March was rife with riveting reads! Here’s what made my hot list: Wicked as She Wants, by Delilah S. Dawson (out 4/30, fantasy/paranormal romance) A Woman Entangled, by Cecilia Grant (out 6/25, historical romance) Dare You To, by Katie McGarry (out 5/28, YA coming-of-age/romance) After Hours, by Cara McKenna (out 4/16, erotic romance, e-book) Heart… Read More Booking Around: March Reads
What did I read in February…? For a short month, I had a decent haul and, luckily, a lot of those books were awesome! Bomber’s Moon, by Alex Beecroft (paperback out 3/5, paranormal/fantasy) Dogfighters, by Alex Beecroft (paperback out 4/2, paranormal/fantasy) Written in Red, by Anne Bishop (out 3/5, urban fantasy) Any Duchess Will Do,… Read More Just One Book: February Reads
A whole new year means a whole new slate of freshly baked books to devour! Here’s what stuck with me during the first month of 2013! That Scandalous Summer, by Meredith Duran (historical romance) A Duke Never Yields, by Juliana Gray (out 2/5, historical romance) How to Misbehave, by Ruthie Knox (contemporary romance, e-novella) Along… Read More She’s Got the Book: January Reads
Got a lot of reading done this month, making up for lost time, and thus I ended 2012 on a very productive note! Novellas, folks. It’s all about the novellas. If you can write a tight, compelling tale that holds my attention, I will tear through it with gusto! Blessed Isle, by Alex Beecroft (historical… Read More Booking It: December Reads
It’s the last day of December. You know what this means: obligatory year-end navel-gazing! This being me, I’m doing it with books, movies, TV shows and other pop culture happenings! Best Personal Pop Culture Thing: getting published in both fiction and nonfiction. Worst Personal Pop Culture Thing: the closure of Soap Opera Weekly. Biggest 2012… Read More 2012: Year in Pop Culture Review
I’m reading a series right now that I’m really enjoying — except for its portrayal of race, particularly through the lens of its first-person narration. It’s textbook depersonalizing, fetishistic, racefail — accurate for the time and the character’s head space, but not exactly sunshine and roses for the reader. And I’m torn: On the one… Read More Take Me Out To The Black: Spec Fic, Space and Racefail
Another month where I feel like I didn’t read nearly as much as I wanted to! But here’s what stuck with me: The Chocolate Kiss, by Laura Florand (out 12/24, mainstream fiction/contemporary romance) Ever After, by Kim Harrison (out 1/22/13, urban fantasy) Night Whispers, by Alisha Rai (sci-fi/post-apocalyptic romance, e-book) The Prince, by Tiffany Reisz… Read More By Book or By Crook: November Reads
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