Title: Demon Angel Author: Meljean Brook Review number: 26 Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand alone/series: First full novel in the Guardians series. Summary: For two thousand years, Lilith wrought vengeance upon the evil and the damned, gathering souls for her…
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Title: The Pretender Author: Celeste Bradley Review number: 23 Genre: Romance/Regency Stand alone/series: Book one of Liar’s Club series Summary: SHE HAD A SECRET SHE’D DO ANYTHING TO HIDE.Agatha Cunnington, headstrong beauty from the country, has come to London…
Title: Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast Author: Robin McKinley Review number: 24 Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale Stand alone/series: stand alone Summary: When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced…
This Episode’s Unearthings: two favorites of mine, a book and a movie with paranormal elements. The movie, Always: This is a beautiful love tale of love lost and found again directed by no other than the Great Steven Spielberg.…
Title: A Summer to Remember Author: Mary Balogh Review number: 22 Genre: Romance/ regency Stand Alone/ series: It can be read as stand alone novel but a few characters come from other novels by the same author. Lauren, the…
Title: Lady of Light and Shadows Author: CL Wilson Review number: 21 Genre: Romance/ Fantasy Stand alone/series: Book two of Tairen Soul series Summary: Since her earliest memories, Ellysetta Baristani has feared magic, even as she has been inexorably…
Welcome to another Chat with an Author, this time with Julie Garwood. Julie Garwood is a best-seller writer of romance novels having sold more than 30 million copies. Her first romance novel, Gentle Warrior was published in 1985 and…
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Book of the Month: Lord of the Fading Lands
Each month Thea and I choose one book that we both review. Last month’s was The Time Traveler’s Wife and we read it because it was the choice of our book club. This month, we chose to read Lord…
Title: If Angels Burn: A Novel of the Darkyn Author: Lynn Viehl Review Number: 15 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Dark Fantasy Stand alone or series: First book in the Darkyn series Summary: (From amazon.com)Alexandra Keller is Chicago’s most brilliant reconstructive…
Title: Honor’s Splendour Author: Julie Garwood Review number: 19 Genre: Romance / Medieval Stand alone or series: Stand alone Summary: In the feuding English court, gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel whims of her ruthless brother, Baron Louddon. Then,…
Title: My Lady Notorious Author: Jo Beverley Review number: 18 Genre: Romance/ Historical (Georgian) Stand Alone or series: first of a series of books featuring the Malloren Sibblings Summary From Jo Beverley’s website: To save her sister, Lady Chastity…
Title: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 17 Genre: Romance/paranormal Stand alone or series: Book three of Immortals After Dark series Summary: Her breathless kiss haunts him…Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly…
Title: No Rest for the Wicked Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 16 Genre: Romance/Paranormal Stand alone or series: book 3 on the Immortals After Dark series Summary: From Amazon.com A soldier weary of life . . .Centuries ago, Sebastian…
Title: Wild Author: Jill Barnett Review number: 15 Genre: Romance/Medieval Stand alone or series: Part of a three book series set on Medieval England: Wonderful, Wild and Wicked. Summary: Shunned by superstitious villagers, Teleri of the Woods learned early…
Title: One Night for Love Author: Mary BaloghReview Number: 14 Genre: Romance/ Historical Stand alone or series: It is part a of series of books evolving around the same family/friends. This one being the first one can be read…
Title: Wonderful Author: Jill Barnett Review number: 13 Genre: Romance / Medieval Stand alone or series: This is a trilogy set in medieval times: Wonderful, Wild and Wicked. Each has a different knight as a protagonist – First is…
Wow, Thea I had no idea you felt so passionate about the book. I just hope I can defend it as well as you attacked it. Why did I read the book: I bought it ages ago after reading…
*cracks knuckles* Why did I read this book: It had overwhelmingly positive reviews on virtually every site, and having read another so-called paranormal romance (Bitten by Kelley Armstrong) and loved it, I decided to give this one a try…despite…
Recently, Ana finished reading A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, and loved it. On the other hand, I had read the book and despised it. Since this is too good an opportunity to pass up, we decided…
Title: Twilight Author: Stephenie Meyer (this is one of the prettiest covers I have ever seen) Review Number: 11 Genre: Paranormal/Young Adult/Romance Stand alone or series: The first in a series. Followed so far by New Moon and Eclipse.…
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The North and South Crusade: Part Deux
After much urging and fawning from Ana, and seeing the impressive Crusade on Kristie’s Ramblings on Romance campaign, I ordered the miniseries online and finally got a chance to watch it this weekend. Holy crow, it is everything I…
Title: The Last Hellion Author: Loretta Chase Review number: 10 Genre: Romance – Regency Stand alone or series: Stand alone, although many characters were introduced in Lord of Scoundrels. Summary: Amazon.com says In 1820s England, 28-year-old Lydia Grenville is…
Joanna Bourne is the author of the The Spymaster’s Lady, a Romance novel that was released in January and has received rave reviews all over Romanceland. It is a book about a French Spy, Annique, who has to make…
Title: Someone to Watch Over Me Author: Lisa Kleypas Review number: 8 Genre: Romance, Historical Stand alone or series: Number one of Bow Street Runners series, 3 books in total. Summary: Back cover says A young woman awakens in…
Title: The Sharing Knife: Beguilement and Legacy (books 1&2) Author: Lois McMaster Bujold Review Number: 8 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Stand alone or series: Series (First two books in a continuing series, next book out this spring!) Summary: (from harpercollins.com)…