RECOMMENDED: One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake is $1.99 right now. This is the first book in her Destiny series, which takes place in a small town in Ohio. This is one of the first small town romances, and there is some HOT ACTION up against a tree in the first chapter or two. Don't let the adirondack chair porn cover fool you – there's some steam with a good girl coming home after a … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contemporary from Toni Blake, Kayla Perrin, and Phillipa Ashley→
There is so much epic WTF crazysauce going on in LoveSpell that it’s basically RedHeadedGirl bait. I read it on the beach, and when I was done I considered setting it on fire and casting it into the sea at sunset in a magenta and turquoise funerary rite. First of all, let’s talk about the cover. That is clearly MacGyver making out with Rogue from X-Men. By the way, the heroine has a white streak … Continue reading Review: LoveSpell by Nelle McFather→
FUN PART: Second Chance Tournament! Is your bracket destroyed? Did your picks go awry? Do you find yourself tied for 500th place and full of despair? Weep no more, bracketeers, because our 2nd Chance Tourney is created just for you. We start with 16 books instead of 64, so the stakes aren't as high but the prizes are just as fine. Go forth and pick new brackets and be hopeful once again. Please note: you must … Continue reading Second Chance Tourney Up - With Rules Update→
Wild Heat by Bella Andre is .99c. This book was originally published in 2009, and features an arson investigator heroine and a forest firefighter hero – by which I mean he fights fires in the forest, not that he himself is a forest or made up of forest, though that would be interesting for a paranormal. This book has a 3.9 star average on GR, and readers loved the tension and suspense that's part of … Continue reading Books on Sale: Romantic Suspense from Labrador to South Carolina→
When you're a romance reader, it's both empowering and helpful to learn what plot devices, tropes, characters and familiar elements of romance constitute your particular catnip. If you know you like May/December romances, or stories about characters who struggle with speech impediments, and you know those make the mental prairie dog poke his head out and say GIMME READ NOW, it gets easier to shop or find books that will make you and your mental … Continue reading What’s Your Catnip?→
Here is a text transcript of DBSA 83: An Interview with RedHeadedGirl. You can listen to the mp3 here, or you can read on! This podcast transcript was personally made by Garlic Knitter, purveyor of fine handcrafted transcripts. Many thanks. Here are the books we discuss: [music] Sarah Wendell: Hello, and welcome to another DBSA podcast! I’m Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and today it’s me and RedHeadedGirl. We talk about the … Continue reading Podcast Transcript 83: An Interview with RedHeadedGirl→
Wrecked by Shiloh Walker is 50% off at $4.00 – which isn't a huge sale but is still pretty spiffy. It was a DABWAHA 2014 finalist, too. This is a contemporary romance about two former child stars, one of whom has been in love with the other for years. There's a cameo appearance by Wreck This Journal, too. In my review (B-) I wrote: I was rooting for their relationship to change, and I was … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contemporaries, Including SEALS Disguised as Cowboys on the Cover→
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The Round 2 voting is going on now at the DABWAHA site! Each round is 12 hours, midnight to midnight Central Savings Time (US), and there are some intense matchups. Check your bracket, and don't forget to vote!
This assembly of letters is about Facebook, which has very little to do with romance novels. In fact, my feelings about Facebook are kind of the opposite of a romance novel. My feelings about Facebook would probably be best summed up in a completely different book: Jodyne Speyer's Dump 'Em. (I did a book event years ago with Jodyne, and the two of us, with me talking about happy ever after and her talking about … Continue reading So, Facebook→
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine, book 1 of the Morganville Vampires series, is today's Audible Daily Deal at $2.95. This is YA paranormal urban fantasy (obviously) set in Texas, but many of the reviews are from readers of different age groups, all proclaiming the books and the series as kickass. This is an unabridged audio recording running more than 8.5 hours, and is narrated by Cynthia Holloway. College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of … Continue reading Books on Sale: Urban Fantasy, Shifters, Steampunk, Folklore, And Morganville Vampires in Audio→
I could have sworn I posted this, but I must have blanked on it (seriously, I thought I did. Weird). Tap dancer Christopher Rice and a team of broadway dancers did an entire tap rhythm routine to Cups from Pitch Perfect. It's adorable – and the credits are the best part. Link! NB: I also found this video Anna Kendrick singing at the Kennedy Center Honors celebration in honor of Shirley MacLaine. Oh, my, is … Continue reading Friday Videos Like Tap Dancing→
