Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight by Grace Burrowes (Windham #6) Historical Romance Released: October 2, 2012 Sourcebooks Reviewed by May Favorite quote: Patchouli was not a fragrance Louisa cared for. She tried to imagine marital intimacies with a man who wore patchouli and concluded it was fortunate she would not be taking a husband. Lady Louisa is smarter than most men, can do any math problems in her head faster than on paper, and is wonderfully educated in all kinds of languages and Continue Reading
Review: A Season for Sin by Vicky Dreiling
A Season For Sin by Vicky Dreiling Historical Romance, Novella Released: September 4, 2012 Forever Reviewed by May If there was one thing Virginia understood, it was that people, men in particular, always wanted forbidden fruit. And Laura, a respectable lady, represented a challenge. Ah, yes, a very proper widow and a ruthless rake would make a very combustible couple. But oh, what a wonderful way to burn. Laura Davenport (Lady Chesfield) is a respectable widow, raising her late Continue Reading
Review: How to Date a Henchman by Mari Fee
How to Date a Henchman by Mari Fee Paranormal/Superhero Romance Released: September 3, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by May Superheroes. They were as addictive as celebrities, and like celebrities, most of them failed to venture into Canada. Canada passed laws against vigilantism rather than reinterpreting the existing Criminal Code to allow exceptions for the exceptional, and as a result there weren’t many superheroes operating north of the Fourty-Nineth. Privately Gina thought it had Continue Reading
Review: Dragon’s Moon by Lucy Monroe
Dragon’s Moon by Lucy Monroe (Children of the Moon #4) Paranormal Romance Released: September 4, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by May This story takes place in 1149AD Scotland, where the groups of shifters have been forced to live with human clans so that they do not become extinct. They keep their true identities secret from all but a select few – but they are more in the open than ever before. They also have issues between themselves, as over the years the wolves and crows have come to Continue Reading
Romance in my Romance Novels
By May. Is it too much to ask for romance in my romance novels? Lately I feel like I’ve read an awful lot of books where one of the following happens: a) The author tells us the people are attracted to, even falling in love with each other. b) The people are both so good looking, love is an assumed conclusion. c) The lust is so strong and the sex so good, clearly this is love. All three options leave me wildly unsatisfied as a reader. One of the first things that attracted me Continue Reading
Joint Review: Seven Nights in a Rogue’s Bed by Anna Campbell
Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed by Anna Campbell (Sons of Sin #1) Historical Romance Releases: September 25, 2012 Forever Reviewed by May and Mandi He was like a mistreated dog, swift to snarl to fend off a kick. Oh, Jonas... Her heart squeezed with agonizing compassion. He was so wounded, she wasn’t sure anyone could heal him. Certainly not a chance-met girl who dallied a mere week. A girl who betrayed him with every breath. Her decisions had become so vilely complicated. The Continue Reading
Review: Playing with Fire by Tamara Morgan
Playing with Fire by Tamara Morgan Paranormal Romance Released: September 7, 2012 Entangled Reviewed by May Theirs was a classic tale- if classic played by Freudian rules. Boy spurns girl, girl sucks a lot of teenage cock, and thus begins a lifetime of bad decisions related to men. Ian Jones is a scientist, and currently he’s working on some super secret stuff to try and help track down the Corrupted and keep the world a safer place. Fiona Nelson took some conversion serum and got Continue Reading
Review: Primal Possession by Katie Reus
Primal Possession by Katie Reus (Moon Shifter #2) Paranormal Romance Released: September 4, 2012 Penguin Reviewed by May December doesn’t trust shifters, and she just wants to run her shop and be left alone to live a happy normal life. Unfortunately, a shifter hating group already knows that Liam Armstrong is a lupine shifter (second-in-command actually) and that he has strong feelings for December. She is now a target for the group – they hope to make Liam go crazy (by trapping the woman Continue Reading
Review: Much Ado About Magic by Shanna Swendson
Much Ado About Magic by Shanna Swendson Chick Lit/Paranormal Released: August 15, 2012 Self Published Reviewed by May Katie is immune to magic. It doesn’t work on her at all. She sees magical beings as they really are, and she can’t be influenced by those trying to do so magically. Believe it or not, this makes her incredibly rare and very special. Most humans have a tiny bit of magic – enough that they can be influenced by illusions and spells. She was recruited by MSI, and works for Continue Reading
Review: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G. A. Aiken
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken (The Dragon Kin #6) Paranormal Romance Released: September 4, 2012 Zebra Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “We just can’t sit around discussing pure evil without tea and biscuits, Iz. It’s just not done.” Once upon a time in a place called Dark Plains there lived a woman named Annwyl who was battling to the death. Sure she was about to take her last breath, she never imagined a great dragon prince would save her life and be her true love. What Continue Reading