Title: Immortal Warrior Author: Lisa Hendrix Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Historical (England circa 11th century) Stand Alone/ Series: Book 1 in a series about cursed Immortal Vikings. Summary: He came to England in search of treasure. Two hundred years later,…
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October 2008
Happy Sunday, everyone! After a long and hectic weekend (really, aren’t weekends supposed to be relaxing???), it’s time to gear up for another week. Around Blogland… We received the following heads up from Rebecca–Romance Readers in Australia, unite: ATTENTION…
In keeping with the holiday spirit (and since I’m in the mood for boxing with the Pavlik-Hopkins fight tonight), for this week’s ponderings… Which classic monster would win in a Monster Mash Style Bar Brawl? Dracula Real Name: Count…
Title: The Shadow of the Wind Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón; translated by Lucia Graves Genre: Fiction, Mystery, a true Gothic Novel Stand alone or series: As is, it is a stand alone book–but author Carlos Ruiz Zafón has two…
Title: Orphans of Chaos Author: John C. Wright Genre: Fantasy Stand Alone/ Series: Volume 1 of Chronicles of Chaos trilogy Summary: For Amelia and her friends, the strict English boarding school she lives in is all she has ever…
Title: Northern Lights (US title: The Golden Compass) Author: Philip Pullman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Stand Alone or Series: First novel in the His Dark Materials trilogy Why did we DARE Katie to read this book: Because both of…
Title: Demon Moon Author: Meljean Brook Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand alone or series: Technically book 4 in the Guardians series, although it is the second full-length novel. It can be read as a stand alone novel (or in my…
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Happy Birthday, Linnea Sinclair!!!!
Today is Linnea Sinclair’s birthday. Linnea is the writer of many fabulous sci-fi romance books such as Games of Command, Gabriel’s Ghost and the most recent one, Shades of Dark. And she is hosting a party today at her…
Title: Foundation Author: Mercedes Lackey Genre: Fantasy Stand alone or Series: First book in the Collegium Chronicles; can be read as a stand alone, however it is part of Mercedes Lackey’s significantly larger Valdemar universe books. Why did I…
Title: Delicious Author: Sherry Thomas Genre: Historical Romance Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone Summary: Famous in Paris, infamous in London, Verity Durant is as well-known for her mouthwatering cuisine as for her scandalous love life. But that’s the least…
Happy Sunday, everyone! First, we bid our Richelle-A-Palooza adieu and announce the winner of our Succubus Dreams giveaway! And the winner is… WENDY Congratulations! Drop us a line at TheBookSmugglers AT hotmail DOT com with your mailing address, and…
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Tagged! Page 56 meme
We have been tagged by Kmont! The rules: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your journal/blog along with these instructions.…
Richelle Mead is an up and coming author in the growing Urban Fantasy genre. Her books for young adults and adults alike are well-written, quickly paced, and really stand apart with their brilliant characterizations. Given that I am a…
Title: Succubus Dreams Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the Succubus series Why did I read this book: By this point, it should be pretty self-explanatory. Summary: (from KensingtonBooks.com)Some days, a girl…
Title: Succubus On Top Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the Succubus series Why did I read this book: Loved Succubus Blues (book 1) and could not wait to get more Georgina.…
Title: Frostbite Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Vampire Academy series Why did I read this book: Read Vampire Academy in a day, and needed more. Pronto. (This was…
Title: Vampire Academy Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Stand Alone or Series: Book 1 in the Vampire Academy series Why did we read this book: Other than the fact that we are having a Richelle-A-Palooza? Thea…
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Richelle-A-Palooza!
Time for another author spotlight here at The Book Smugglers, and this time it is popular Urban Fantasy author Richelle Mead! Richelle exploded on the scene with her debut novel, Succubus Blues, and has since started the Vampire Academy…
Title: Night Falls Darkly Author: Kim Lenox Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Historical Stand Alone/ Series: Book 1 of Shadow Guards series. Summary: ARCHER, Lord Black, returns to England at the behest of Queen Victoria to immerse himself in the dark,…
Title: Goddess of the Sea Author: P.C. Cast Genre: Romantic Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Goddess Summoning series Summary: (from amazon.com)After her plane crashes into the sea, an Air Force Sergeant finds herself occupying the…
Another week, another stash. First things first, we have a winner for our Hex Appeal giveaway: Tetewa Congrats! Drop us an email at thebooksmugglers AT hotmail DOT com with your mailing address, and we will get the book off…
A few weeks ago Ciara and I kicked off the Windflower World Tour – where a copy of this classic, out of print, Romance novel is being passed around from blogger to blogger around the world. The idea is…
Title: The Chosen Sin Author: Anya Bast Genre: Paranormal Romance/Erotica (or is it Erotic Paranormal Romance?) Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: This was a huge leap out of my comfort zone–as…
Title: Clockwork Heart Author: Dru Pagliassotti Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Stand Alone or Series: Stand alone novel; although according to Ms. Pagliassotti’s website there is a forthcoming sequel! Why did I read this book: Tia at Fantasy Debut had a…
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Banned Books Week 2008 Meme
This week marks Banned Books Week–where we celebrate our right to free speech, and stand against censorship. The Top 10 Banned Books of 2008: 1. And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson 2. The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier 3. Olive’s…