Welcome back to Wednesday Links! By the time you’re reading this, I’ll be on a train back from NYC. My roommate was nominated for an award and graciously asked me to be her plus one. It was a nice night of yummy appetizers and an open bar on a covered, rooftop deck. We also were craving chocolate, so we grabbed some peanut butter M&Ms and Dove chocolates at a Duane Reade. Not a bad way … Continue reading Links: Subreddits, Imprints, & More
Susan Grant has written some of my favorite science fiction romance novels. Alas, Your Planet or Mine (soon to be reprinted as Guardian Alien) is not one of them. Basically, this is a bodyguard romance with Cavin, an alien, protecting Jana, a human, from an alien assassin while trying to stop an invasion of Earth without torpedoing Jana’s political career. The story is set in Sacramento during the early 2000s. Jana Jasper, a State Senator, comes … Continue reading Your Planet or Mine by Susan Grant
This is one of those times where I wished technology had advanced so much that I could start this review with a video of me winking and doing sassy finger guns at you, and you all would just GET IT. Because that’s how this book made me feel. This sci-fi romance was nearly everything I ever hoped and dreamed I could find in this subgenre. I also don’t want to take up valuable reading time. … Continue reading Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
TW/CW: A brief scene of self-harm, child deaths, murder, though none of these things are graphic in description. Nightchaser is the first book in the new sci-fi romance series by Amanda Bouchet. If you’ve been bopping around the site for the last few months, you’ve probably seen me mention it or at least, heard me discuss it on the podcast. Since I’m always looking for new sci-fi romance and I loved Bouchet’s previous series, I’ve … Continue reading Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet
Local Custom stressed me out so much that I kept skipping to the ending and reading it over and over again just to make sure everything would be OK. I can’t say it was a relaxing read, but it was a far more realistic, and ultimately very rewarding, depiction of a romance between a human and a person who is arguably human in genetic terms but very alien in terms of culture. Local Custom is part … Continue reading Local Custom by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
In His Command by Rie Warren is $1.99! This is a M/M dystopian romance and is the first book in the Don’t Tell series. It also seems to have a bit of a bodyguard plot and I know that’s some heavy catnip! Some readers felt the post-apocalyptic setting was a little too dark and depressing at times, but many really enjoy the two heroes. In GoodReads reviews, the term “alpha males” is thrown around a lot. It has a 3.5-star rating on GR.
RECOMMENDED: Season for Surrender by Theresa Romain is $2.99 right now at most if not all vendors. This book was a Sizzling Book Club Pick, and Sarah loved it all kinds of ways. It takes place at a scandalous holiday house party, and features a hero who learns how to be a better person, and a heroine who isn’t taking any crap from anyone. As Sarah wrote when she announced this book as the club selection, “Y’all, they are in the library a great deal, and those are some of the best scenes in the book.” The book is also on sale to promote a Hero v. Hero romance tournament by Kensington, so feel free to vote when it opens February 9th!
