Welcome to Authors in the Spotlight for AAD 2012. Today we are spotlighting the very talented author Kristen Painter. A jack of all trades, Ms. Painter has tried it all from maitre’ding at Wolfgang Pucks to selling for Christian Dior. The two-time Golden Heart finalist now lives in Florida with her husband and many feline kids. You can also find her at Romance Divas. Ms. Painter’s previous works include several in the romance genre, but this year, Ms. Painter is stepping into an Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of the set of books by Theresa Meyers from the AAD Author Spotlight is: Anne R Congrats! And thanks to Theresa Meyers for participating! Continue Reading
Review: The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne
The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne November 1, 2011 Historical Romance Reviewed by Mandi Finally we get Hawker’s book and it has been a long time in the making. Adrian Hawker, former thief, now mastermind spy, having trained under William Doyle. At the start of The Black Hawk, we see Adrian in his mid-30’s, and Head of the British Intelligence Service. And as goes his life, he gets drama on his doorstep. His former lover, (always his love) Justine, shows up stabbed and bleeding. Justine is Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–November 4th
10. Trick or Treating has come and gone and I have to say we had a successful night. My 5 yr old went as an “old man with a walking stick” (his idea!) and my 7 year old was Jack Sparrow. We sneak out of our street (which is dark, and the houses aren’t very close together) and go to a big development near my parents. All the houses do such a nice job decorating and making it very festive for the kids. We had a good time. 9. Gena Showalter has released the cover for Wicked Nights, the Continue Reading
Review: Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
Bring Me Home For Christmas by Robyn Carr (Virgin River #16) October 25, 2011 Contemporary Romance Paperback Mira Reviewed by Helyce Note: Light spoilers from previous books. The character of Denny Cutler was introduced to the Virgin River series in a previous book. Denny had a lot going on in his life. His mom had been ill with cancer and just before she died she dropped a bomb on him--the man he had grown up thinking was his dad was not his biological father. In a very bad Continue Reading
Review: A Little Harmless Submission by Melissa Schroeder
A Little Harmless Submission by Melissa Schroeder (Harmless #6) Romantic Suspense, BDSM October 25, 2011 E-Book Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Rome Carino has just discovered a fourth murdered girl, and they are all connected to the BDSM club Rough ‘N Ready. Every girl has been a submissive at the club at one point or another. Rome is good friends with the owners of the club, so he has been trying to keep his distance so that they don’t become too involved in the investigation. Continue Reading
Review: The Calling by Ashley Lynn Willis
The Calling by Ashley Lynn Willis October 12, 2011 Paranormal Romance E-book Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Goodreads Blurb: Mandy Hardy lost more than a breast to cancer; she lost her fiancé when he dumped her a week before her mastectomy. Her ego bruised and her self-esteem battered, Mandy’s sure she’ll never fall in love again. Justin Seward is a headstrong Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer with a heart of gold and the supernatural ability to command the seas. He had to Continue Reading
Review: Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook
Heart Of Steel (Iron Seas #2) by Meljean Brook Steampunk, Romance November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Give her a heart of steel.” “A heart of steel? But...why?” “Because there is no other way to survive.” When Captain Yasmeen tossed Archimedes Fox over the side of her ship in The Iron Duke for having the sheer gall of trying to commandeer it, she tosses him in a canal which shows Fox that she wasn’t trying to kill him per say, just give him a little wake Continue Reading
Review: Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber
Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber (Magic Most Foul #1) Historical Paranormal YA November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi No one knows what to do with seventeen year old Natalie Stewart. Now that she is home from the Connecticut Asylum (a place for ailments of the ears and tongue, not the insane in the late 1800’s), where she was placed because she is a mute, she is glad to be home, but it still feels like a prison. Her father wants what is best for her, but he is not sure exactly what that Continue Reading
Who is Ready for Lothaire?
Lothaire by Kresley Cole ISBN: 9781439136829 Price: $25.00/$28.99 CAN Hardcover On Sale: 1/10/12 #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals. . . . ALL FEAR THE ENEMY OF OLD Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have Continue Reading