I decided, because I am a sucker for buying more books when the last thing I need is to distract myself from all the things I have to accomplish this summer, to check out the New Releases in Romance on Amazon.com. Usually I use the Books(not)Free service for my train reading material, but as I become more and more obviously pregnant, and as it gets more and more humid and unpleasant outside, I find myself seeking cold, air-conditioned, dark spaces in which to lie down in silence and read. I’m going to read faster than the BnF can ship me books, so perhaps a few emergency purchases are in order.
Perhaps there’s a good recommendation in the top new books in romance this summer.
Re: Something Blue...try the prequel “Something Borrowed” - it was the first book I read this year and I loved it. The heroine is nice but she’s sleeping with her best-friend’s fiance so how nice is she really? Of course in typical romance fashion, the friend is a bitch but you can’t have everything. And it got me out of reading slump so it has a special place in my heart.
Ah! That must be the plain-Jane best friend who thiefs the fiance prior to “Something Blue.”
Erm, I just finished Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner (she wrote the Givenchy Code). It was lots of fun. I wouldn’t call it strictly a romance since the main character is married with kids, but it was definitely lots of fun and good to see a fairly normal family for once. But then you don’t like paranormal and there are demons walking around in this one. It’s not like she created a whole world out of it though, just sorta adds them in nicely.
I’m looking forward to the next MJD book, but it’s hardback, so it’s going to be a library book. I’m already on the hold list. Also have the new Lindsey book on hold.
I keep thinking that there are July books I’m looking forward to, but for the life of me, I can’t remember. The SK one, but I’m a DH fan (not a rabid one, though).
Hmmm…
Melissa Banks listed in the romance section?!?! Are they high?
Seriously - they’d have to be high. Listing Danielle Steel under romance makes more sense - and we all know how accurate that is.
Nicole, I don’t mind paranormals. I don’t have a yen for ParaNoramals, which are the Nora Roberts paranormals.
I am going to have to look that book up- sounds wacky in a Christopher Moore kind of way.
It is one thing to be anti-Howard, but anti-Krentz/Quick? That’s blasphemous (or however you spell that word) or un-American or something…
Want to be really annoyed - go over to B&N and look up the Top 10 romances of the day. This morning, 7 of the 10 were Nora Roberts’ books and 2 others were Nicholas Sparks. Maybe the day got better but the morning certainly didn’t start out so hot.
I’ve actually read “Jame” by Lori Foster and thoroughly enjoyed it, and could not help but be puzzled by that Publisher’s Weekly review. I’ve read a few Jennifer Cruise books and she’s kinda wacky, ridiculous and fun, you know? That’s not Foster and it’s certainly not “Jamie”.
The kid is pretty precocious (sp? I’m high on chocolate) but she only has a couple of scenes. The plot got real silly at the end, but I forgave it because I enjoyed the characters so much. Plus, and this is just from my experience, I’ve read very very very few romance authors who write GOOD mystery/suspense/murder/blah blah story lines, whether it’s the main or sub-plot. So I’m used to it.
That being said, if you don’t like psychics, it’s a pass.
It is one thing to be anti-Howard, but anti-Krentz/Quick? That’s blasphemous (or however you spell that word) or un-American or something…
Krentz is one thing; Quick is another. I don’t care if they’re the same person. The Quick books are almost parodies of the genre. Or maybe they are written tongue-in-cheek and JAK just hasn’t told us?
(actually, I liked the earlier JAK books better than the recent ones. Even the Eclipse Bay books fell down a bit for me.)
I’ve never found the Amazon New Releases particularly helpful because the only thing they seem to list is what’s at the top of the sales list. Far more useful is the recommendations that are based on my ratings and past purchases, because if there’s an author I click “not interested” for, they don’t show back up in the list.
It takes a little work, but it’s a much better way to get recommendations that are closer to what I actually read.
I haven’t read a “Quick” book, but from what I’m told by many who have, they are intended to be a bit tongue-in-cheek.
A website that reviews romance novels from a couple of smart bitches who will always give it to you straight. No bullshit. No gushing--unless the author really deserves it.
Grrr...WTF? That blows. When is romance going to stop being the red-headed stepchild of literature and gain the respect it deserves? So irritating.
From Half Time Penalties
Shiloh, that was AWESOME! In fact, may I say, Bitchalicious. I can’t believe you just whipped that up!
Oh, major foul.
Geez, people. Get a clue...the reason people see so many of them is because they sell! A fact I thank God for regularly.
From Half Time Penalties
[quote=katiebabs]He needs to cut off that mop in his head, seriously.
He wants to! Poor RPattz. His bosses have told him that he can’t cut his hair because it’s his “trademark”. Can’t disappoint those hordes of stalkers fangirls.…
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HOLY CRAP. I just perused that site with all his photos. Um...ah...what a good looking guy.
analysis99: yeah, I could happily analyze 99 photos of Nathan Kamp.
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