by SB Sarah · Mar 28, 2012 at 1:34 pm ·
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I have a ton of links and interesting things to read. Isn't it awesome how the internet is full of words to read and things to look at? From Janice G. an online game based on Pride and Prejudice, wherein you role play your way through several different options.The game is called Matches and Matrimony and, among other things, it promises “Emotionally stirring Music!” The fact that it's emotionally stirring AND that music is capitalized gives … Continue reading Links and News and Stuff→
I was initially fascinated by the plot synopsis for this book, the opportunity to read historical romance in a setting that was unfamiliar, and the characters. But the book suffers from such poor editing that I couldn't finish it, and had to stop reading. This is the synopsis, provided by the author: Set in Gilded Age America, a young woman must choose between circumstance and destiny. Orphaned as small children, Sterling Redmond and her older … Continue reading Sterling Redmond by Kim Nathan→
Time to thank the folks who advertised here for the month of March. If you noticed or clicked on the ads, you helped support advertisers who want to target romance readers, and the upkeep and general mayhem that's part of hosting, postage-ing, and creating mayhem shananaganizing. And if you've been looking for an ad for a past month, at the bottom of the ad column is an archive of the advertisements. Thank you to the … Continue reading Thanking the March Advertisers→
Time to pick a winner in the Tessa Dare Traveling Tour Giveaway! You have all given me so many ideas of places I want to go – so long as there's internet access, anyway. The winner of the $200 gift card to I Love Inns is Comment #16: Modokker/Lisa B! Congratulations! Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom to claim your gift card – and please let us know where you end up going. That website is seriously … Continue reading Tessa Dare Traveling Giveaway Winner!→
Tessa Dare's characters from her novel A Week to be Wicked ( A | BN | K | S )are making the rounds of the internet today, and we're the last stop on the tour with a really wonderful prize to give away. First, if you've been following Minerva and Colin, here is the final chapter of their touring story: From the Journal of Minerva Highwood: “As the sun sets over the English midlands, we stride … Continue reading Final Stop in Tessa Dare Blog Tour and Giveaway!→
I really enjoyed Queenie's Brigade but I have no idea how to grade it. Should I assign a letter grade based on the over-all quality of writing, or the level of enjoyment? I find that all the ebooks I've read so far (steampunk, steampunk western, space opera, space opera western) are really, really fun and similar in style – but not what I would call Great Literature. The writing style is always over the top, … Continue reading Queenie’s Brigade by Heather Massey - A Guest Review by Carrie S→
The RITA® and Golden Heart nominations have been announced! Congratulations to the nominated authors and editors! Ready to rustle up some reader reviews? Last year, I set up a public spreadsheet of all the RITA® nominees, and we reviewed every single one by the time the RITA® winners were announced in July .I would love to do it again – and I hope you're up for reading and reviewing a book! Now that the nominees … Continue reading 2012 Rita Reader Challenge→
For awhile now, on historical romance covers, we've been looking at backs, or, more specifically, women undressing from the back: I love how all these women in historical times went around with their gowns laced over nothing. It's like the upper-body version of going commando. Boobmando! Sometimes there are faces shown on the female models, and sometimes only part of a face. But now it seems the cover models are turning all the way … Continue reading Heads, Shoulders, Knees, Toes and Shoes→
The books on sale and discounted? They sell all of the copies. THE DEVIL YOU SAY! The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo Requiem for Ashes by David Crossman | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | Ride With Me: A Loveswept Contemporary Romance by Ruthie Knox … Continue reading SBTB/DA Bestsellers: 13-20 March 2012→
by SB Sarah · Mar 24, 2012 at 10:44 am ·
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So, what are you reading this weekend? I love hearing what you're reading, and hate how many books it adds to my “I want to read that!” list. A lot of you like to growl at me for being an expensive book recommender, but I promise, you guys are just as bad for me. I will tell you what I'm reading but I feel a bit bad about it. I have an ARC of the … Continue reading What are you reading?→
I linked to this on Twitter but I think I neglected to link to it here: Mills & Boon is running a survey about cover art, asking folks to choose their favorites from four choices: I believe the ones on the left are the current Riva covers, and I confess to really liking the split on the diagonal. But I dislike cartoon covers, especially the preternatual thinness of the women, like they can floss their … Continue reading Links on Art, Brains, and Reading→
