Before you start running away, I’m not talking about March Madness in terms of basketball – I’m talking books. Dear Author and Smart Bitches Trashy Books have posted their annual DA BWAHA tournament. What is this, you ask? Let me tell you – they have chosen 64 romance books, in eight categories (contemporary, historical, GLBT etc…). You fill out your bracket for which books you think will advance to the next round (just like basketball) and later this week voting will open. If it is similar to Continue Reading
Review: A Matter of Trust by Judi McCoy
Judi McCoy - A Matter of Trust April 14, 2008 Romantic Suspense Ebook or Print, Novel Length Crescent Moon Press Reviewed by Amanda Penelope Zenelli is married to Roman. From the outside they look like the type of family any congressman like Roman would be happy with, he has a gorgeous wife and a beautiful baby girl. But who really knows what goes on behind closed doors? Roman has been abusing his wife for years. When he turns his wrath on their three year old daughter Continue Reading
Smexy Books Winners
The winner of Shelley Munro's giveaway is....AndreaCongrats!! An email is on its way to you.The winner of Silver Kiss by Naomi Clark is....PattiCongrats!! An email is also in its way to you!Thank you to both Shelley and Naomi and to everyone who commented :) Continue Reading
Review: The Highlander’s Sword by Amanda Forester
The Highlander’s Sword by Amanda ForesterHistorical RomanceMarch 1, 2010Paperback, 352 PagesSourcebooksReviewed by Tori Amanda Forester tells a suspenseful tale of love, betrayal, and redemption in the beautiful highlands of Scotland. Sir Padyn MacLaren left Scotland a young lad to fight with the French against the English.Betrayed by his fiancée and forced to kill her lover, he flees back to Scotland with a a vow to never trust a woman again. Lady Aila Graham has been groomed since birth to Continue Reading
Review: In For a Penny by Rose Lerner
In For a Penny by Rose Lerner Historical Romance February 23, 2010 Paperback, 336 Pages Leisure Books Reviewed by Mandi Why did I read: It was offered for review by the author and after The Booksmugglers glowing review, I knew I had to read it. Favorite quote: Penelope seemed haloed for an instant in perfect beauty, and he felt a sharp, unsettling pang as if someone had plucked one of his heartstrings, hard, and found it out of tune. It wasn’t like affection or lust – those he Continue Reading
Book, Blog and Other News
First up, Nalini Singh has posted an excerpt to her upcoming book, Bonds of Justice. Go HERE for the excerpt. It will be released July 6th. Blameless, the third book in Gail Carriger’s Alexia Tarabotti series now has a cover: I LOVED the first book, Soulless, and the second book, Changeless releases soon. You can watch how they created the above cover, HERE. Awhile ago, Karen Marie Moning started a facebook page for some of her characters. I of course immediately became “friends” with Continue Reading
Review: Catch Me If You Can by L.B. Gregg
Catch Me If You Can by L.B. GreggM/M RomanceMarch 2, 2010E-BookSamhain PressReviewed by Mandi Why I read: L.B. Gregg is one of my favorite authors. Favorite Quote: Listed in the review. Caesar Romano is an assistant in an art gallery. He is broke and lives with his nana – this causes him some shame but he comes from a very close knit Italian family. The book opens during a show for the artist, Jean Pappineau. He creates busts of famous people out of odds and ends. As the drinks start Continue Reading
Guest Author: Shelley Munro
Thanks so much for having me to visit again. Today I’m here to talk about my release Fancy Free. Fancy Free is a fish-out-of-water story about a woman who inherits a condom factory. There’s a bit of a story behind this book. My husband and I were flying home from San Francisco aboard an Air New Zealand flight. I was browsing the in-flight magazine and an article about new products caught my attention. One of the items was a vibrating condom. Immediately my mind seized the idea and the Continue Reading
Review: Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
Angelology by Danielle Trussoni March 9, 2010 Urban FantasyHardback, 452 Pages Viking Adult Reviewed by Amanda You may or may not have heard/read/seen the hype surrounding this book. It has already been tipped to be a best seller by the media. Reading the back cover blurb I was really excited to get the chance to read this book before the release date. It sounded like a great read (and that was before I read the hype, by the way I believe the story has already been optioned as a Continue Reading
Review: Bride of the Wolf by Susan Krinard
Bride of the Wolf by Susan Krinard March 1, 2010 (Available now) Paranormal Romance Paperback, 384 pages HQN Books; Original edition Reviewed by Karra Wanting to escape a past she believes to have ruined her life, Rachel Lyndon places an ad to be a mail-order bride and prays that a kind man fulfills her wish. When that man turns out to be an older rancher, she thinks she is saved, and through the correspondence of letters, she and her husband-to-be plan for her arrival on the dusty Continue Reading