From the monthly archives: June 2009
“Inspiration and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspiration and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild and write about anything they want. It can be about their new book, series or [...]
Title: Branded by Fire
Author: Nalini Singh
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Berkley
Publishing Date: July 7, 2009
Paperback:368 pages
Stand Alone or Series: Psy-Changeling book 6 – can not (should not) be read as a stand alone.
Summary:Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when [...]
Ana here, to wish you all a Happy Sunday! What are you doing today? Me, I am fulfilling a childhood dream: I am going to see Bruce Springsteen today at Hyde Park! Hooray! I simply can not wait!
Before I leave though, a few bits and bobs to take care of:
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Welcome to yet another Guest Dare – the June edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone.
This month’s victim – er, guest – is the fabulous Tia from Fantasy [...]
Title: What Happens in London
Author: Julia Quinn
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Avon
Publishing Date: June 30, 2008
Paperback: 384 Pages
Stand Alone or Series: It is a stand alone but main female character is the best friend of the heroine from The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever.
Summary: Rumors and [...]
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild and write about anything they want. It can be about their new book, series or [...]
Title: Naamah’s Kiss
Author: Jacqueline Carey
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: June 24, 2009
Hardcover: 656 pages
Stand alone or series: Book one of a new series set in the same world as the Kushiel’s Legacy books, though following a completely new heroine. Naamah’s Kiss stands on its own, [...]
Title: Bound By Your Touch
Author: Meredith Duran
Genre: Historical Romance
I need to get this off my chest. I detest this cover. It does a disservice to such a brilliant, sophisticated novel. It screams of unoriginality, it reeks of cheap thrills when what is inside is NOT that at all.
Publisher: [...]
Title: Consorts of Heaven
Author: Jaine Fenn
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication Date: June 2009
Paperback: 336 pages
Stand Alone or Series: Can be read as a stand alone novel, though it is set in the same universe as Ms. Fenn’s prior novel, Principles of Angels. A third novel, titled [...]
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