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
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
Love triangles are a cornerstone of relationship-themed serial drama. Long before anyone was declaring Team Edward or Team Jacob, both daytime and nighttime soaps were making bank on meaty, angsty, sexy wars of the heart. But triangles are hard to write effectively, and the better ones showcase all the characters involved at their peak awesomeness.… Read More Playing the Triangle: the Dos and Don’ts of Tangled Love
When I was in my late teens, visiting Calcutta (this was pre-“Kolkata” conversion, not that renaming a place changes its ethos), I was groped by a guy as my cousins, my mom and I stood on a curb waiting to cross over to a shopping mall. Stunned, I whirled around and glared — I was… Read More Agni Pariksha: Violence Against Women and the Test of Fire
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