Kirkus Reviews | Summer Romances: A Mixture of Steamy and Sweet

Reading for most of us is a cycle; we get caught up in a genre and it’s hard to let go. We’ll search out similar stories until we hit overload, then we find a new gem usually in a different setting and glom on for a new reading ride. This week offers a glimpse into some of the possibilities for summer romance reading.

The erotic novel is still hot in the news and in reading circles but it’s becoming harder and harder to find a true gem among all the offerings. Our literary correspondent for Good Morning Texas ran across a serial publication by Opal Carew last year which has finally been released in a full length format. His To Command (St. Martin’s Griffin; April 16, 2013) was initially available as six separate self-published e-book installment purchases only, but good news travels fast, and St. Martin’s released all six to great acclaim in a single volume. "Fresh, exciting and extremely hot, with characters you’ll fall in love with. Absolutely fantastic!" was the opinion of our Fresh Fiction reviewer. Hopefully, this throwback to serializing experiment will be repeated as the reading world of adjusts to new technology. Getting a bite-sized chunk of a story, complete with a cliff hanger, can be both exciting and annoying for a reader. But many readers love a series, and serialization of a single story is a "new" way of satisfying that itch.

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MIDNIGHT SECRETS

ANYTHING BUT SWEET

BETWEEN HEAVEN AND TEXAS

HIS TO COMMAND

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6 comments posted.

Re: Kirkus Reviews | Summer Romances: A Mixture of Steamy and Sweet

The one book that I plan on reading in the near future is Tumbleweeds by Leila Meacham. There are also a couple of assorted books that I want to read here and there, but I'm currently in the middle of knitting baby gifts, and a couple of other special gifts. Until those get done, my reading has to be put on hold, unfortunately.
(Peggy Roberson 8:12pm May 3, 2013)

Just bought a book called The Sentinel Mage by Emily Gee and my husband has read it already. He says it's good but not so good as some fantasy authors we have read.
(Clare O'Beara 11:17am May 4, 2013)

I think summer reading is when I open up more books, step outside of the genre box, and hopefully find a treasure. This is when I find new authors to read, new stories to get lost in - never limit yourself.
(Carla Carlson 11:09am May 8, 2013)

I've been into cozy mysteries lately.
(Sandy Giden 1:07pm May 8, 2013)

I don't usually stray to far from my first love, historical romance. However, I will start a contemporary,"The Affair" by Colette Freedman, tonight or tomorrow morning. It looks like a good read!
(Betty Hamilton 8:23pm May 8, 2013)

I'm away for work every two weeks, so I usually bring 3-4 books to read while I'm away. I try to bring different genres so it will continue being interesting. I have with me CSI New York, Monster Island - a zombie novel, Scarlet love - a serial killer, and one other.
(Janis Milford 6:08pm May 15, 2013)

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