I read Cowboy Wolf Trouble because I rarely read cowboy or shifter romances, and I was in the mood for something different. Well, I got something different, all right. Many of the things I disliked about this book will be pure catnip to other readers, but a few things were straight up problematic. However, I can’t deny that I zipped right through this book wondering what was going to happen next. Forgive my frequent use … Continue reading Cowboy Wolf Trouble by Kait Ballenger →
We have a new monthly recommendation feature debuting today: READY, SET, GO! Here are the rules: We pick a specific sub-genre, trope, or type of romance, and we have to make ONE recommendation for that type. ONE. ONLY ONE. And no more than two sentences as to why. Yes, just one. Which one book do you pick to fill that rec? Our first one: What do you think is the best SHIFTER ROMANCE you’d recommend? … Continue reading Ready, Set, Go! Best Shifter Romance? →
It’s been a bad week(s) for a lot of women. Personally, I’ve been vacillating between the kind of rage where I feel like wasps should come out of my mouth in a swarm, and the sort of despair that leaves you noodle-limp. It’s a combination of anger and exhaustion. I know that I am not alone. Then I picked up Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert, and goddamnit, this novella had everything my brain needed. It … Continue reading Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert →
I have a startling confession for you. I haven’t read a Nalini Singh novel before. I know, I know. Everyone (including my husband) raves about Singh. I just got really burned out on Paranormal Romance after reading a ton of Laurell K. Hamilton (yes, I know it’s not really romance) and Amanda Ashley because that’s all that was available to me in my local bookstore in the nineties. I didn’t have the moxie yet to … Continue reading Silver Silence by Nalini Singh →
Summer is here! Well, depending on where you live, summer is here. And all I want to do is nap in the sun with an alcoholic beverage with a good book. My needs are very simple. But if an attractive man or woman wants to also feed me ripe fruit while I’m lazing about, I won’t say no. Our book this month is Paige Tyler’s To Love a Wolf, so head’s up to all of … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Cooper’s Bite →