Remember back back back in May when we were all at RT and on the podcast we talked about this book we scored at the Rodeo and we all said that it was basically a shot of pure crack and it was basically the best thing ever? Yeah, you can get this delightful catnip crackalicious angst fest for your very own now! In the 1850s, in Scotland, a small orphan boy, Dougan Mackenzie, meets a small orphan … Continue reading The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne →
If the CW had sat down and said, “What’s a show we could do that would make romance readers happy? What would it consist of?” they could not have come up with a more perfect show than Jane the Virgin. Smart sassy heroine? Check. Hot hero? Check. Fairly charming to a point beta dude? Check. Mixed up family? Check. Plot twists? Check. Big Misunderstandings? Check. RIDICULOUS CRAZYSAUCE PREMISE? CHECK. FUSCHIA? CHECK. This show is both … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Jane the Virgin →
I’d never read a J.R. Ward book before. When we were given this ARC at RT, people in the room squealed, and a few (who shall remain nameless) cried a little, and I was like, “…okay, that looks interesting.” And that’s kind of where I am with the whole book. This is not a paranormal, and it’s not really a romance; it’s a Southern soap opera with a bunch of horrible people making horrible choices. … Continue reading The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward →
I think we all know by now that I’m a big Eloisa James fangirl. I finished Four Nights with the Duke in a single sitting, and while it’s not her best book, it enjoyed it immensely. The thing I really loved about this book is that it’s happening in layers. The heroine writes over-the-top gothic romance under a pen name, and so this book is a romance novel that tackles the stigma on romance novels. It’s … Continue reading Four Nights with the Duke by Eloisa James →
