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Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini is book one in the Starcrossed series. It's $2.99 digitally right now. Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate… read more »
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Nita. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Eight years ago, Lieutentant Luke Ripton made a hasty wartime marriage-in-name-only to protect a young girl from a forced union and left her protected in… read more »
The poses and positions of models on romance novel covers shift regularly. Sometimes they are headless, or they've got their jaws and noses but nothing above the cheekbones. Sometimes they're looking right at you - or, in some memorable cases, beckoning you to pull their finger: It's never too… read more »
Ah, scoundrels with color changing pants! They are so marvelous. You may recall London's Last True Scoundrel and his wardrobe challenge: he (or his publisher) can't decide what color pants to wear. There's Buff: Then there's Brown and Furry-looking: But imagine my surprise when I received… read more »
First up, a reminder! I'm moderating a chat with the RITA®-nominated authors in the Short Contemporary Series category tomororw, May 23, at 8:00 pm ET. Please note: you are welcome to join in the discussion, but you have to register, as space is limited. More details: Short Contemporary Series Romance… read more »
Candice Hern has released some of her classic Regency backlist in digital format. There's a free short story, and the complete list of Kindle titles can be seen here. Miss Lacey's Last Fling was originally published in 2001 and is a much-loved classic Regency. It's currently .99c. (This is such… read more »
I picked up a copy of Fern Michaels’ Captive Splendors from a used bookstore, and boy was I in for a surprise. I vaguely remember reading her Texas series back when I was a teen, but I didn’t remember anything about it. This one had a benign cover and some… read more »
We talk with Angela James, Executive Director of Carina Press, about the Romantic Times convention, and how it's changed over the years - she's been attending for nearly 10 years. We also talk about books she's excited about, and books she recommends. We recorded this at Romantic Times, and you'll notice that… read more »
All my life, I've felt something was missing, and now I know what it was. Thanks to Her Sky Cowboy, I now realize that the void in my soul was caused by never having seen Janis Joplin perform "Piece Of My Heart" in a bar on a floating zeppelin in… read more »
Event Date: May 28, 2013
Event Time: 9:00 pm ET - 10:00 pm ET
The Sizzling Book Club Chat for Austenland by Shannon Hale will be Tuesday 28 May at 9:00 pm ET. The author won't be joining us - I'm sorry - but I have nefarious plans for all of those who come join us. There's a lot of fun to talk about in this… read more »
Truly Madly Deeply is a collection of three re-issued novels from Carly Phillips. The three-book collection is .99c. From the description written by the author: "A reminder -- these are OLDER titles -- published AS WRITTEN in 1999 and 2000 respectively. As a writer, I know I have grown and… read more »
Time for another romance reader workout! You ready? This time we're talking about character employment - or lack thereof. Like the last few workouts, can do all these exercises with a mat and your own body. No handweights are needed unless you want to use some. Grab your latest romance… read more »
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