Romantic suspense is my favorite genre. However, I am usually drawn to books with International Espionage or Military/Black Ops scenarios that are heavy on romance. That being said, Mary Burton’s You’re Not Safe could be described as suspense with romantic elements. While I hoped that the relationship between our hero and heroine would be more integral to the story, the author nevertheless kept me engaged and guessing from beginning to end. The prologue certainly set the … Continue reading You’re Not Safe by Mary Burton→
I almost stopped reading when I got to the end of Chapter One and found out the Heroine is half Arapaho and has Magic Native American healing powers. Magic Indian! I took a deep breath and gave it the benefit of the doubt. There are a lot of non-Magic-Indian paranormal elements in other novels, so it’s not always Magic Indians. In fact, the team leader Zane (the hero of Book 1 in this series) is … Continue reading Forged in Ash by Trish McCallan→
I really wanted to like this book. I generally like romantic suspense in general, and I think it can be one of the more difficult branches of the genre to write in. There is so much balancing to do, with making the heroine vulnerable and yet feisty but not too stupid to live; the hero commanding but not crossing the line into domineering, the problem to be solved realistically suspenseful but not crossing into extreme … Continue reading Forged in Ash by Trish McCallan→
All day today, All Romance is having a 50% rebate! What this means is that half of what you spend on ebooks will be turned into “ebook bucks” to be used on a future purchase. I know we all have huge TBR piles, but tell us what books would you use this rebate on? Are there any books you’ve read recently that you think members of the Bitchery should grab? Give us your book suggestions!
Now I shall demonstrate how I go about the business of reconstructing a recipe- or try, at least. I’m the most interested in Roman cooking (I’m interested in Roman everything). The biggest source we have for Roman cookery is a cookbook known as Apicius or De re coquinaria (On the Subject of Cooking). It’s a series of recipes on everything you need for a Roman banquet, from how to clarify honey, to how to cook … Continue reading RedHeadedGirl’s Research Kitchen: Cimas→
Before I start this review, let me make it clear that I am not a music person. I can’t play an instrument, I can’t read notes, I just know what I like. As a result, a lot of the scenes that used music as the catalyst for expressing emotions didn’t ring the bell with me that they might with someone who knows more about the subject. When I saw the title, I thought Fever Pitch … Continue reading Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan→
This is a movie that knows what it is and is content to be so. Light on plot, heavy on abs. Men with shirt allergies and simple goals. So many abs. I have not seen the first Magic Mike. I did, however, read the wikipedia plot summary before the movie started. That’s enough. It’s three years after the events of Magic Mike, and Mike has a tidy little business making custom furniture. When the other boys … Continue reading Movie Review: Magic Mike XXL→
“Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.” It all began three years ago. Futzing around on Tumblr (as one does), I happened across a teaser/conceptual trailer from the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon. Familiar as I was with their work from their very enjoyable first film The Secret of Kells, I gave it a … Continue reading Guest Squee: Song of the Sea→
RedHeadedGirl and Sarah talk about Grey, Roman appetites, historical food and recipes, historical re-reads, Poldark, and books and tv shows that scare us.
Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. – Lord Byron Tyler Connelly made Dr. Evelyn Rhoades laugh … even as she tended to his wounds from driving a stolen jet ski into a dock. Fate delivered her to the emergency room in the same hospital as her plastic surgery office, bringing Bell Harbor’s newest doc in contact with the town’s bad boy (or so she thinks). Tyler saw past Eve’s professional approach and … Continue reading The Best Medicine by Tracy Brogan→
