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Review: Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann.

Review: Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann.

Hero: Lawrence Decker, Dave MalkoffHeroine: Tracy Shapiro, Sophia GhaffariGrade: 4.75 out of 5 Taking on the world’s deadliest criminals is what the elite security force Troubleshooters Incorporated does best. But now they face a new and powerful threat from their most lethal enemy yet–a shadowy government outfit known only as The Agency. For years, operative […]

So I Guess Stephen King is Not On Team Edward.

Posted February 4, 2009 by Rowena in Reviews | Tagged: , , , | 18 Comments
So I Guess Stephen King is Not On Team Edward.

So I guess Stephen King is not a fan of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series of books. Check it out: “Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people… The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.” That’s what Stephen […]

Review: The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly.

Review: The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly.

Hero: Sid MaloneHeroine: India Selwyn JonesGrade: 4.75 out of 5When India Selwyn Jones, a young woman form a noble family, graduates from the London School of Medicine for Women in 1900, her professors advise her to set up her practice in London’s esteemed Harley Street. Driven and idealistic, India chooses to work in the city’s […]

Book Watch: Don’t Let It Be True by Jo Barrett.

Posted February 1, 2009 by Rowena in Promotions, Reviews | Tagged: , , , , | 4 Comments
Book Watch: Don’t Let It Be True by Jo Barrett.

A few Texas society gals are hiding sordid pasts as strippers, pole dancers, call girls, Democrats . . . But socialite Kathleen Connor King’s secret is far, far worse. The flamboyant oil heiress, philanthropist, shopaholic, and hostess of the city’s most prestigious annual gala, Kathleen King has a skeleton in her closet that, if revealed, […]

Review: On Writing Romance by Leigh Michaels.

Review: On Writing Romance by Leigh Michaels.

Grade: 4.5 out of 5 In On Writing Romance, award-winning romance novelist Leigh Michaels talks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers, everything you ever wanted to […]