Whew, that was a close one! I almost left the house for my weekly therapy appointment without scheduling some links. Have I mentioned yet that I’m moving apartments and my brain is essentially mush? Because I am and it is. … New to erotica? Want to dip a toe in? Thien-Kim Lam has some great suggestions for getting into the sub-genre. And, even if you’re an erotica fan, you may want to add a few … Continue reading Links: Erotica, Horses, & Beverly Jenkins →
Tempest by Beverly Jenkins is a mail order bride historical romance that’s light on internal conflict but heavy on awesome heroines and world-building. If you want a romance that doesn’t have a ton of emotional angst, but does have a heroine who accidentally (kind of) shoots her intended the first time she meets him, this is all your catnip. It’s also the third book in the Old West series, but can easily be read as a … Continue reading Tempest by Beverly Jenkins →
I love candles. I probably buy more candles in a year than I do books. Browsing for new candle retailers and finding themed scents has quickly become one of my favorite past times, and candles and books seems like a good pairing. Just keep the flames away from the pages! Bookish candles also seem to be on the rise, most notably for YA, but let’s get romance into the mix. For Lit Wicks, we’re pairing … Continue reading Lit Wicks: Beverly Jenkins →
Wednesday links are here! Essentially, the crop of links today are strictly romance and Carrie Fisher related, and I don’t think anyone will mind too terribly about that. I’ve been in South Florida for a week, dealing with family things, and I’ll be returning to the Northeast today to sleep in my own bed and cuddle my ornery senior cat. … Three cheers for Beverly Jenkins talking about romance and diversity over at Shondaland: Shondaland: … Continue reading Links: Beverly Jenkins, General Leia, & Podcasts →
At RWA, I sat down with Beverly Jenkins, the recipient of the 2017 RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. First: I will share a link to the ceremony with Ms. Bev’s speech in the show notes. Please take a moment to watch it. It is deeply moving, powerful, and incredible. I’ve watched it probably six or seven times, and I get teary. We talk about her experience at the awards ceremony and her perspective on … Continue reading 259. Slayer of Words: An Interview with Beverly Jenkins, the 2017 RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient →
One of the things I’m working on this week is an overhaul of the SBTB swag collection. I’m designing new shirts and mugs, mousepads and stickers – it’s kind of fun. Also fun: having ideas for other people! I was thinking about Beverly Jenkins’ acceptance speech for the 2017 Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award – and if you haven’t seen it, here’s a link to the recording exactly where her speech begins. Definitely watch it, … Continue reading Slayer of Words: Beverly Jenkins Commemorative Shirt →
Beverly Jenkins joins us to talk about her latest book Breathless and the series in progress. Of course, we talk about history and the stories that inspire her, especially the unsung, undiscovered, or forgotten women behind major figures in history. We also discuss the communities of women throughout history that worked to help one another, and about her next book – which we really want to read already. TRIGGER WARNING: we discuss some violent images … Continue reading 237. New Books and New Insights Into History: An Interview with Beverly Jenkins →
Breathless is a wonderful comfort read, and exactly what I needed from the moment I started it. I love when books do that – it’s like the best kind of surprise. If you enjoy intelligent characters embarking on a very sweet and emotionally adorable romance amid a community of caring, interconnected women working together in a thousand crucial ways, you’ll like this book. Breathless is book two in what Jenkins calls in the author’s letter the … Continue reading Breathless by Beverly Jenkins →
This Sunday, February 12th, CBS Sunday Morning will be airing a feature hosted by Faith Salie about romance fiction. They recorded interviews with many people, including Eloisa James, Beverly Jenkins, Bea and Leah Koch of The Ripped Bodice bookstore, and me, and I’m both excited and nervous to see it. CBS Sunday Morning is on my local CBS station beginning at 9am, but I’m not sure when the segment will air. You can check your … Continue reading Eloisa James, Beverly Jenkins, The Ripped Bodice (and me) on CBS Sunday Morning, February 12th! →
RECOMMENDED: First Grave on the Right is the first book in Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson series, and it’s $1.99 right now. This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price matched. Books 1-10 are currently discounted, so grab ’em while you can! Here’s what Sarah had to say about the book:
When I’ve been at conferences with Jones, readers and authors come up to her and tell her how much they love this series. This book won the Golden Heart in 2009, and the RITA for Best First Book in 2012. The heroine, Charley, is terrific. I listened to the audiobook performance by Lorelei King (after buying the Kindle copy on sale I was offered a discounted audio copy) and it was really good. I didn’t want to stop walking the dogs, that’s for sure.
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RECOMMENDED: Beautiful Wreck by Larissa Brown is 99c at Amazon and iBooks! It’s $2.99 elsewhere. Elyse really enjoyed this book and gave it a B+:
If you like historical detail, slow burn romance, and virgin heroes, you need to click buy right now. Some readers will definitely find Beautiful Wreck too slow or dislike the futuristic element, but for me, this book was exactly what I needed.
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