The 2016 U.S. presidential election is nearly upon us, and candidates aren’t the only ones throwing their hats in the ring. Political romance authors would like your vote as well. (Make your own caucus jokes. You know you want to.) In 2008, we saw the first young, picture-perfect family move into the White House since… Read More Vetted and Bedded: The Rise of the Political Romance
Thanks to some bumps and bruises and the recovery time therein, basically ALL I did during April and May was read. Here’s what made an impact on me besides the sidewalk. ;) One Week in Hawaii by Alexis Anne, Audra North, Julia Kelly & Alexandra Haughton (contemporary romance anthology, e-book) Grave Phantoms by Jenn Bennett… Read More Page Against the Machine: April and May Reads
Jeffe Kennedy The Talon of the Hawk Kensington / May 26 21, 2015 / $15.00 print, $13.50 digital Three daughters were born to High King Uorsin, in place of the son he wanted. The youngest, lovely and sweet. The middle, pretty and subtle, with an air of magic. And the eldest, the Heir. A girl… Read More First Look: Jeffe Kennedy’s Talon of the Hawk
Jeannie Lin A Dance With Danger Harlequin Historical / April 21, 2015 / $6.50 print & $5.99 digital Jeannie Lin returns to the world of her 2013 novel The Sword Dancer, as well as Tang Dynasty China, as a sheltered but bold magistrate’s daughter and a rebel leader unite in marriage and go toe-to-toe in… Read More First Look: Jeannie Lin’s A Dance With Danger
Man, I read a bunch this month. It was a nice mix of releases from the past few years and books still to come. The Rising by Kelley Armstrong (young adult urban fantasy) Private Politics by Emma Barry (contemporary romance, e-book) Blue-Eyed Stranger, by Alex Beecroft (contemporary LGBT romance) Soulbound by Kristen Callihan (historical romance,… Read More All the World’s a Page: March Reads
Whenever a book is hyped all over the romance blogosphere and Twitterverse, I get a little nervous. Once bitten, twice shy. I’ve bought a few books based on trusted squee and ended up burned. Fortunately, that was far from the case with Radiance, Grace Draven’s first Wraith Kings novel, which came out in January. It’s… Read More On Grace Draven’s Radiance and Sharing the Light
It’s that time again, folks. Daylight Savings. When we lose an hour of sleep and gain an hour of bleary-eyed resentment. To that end, here are five things I would much rather spring forward into: 1. A plate of bread pudding.
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