What I read this week: An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris Gunnie Rose #1 Fantasy October 2, 2018 by Saga Press "Since the president died, the world has gone to hell. God help us all." The first book in the newest Charlaine Harris series is an alternate history fantasy set sometime in the early 1900's. When Franklin Roosevelt was assassinated before being formally sworn in as president a chain reaction started and ultimately the government failed. The Native American tribes reclaimed their Continue Reading
Archives for October 2018
Smex Scene Sunday
Not all girls dream of being rescued by Prince Charming. Some girls dream of the capture. Ballerina Emily Charles always knew she was kinky, but it takes a special invitation to The Noire House--a private club where all manners of sensuality are explored--for her to realize the depths of her fantasies. During the brief dates held in total darkness, she meets the mesmerizing Sam Roche. Sam is just the kind of seductive Dominant Emily went to The Noire House in search of. He leads her Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
On Monday, Angela talked about: A review - Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep (urban fantasy)B- review - Three Mages and a Margarita by Annette Marie (urban fantasy) On Tuesday, Tori talked about: D+ review - Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon (paranormal)C+ review - The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas (Historical Mystery)B review - The Other Woman by Sandie Jones (Thriller) On Wednesday, Mandi talked about: B review - Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert (paranormal) On Thursday, Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
It’s Friday y’all! The last few weeks have been kinda brutal, but I’ve had some romance goodness to get me through :) I participated in the Maryland Romance Writers tent and did some panels and met some wonderful romance peeps. I also got to hang out in the Baltimore Book Festival lounge and I saw author Nic Stone (author of Dear Martin) in there. Although not romance related, Dear Martin has been chosen for a program called One Book Baltimore. 7th and 8th graders in the city will be reading Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Hello friends! I can’t believe it’s October. While Fall is my favorite season of all, l am not looking forward to the Holidays and the stress that comes with it. I hope to escape into my reading and will probably do way too much procrastinating resulting in more stress. It’s a freaking vicious circle. But for now, I had a decent reading week: A Firefighter’s Christmas Gift by Vivian Arend Holidays in Heart Falls #1 Romance (Novella) September 11, 2018 Self Published I don’t usually Continue Reading
Mating the Huntress
Mating the Huntress by Talia HibbertReleased: October 1, 2018Paranormal NovellaSelf Published Reviewed by Mandi This is a super quick novella, and I really wish it had been longer because I loved these two - but I'll take what I can get. Chastity's family has been hunting werewolves for generations. It's in her blood, but due to a prophecy spoken when she was born, her parents have made her sit on the sidelines for all of her family's hunting fun. When a man repeatedly comes into the Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Tinys
The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas Lady Sherlock, #3 Historical Fiction/Mystery October 2, 2018 Berkley Charlotte Holmes is back and her latest case hits very close to home when her best friend, Lord Ingram, and Charlotte’s sister, Livie, find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery. At the end of book two, Charlotte discovered that Lady Ingram was an agent of Moriarty’s and that she had disappeared in the dead of night. Now she has turned up dead on the estate and all fingers are Continue Reading
A Rant: Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark Hunter, #27 Paranormal Romance August 28, 2018 Tor Reviewed by Tori Born before man recorded time, I lived for thousands of years, believing myself to be something I’m not. Someone I’m not. Lied to and betrayed by gods, Daimons, and Dark-Hunters, I’ve struggled to find my way in a world where I’ve been cursed since the moment a vengeful goddess prematurely ripped me from my mother and planted me into the womb of an innocent woman who thought me Continue Reading
October’s To-Be Read
Tori's TBR The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas 10/2 The 3rd book in Thomas' gender-bending Sherlock Holmes series brings us a mystery only Holmes can solve when her best friend and her sister are swept up in a devious plot by non-other than her nemesis; the elusive Moriarty. Review to come. Kill The Queen by Jennifer Estep 10/2 The beginning of a new fantasy series by Estep takes readers on an epic adventure when a reluctant royal discovers that she is the only thing standing between her Continue Reading
Feature: Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert
This Halloween, love bites back… hard.Chastity Adofo knows a monster when she sees one. As soon as Luke Anthony wanders into her family’s coffee shop, she recognises the evil lurking beneath his charming smile and fantastic arse. The handsome werewolf is determined to have her—but she’s determined to cut out his heart. Little does she know, Luke’s plans for her are far more pleasurable than murder. And when the full moon rises, all bets are off…Warning: Mating the Huntress is 30,000 words of Continue Reading