ETCHED IN BONE is book 5 in series by
the unbelievably awesome Anne Bishop. This is a dark
fantasy series, and I absolutely adore how skillfully
Bishop makes us feel the vast Other-ness of her
characters. Shifters, vampires, and the very powerful fae-like Elders
of Read more...
THE FORESTS OF DRU is book 4 in The
Sorcerous
Moons fantasy series by author Jeffe Kennedy. This is a
series best appreciated by reading in order. The first three
books did the heavy lifting in terms of Read more...
BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DUKE is book 3 in the
Season for
Scandal series by Kelly Bowen. Bowen is
a relative newcomer to the romance scene and has been a
delight from her first release in 2014 Read more...
BROKEN PRINCE is book 2 in The
Royals by Erin
Watt, the pen name of writing duo Jen Frederick and Elle
Kennedy. I like both of these authors individually, and I
like their work together. Fans of Kristen Read more...
PAPER PRINCESS is book 1 in The Royals by Erin
Watt, the pen name of writing duo Jen Frederick and Elle
Kennedy. While I like both of these authors individually,
I must admit I was nervous to try this series, because I
often don't care for YA Read more...
Deanna Raybourn continues the lively adventures of the
marvelous Veronica Speedwell in A PERILOUS UNDERTAKING.
Book two in the Veronica Speedwell series is just as
fabulous as the debut, A CURIOUS BEGINNING. Veronica is an
intrepid Victorian woman, an adventuress and butterfly
hunter. Seemingly orphaned, Veronica was raised Read more...
ARCHANGEL'S HEART is book nine in the Guild Hunter
series by the fantastic Nalini Singh, one of my very
favorite authors. This is a paranormal romance series that
I think has morphed slightly into paranormal/fantasy. The Read more...
BREATH OF FIRE is book two in the Kingmaker
Chronicles by Amanda Bouchet. Book one, A PROMISE
OF FIRE, was the most talked about book of 2016 on all the
romance blogs and social media that I Read more...
BAD NEIGHBOR is book one in an untitled series by erotic
author M. O'Keefe, the alter ego of romance author Molly
O'Keefe. O'Keefe IS all that and a bag of chips. She is
the queen of angsty romance that puts the reader through
the wringer. I always Read more...
HOW NOT TO LET GO by Emily Foster is book two in the
Belhaven Series. Emily Foster is the pen name for
Emily Nagoski, a PhD sex educator who wrote COME AS YOU ARE,
a unbelievably good sex ed book. I discovered COME AS YOU
ARE from a Read more...
THE EDGE OF THE BLADE is book two of The Uncharted
Realms series and book five in The Twelve
Kingdoms
series by fantasy writer Jeffe Kennedy. Kennedy writes
strong women, whether she is writing romance Read more...
SHADES OF HONOR is book two in the Anomaly series
by Sandy Williams. Now, I already knew and loved Sandy
Williams for her urban fantasy Shadow Reader series,
but I squealed long and hard when I read that she was doing a
sci-fi romance series Read more...
THE TIDES OF BΓRA by Jeffe Kennedy is book three in the
lovely Sorcerous Moons fantasy series. Princess
Oria is of the royal house of BΓ‘ra. She's grown up
isolated, buffeted by her inability to achieve true
calm in the midst of flowing Read more...
ONE FELL SWEEP is book 3 in the Innkeeper
Chronicles by the fantastic Ilona Andrews. This is an
urban fantasy authorial duo composed of husband and wife,
who can do no wrong in this reader's eyes. ONE Read more...
WILD AT WHISKEY CREEK is book two in the Hellcat
Canyon contemporary romance series. Many readers will
be familiar with Long from her historical romance series
Pennyroyal Green with the redoubtable Everseas and
Redmonds; Pennyroyal Green Read more...
DUKE OF PLEASURE is book 11 in Elizabeth Hoyt's
Maiden
Lane series. I can't believe we are already at
at book 11! The overarching thread in the books is about
varying individuals who take turns dressing Read more...
MAGIC BINDS is book 9 in the infinitely excellent urban
fantasy Kate Daniels series by husband and wife
writers Ilona Andrews. It's hard to conceive that book 9
is even better than all the preceding books, but, defying
the law of averages for a book series, Magic Read more...
A RAVEN'S HEART is book 2 in the Secrets and
Spies by K.C. Bateman. I adored book 1 in the series,
TO STEAL A HEART, Bateman's debut novel. A RAVEN'S HEART
is another excellent entry in Bateman's Napoleonic spy
romances. The characters are Read more...
A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN is the first in a new series,
Lady Sherlock by the redoubtable Sherry Thomas. I
love a well-done Sherlock riff, and Thomas tells this
tale with great panache. The story has rich prose and
beautiful characterization, and the mystery in
engrossing.
Charlotte Read more...
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