July was a tough month in terms of really socking away a bunch of books, but there were a lot of bright spots nonetheless. Here’s what I would recommend from my stack of completed reads: Omens, by Kelley Armstrong (out 8/20, paranormal/urban fantasy) Soul Stripper, by Katana Collins (paranormal erotic romance) Corroded, by Karina Cooper… Read More All Book Up: July Reads
Man, I read a lot of good books this past month! It was like an embarrassment of riches! A Rake’s Midnight Kiss, by Anna Campbell (out 8/27, historical romance) Faking It, by Cora Carmack (new adult/contemporary romance) The Duchess Hunt, by Jennifer Haymore (historical romance) Tear You Apart, by Megan Hart (out 8/27, erotic fiction)… Read More Wouldja Take a Book at That? : June Reads
What did I read and really enjoy in May? I almost forgot to catalog it! Better late than never! Here’s the round-up: The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beukes (out 6/4, suspense/thriller) Unforgiven, by Anne Calhoun (out 6/4, contemporary romance) The Mysterious Case of Mr. Strangeway, by Karina Cooper (out 8/5, steampunk, e-novella) Into the Dark,… Read More What’s Booking?: May Reads
As a long-time soap viewer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to hear a character on General Hospital declare that, “Sonny is a good man.” They could record that line and just play it back as needed — and if I had a dollar for every utterance, I could retire in Fiji.… Read More Come to the Dark Side, We (Don’t) Have Cookies
I’ve been attending conventions and conferences since I was a teenager. I’ve been to fan cons, to professional conferences, to spaces where men dominated and to ones where women empowered each other and created unforgettable bonds. Coming back from the 2013 RT Booklovers Convention, at which I worked as a representative of RT Book Reviews… Read More Pros and Cons: Gender Thinkery on RT13
I definitely made up for the meager hauls of previous months, finding a LOT of gems in my 2013 TBR pile for April! Beauty and the Blacksmith, by Tessa Dare (historical romance, e-novella) Big Boy, by Ruthie Knox (contemporary romance, e-novella) Flirting With Disaster, by Ruthie Knox (out 6/10, contemporary romance, e-book) It Happened One… Read More Bookin’ A: April Reads
Ah, the ‘70s and ‘80s bodice ripper era…when men were men and women were raped. The romance community likes to filter it through a rose-colored rearview mirror, chased by alternating mild chagrin and feminist horror. But more than 30 years later, those misogynist underpinnings of forced seduction romance — mostly overpinnings, if we’re being honest… Read More Plugging the Alphahole
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