Joanna Bourne & Sherry Thomas
published on June 26, 2008
With The Spymaster’s Lady and Private Arrangements these new authors exploded (almost literally considering the volume of the online buzz) onto the scene by delivering compulsively readable and meaty historical romance with complex, flawed characters – the kind of characters we see all too rarely these days. […]
Romance novels, and romance writers, still get a lot of no respect. Why would any self-respecting, trained historian with a fairly intellectual job choose to write romance, knowing that a lot of people – even people who read romances – scoff at it? […]
Lisa Kleypas has released a revised and updated audio edition of Mine Til Midnight originally published in 2007. The book is the first in her Hathaways series. Here is the Amazon blurb for the current Kindle version which does not say it’s been updated: […]
published sometime in 2003
I must confess that as a child I never really dreamed about being a princess, a damsel in distress, a beautiful medieval lady rescued by her knight. I was a tomboy growing up with a big sister who could kick my butt at any given time (so I had to fight for myself), and a brother nearly my age who had no interest in “girly” things of any kind. […]
Pour yourself a cup of dandelion tea and gather around the pianoforte! In episode two of Behind the Review video blog, I spotlight my time reading Regency romance A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley. […]
Have you noticed that medievals, once a staple of the historical category, have become thin on the ground?
Yesterday, I re-read Dark Champion by Jo Beverley off my keeper shelf. I expected it to have some age issues, since the book was originally published in 2003, but I really enjoyed it. I appreciate that Beverley incorporates religion into her setting (a fanatical priest advising the heroine against lust; issues around being asked to swear an oath on the cross), and also that the heroine chafes at the legal restrictions on women without the author sweeping those restrictions away. […]
As the days get warmer – in the Northern Hemisphere at least – most of us are probably having to think in terms of Staycations rather than Vacations, but regardless of where we’re going to be, I’d imagine a bit of time spent lounging around with one’s nose in a good book sounds like a really, really good idea right now. As usual, AAR staffers have cast about for the books we think are going to provide the best reads over the coming month. […]
Has your bookishly curious mind ever wondered how I prepare and write my book reviews? Even if your answer is “nope,” I invite you to humor me.
Welcome to my vlog (video blog), Behind the Review, which gives readers a behind-the-scenes look into my life as a book reviewer. […]
Happy Juneteenth!
OK, peeps. We’re halfway through 2020–a year I’ll be thrilled to see the back of–and I want to know: What’s the best book you’ve read this year? And why?
Go!