We received this request from Scarlett some time ago, but it got lost in the inbox ether. However, it’s been recovered and it’s a great one. Thanks, Scarlett! I was recently reminded how much I enjoy a good time-travel romance…except for one thing. The ones I’ve read have all been modern woman/historical man, and they all end with the woman giving up her modern life to live with the hero in the past (see Outlander, … Continue reading The Rec League: Reverse Time Travel →
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This HaBO is from Kristina, who is looking for this Gothic romance: I’m looking for a romance I read about maybe 10-ish years ago? I’m pretty sure I own this one, but a scroll through my Kindle library isn’t dislodging any clues… I think it was a fairly typical kind of Gothic romance possibly involving a nobleman being forced to marry a woman he wasn’t intending to marry or mistrusts and basically treats terribly. The … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Hallucinates Conversations with Animals →
Passion sparks in USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros’s irresistibly tempting new romance after a sexy Highlander kidnaps his rival’s spirited English bride Emmaline Marlowe is about to wed the extremely powerful laird of the Hepburn clan to save her father from debtor’s prison when ruffian Jamie Sinclair bursts into the abbey on a magnificent black horse and abducts her in one strong swoop. Though he is Hepburn’s sworn enemy, Emma’s … Continue reading The Devil Wears Plaid →
From the bestselling author of Breath of Magic and Shadows and Lace comes a beguiling new time-travel love story in the hilarious, magical voice that has made Teresa Medeiros one of the nation’s most beloved romance writers. Heiress Tabitha Lennox considered her paranormal talents more a curse than a gift. So she dedicated her life to the cold, rational world of science. Until the day she examined the mysterious amulet her mother had left her … Continue reading Touch of Enchantment →
Teresa Medeiros makes her hardcover debut in this magnificently sensual and romantic tale filled with passion, humor, and suspense. It is the unforgettable story of two indomitable characters whose love affair is the stuff of which legends are made…. Gwendolyn Wilder did not believe in dragons. But the superstitious villagers of Ballybliss did, and so Gwendolyn found herself bound to a post as a sacrificial offering to the Dragon who haunted the ruins of Castle Weyrcraig. … Continue reading The Bride and the Beast →
New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros absolutely dazzles in this quick-witted, laugh-out-loud funny, and highly moving love story that will set readers’ hearts atwitter. Abigail Donovan has a lot of stuff she should be doing. Namely writing her next novel. A bestselling author who is still recovering from a near Pulitzer Prize win and the heady success that follows Oprah’stamp of approval, she is stuck at Chapter Five and losing confidence daily. But when … Continue reading Goodnight Tweetheart →
Via Darth Jenni: there is no such thing as an Average Vagina. So, are you normal? Are you average? Yes. No. Most likely. It turns out that there is so much variation among female anatomy that doctors, surgeons, and researchers find it difficult to define exactly what normal is – or even if it exists. And a few at least have been trying. That is NOT the most work-safe link (hence this link post in … Continue reading Links: Average Vaginas, Reader Shaming, Dialects in the US, New Novellas, and More →
The Duchess War, the first book in Courtney Milan's Brothers Sinister series, is the Kindle Daily Deal and is priced at $1.99. Carrie S reviewed this novel and gave it an A+. The prequel novella, The Governess Affair (SB grade: B+), is free, and A Kiss for Midwinter, the novella that comes after The Duchess War is $.99c right now. Miss Minerva Lane is a quiet, bespectacled wallflower, and she wants to keep it that way. After … Continue reading Books on Sale: Milan’s Brothers Sinister, a Hist-Para-TimeTravel set in the 20s, and YA Shakespeare →
First: in an interesting cover reveal, Heather Massey of the Galaxy Express, unveiled her new cover for her science fiction romance Iron Guns, Blazing Hearts. Massey writes: I’ve blogged many times about science fiction romance covers from a variety of angles. As a community, we’ve explored not only the obstacles facing SFR covers, but also the potential for creating quality ones that represent this subgenre effectively. So when I had a chance to put … Continue reading Covers and Sales! →
by SB Sarah · Jul 28, 2012 at 11:49 pm ·
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The RITA for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements goes to: The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn (Harlequin MIRA; Valerie Gray, editor) Death Magic by Eileen Wilks (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor) First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor) Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros (Gallery Books; Lauren McKenna, editor) How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal (Ballantine Bantam Dell; Shauna Summers, editor) The Rose … Continue reading RITA for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements →
Billie Bloebaum wrote in with a rather interesting question: Has there ever been a GS vs. STA for fairy tale-inspired romance? Because I'm totally going through a phase with it right now and was hoping for some recommendations of things inspired by tales other than Cinderella or Beauty & the Beast. I can find a ton of stuff in YA and Fantasy and even Lit Fic (and if you haven't read 'The Snow Child' by … Continue reading GS vs STA: Fairy-Tale Romance Retellings →
