The 2012 reading round-up continues! Go here to see what stuck with me in July. Now it’s time for what I really liked this past month: Thirteen, by Kelley Armstrong (urban fantasy) Riveted, by Meljean Brook (out 9/4, steampunk romance) A Gentleman Never Tells, by Juliana Gray (out 11/6, historical romance) The Ugly Duchess, by… Read More Book, Line and Sinker: August Reads
Taking on a job that involves a lot of reading means, well, a lot of reading. I have visions of getting to December 31 and, frantic and red-eyed, forgetting exactly what moved and inspired me in the several months prior. Since we don’t want that, I thought it might be prudent to start tallying the 2012 releases… Read More Book, Line and Sinker: June Reads
It’s 2012, and we’re still having a world-wide conversation about women’s sexuality. Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t get it either. So, allow me to throw my .02 cents in the ring with a resounding “What in the ever-loving HELL is going on around here?” I wish I could tie this all up in a… Read More Fifty Shades Of…Why Are We Still Talking About This?!
I’ve been rereading my battered copy of Stephen King’s The Stand, “the complete & uncut edition,” and I almost feel like Billy at the beginning of William Goldman’s The Princess Bride: “this is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.” The edition of The Stand that I own is… Read More Baby, can you dig your Stand?
Lisa Dale’s third contemporary romance, Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier, was released on April 5. The author drops anchor with Perfect Romance to discuss writing the book, what drew her to her fiancé (they’re getting married this summer!), coffee…and scandalous tattoo placement! 1. Tell us a little bit about Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier. There… Read More Perfect Romance Interview: Lisa Dale
If Lady Kiri Lawford is biracial — Indian and English — why is the model on the cover of Mary Jo Putney’s April release, Nowhere Near Respectable, pretty clearly white? Even in the beautifully edited and scripted book trailer, the actress portraying Kiri is just exotic enough to be, well, anything. Native American, Spanish, Italian,… Read More Nowhere near accurate: race and romance!
There’s a growing trend in historical romance to write about more common people, and I rather like it! Not that I don’t enjoy stories about the ton, but there’s only so much Lord Whosit and Lady Whatsherface you can read before it all blurs together. I often laugh that if you packed every Regency author’s… Read More Perfect Romance Review: One Night is Never Enough, by Anne Mallory
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