with Ezra, a psychic. That's pure crack right there. The book did not live up to expectations, but I could see why it has a … Continue reading Downtime by Tamara Allen
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Harper Grey. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. The summary: York , 1577: Hawise Aske smiles at a stranger in the market, and sets in train a story of obsession and sibling jealousy, of love and hate and warped desire. Drowned as a witch, Hawise pays a high price for that smile, but for a girl … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Time’s Echo by Pamela Hartshorne
I can’t remember why I bought this book. Was it recommended to me? Did I see it and think, “Oh, neat!” because the plot summary would make me say, “Oh, neat”? I don’t recall why this book is on my schedule but I started reading it. This book has a few 5 star reviews at Amazon (which are not worth the paper they are printed on, I know) and many raving reviews at GoodReads (which … Continue reading A Stolen Season by Tamara Gill
So after we tore apart Fabio’s Viking, I decided to see what his ghostwriter, Eugenia Riley, could do when not hampered by Fabio’s weird cholesterol fetish. The result was… not pretty. But I couldn’t do this review on my own, so I called in some help. Jeremy Renner. BECAUSE HIS FACE. You’re WELCOME, Bitchery. First off, this fucking ebook was typeset in COURIER. COURIER. So the premise is that we have Missy, a modern woman … Continue reading Tempest in Time by Eugenia Riley
The things I do for your entertainment. So, to get back to the discussions of Old Skool WTFery, I went as WTF as I could. I went Fabio. You remember, right, that Fabio “wrote” a couple of romances back in The Day? I remember reading an article in Parade (I think) when his first one came out, and that he had put his foot down that his books would not portray smoking and would encourage … Continue reading Viking by Fabio – A Guest Review by RedHeadedGirl
This review was written by SonomaLass. This story was nominated in the Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. The summary: When Eva’s film star sister Katrina dies, she leaves California and returns to Cornwall, where they spent their childhood summers, to scatter Katrina’s ashes and in doing so return her to the place where she belongs. But Eva must also confront the ghosts from her own past, as well as those from a … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
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 … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Roundup: A Highlander’s Homecoming by Melissa Mayhue
