Where duty and passion collide.
I love romantic suspense, particularly those featuring anti-hero heroes. There is something about a dangerous alpha male falling head over heels for a strong, smart, endangered heroine. Happily, Tawna Fenske doesn't confuse snarky or nasty with strong. Jen's character is well drawn as an astute business woman reeling from a series of misfortunes. Dante is everything she... Continue Reading →
There is a growing trend in romance, and steamy romance in particular, for 'monster' heroes or main characters. Not the psychological monsters that star in dark romance, but actual monsters; spiders, orcs, and in the case of Lillian Lark's Stalked by the Kraken, an tentacled giant squid. Generally, I prefer more classic monsters; vampires, werewolves and such.... Continue Reading →
The voting has started for the elevation of RONE Nominees to Finalists. Each year, InD'tale Magazine nominates the best of the fiction it has reviewed in the past year. Readers then vote for the finalists that will be judged by a panel of authors and reviewers. I'm super thrilled that my first foray into Urban... Continue Reading →
I'm so excited! Elemental Fire has been nominated for a 2023 InD'tale RONE in the Urban Fantasy category. It is an honor to be nominated and it would be awesome if Elemental Fire made it into the Finalist group. Please vote and help Elemental Fire make the finals. THANK YOU! To vote, follow this link... Continue Reading →
There is something about lords and ladies in historical romance that is endlessly appealing. There are so many entries in this sub-genre of romance that they tend to run together; not as in a satisfying 'adheres to the tropes' but as in 'a week later I can't remember what it was about'. Happily, Sorcha Mowbray's Lustful Lords hits... Continue Reading →
Special Forces stories are hugely popular because who doesn't love a deadly protector? And all that action/adventure blended with the romance? I've enjoyed several volumes in Susan Hayes's The Drift: Astek Station series and was pleasantly surprised to discover her Nova Force spin-offs. By random chance, I happened to read book 2, Operation Cobalt first and enjoyed enough to pick up volume... Continue Reading →
I found Code of Conduct intriguing when it showed up in the 2020 RONE nominations. It was better than the blurb. Book one of the Cipher Security series, the character development was nuanced and compelling, the slow-burn romance between the MCs believable and the plot tightly written. There are three things you need to know about Shane P.I.1)... Continue Reading →
The dark months around the winter solstice are often associated with the merriment and festivities of the yuletide or Christmas time. But those traditions are based in an ancient need to use light chase away the darkness--and what lurks in that darkness. In Cassandra Chandler's steamy trilogy, Court of the Yuletide Fae, the author visits three dark... Continue Reading →
Billionaire romances remain popular but it can be difficult to find one that brings something fresh to the e-reader. In Nina Lane's Stone Brother Billionaires , the reader gets the typical alpha male master of the universe and intrepid every-woman heroine, but with some fun twists including candy-making, challenging siblings, and enough plot driven suspense to keep things... Continue Reading →
I had a hard time settling on my first spotlight for 2023. In the end, it had to be science fiction. Since I like sci-fi with a heavy dose of romantic suspense, Cara Bristol's Cyborg Force series hit the top of the list. One of my favorite new series of 2022, I am eagerly awaiting the release of... Continue Reading →
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