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 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
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