In the winter of 1483, Francis Lovell is Richard III’s Lord Chamberlain and confidante, but the threat of Henry Tudor’s rebels has the king entrusting to Francis and his wife, Anne, his most crucial mission: protecting the young Richard of York, his brother’s surviving son and a threat to Henry’s claims to the throne. Two years later, Richard III is dead, and Anne hides the young prince of York while Francis is hunted by agents … Continue reading The Last Daughter of York →
This Rec League comes from Leigh. Thanks, Leigh! I recently re-read an old (though a bit dated) favorite of mine, Finding Laura by Kay Hooper, and it reminded me how much I like the “eternal soul mates” trope: love that happens over and over again through time. It’s not time travel, just two souls who keep meeting, falling in love, living lives, then being reincarnated and fated to meet again, over and over. Another example … Continue reading The Rec League: Eternal Soulmates →
This Rec League came from the comments on our Hidden Gems podcast episode! DiscoDollyDeb gave us some tough parameters: How about a Rec League where the Bitchery is asked to name relatively obscure/underrated romance writers whose work they’d love to promote to a wider audience. To keep it manageable, the number of writers recommended by each commentator could be no more than three—to keep it manageable and to make us really think about which three … Continue reading The Rec League: Underrated Authors and Romances →
I received an email from Melanie, who asked for some help with tracking upcoming books in a series, and organizing her future reading: I totally love you and have a question about tracking future reads. When you mention you’re really looking forward to reading a sequel, or more of an author, but there’s nothing officially announced to put in a calendar, what do you do? I shudder to think of how many follow ups I … Continue reading Reader Question: Tracking Future Books in a Series →
Oh buddy, get ready. It’s time for Whatcha Reading! If you’re new, welcome! This is the post where we recount some of the good (and bad) things we’ve read in the past month. As always, we want to hear your hits and misses, so be sure to comment below! Amanda: I finished A Notorious Vow by Joanna Shupe and whoooo boy, it’s so good. I also nearly read the entire Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? September 2018 Edition →
A Handful of Gold by Mary Balogh Not only is Julian Dare dashing and wealthy, but he’s the heir to an earldom. So what do you get a man who has everything? Innocent and comely Verity Ewing plans on giving Julian her heart—the most precious gift of all. previously published in The Gifts of Christmas Anthology The Season for Suitors (Tallants, #3.5) by Nicola Cornick After some close encounters with rakes in which she was … Continue reading The Heart of Christmas →
It’s Wednesday, everyone! Only a few more days until the glorious weekend and I hope you all have something fun planned! Now onto some links… … Reader Ellen has started a Kickstarter for a book and artisan tea shop, which I know is right up our readers’ alley: We’re Cid and Ellen, and we’re opening The Novel Tea in Sacramento, California. Our goal is to create a space that not only sells books and tea, … Continue reading Links: Witches, Tea, & Female Anger →
Here's this week's bestseller list, culled from affiliate sales and the magical teardrops of gargoyles. Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | iBooks The Confessions of a Duchess by Nicola Cornick | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | iBooks Virgin River by Robyn Carr | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | iBooks Kissin' Tell by Lorelei James | Amazon | BN | Sony …
Continue reading SBTB/DA Bestsellers: 9-16 October 2012 →
by SB Sarah · Jul 2, 2011 at 3:52 am ·
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Winner: His at Night by Sherry Thomas (Bantam Books; Caitlin Alexander, editor) Finalists: ▪ Countess of Scandal by Laurel McKee (Forever; Alex Logan, editor) ▪ The Forbidden Rose by Joanne Bourne (Berkley Trade; Wendy McCurdy, editor) ▪ His at Night by Sherry Thomas (Bantam Books; Caitlin Alexander, editor) ▪ A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor) ▪ Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase (Avon; May Chen, editor) ▪ A Little … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Historical Romance →
A lot of people try to see all the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars ceremony- so let’s do that for the RITAs, shall we? I looked at the list of RITA® nominated books from the RWA and there were a lot of books I was curious about. I’m not going to be able to read every nominated book before the ceremony… but I can read one in each category – and I invite you … Continue reading The RITA Reading Challenge 2011 →
The list is up, for the RITA and Golden Heart. I’ll be honest, and I’m not sure if this is a reflection of me, of something else, or just the way it played out this year but I have not been near or even in the same room as some of the books nominated for a RITA. I’ve never heard of some of them. But I am very pleased to see Elizabeth Hoyt, Anna Campbell … Continue reading RITA and GH Finalists Announced at RWA National →
