A few weeks ago I picked up a new YA series for my teenage daughter on a whim at Walmart. The books were marked down to $7 (for trade paperbacks) and I thought they sounded like something she would enjoy. I tend to be a rather strict parent, however, and I wanted to make sure […]
The newest controversy in romanceland is about the covers of certain books. The issue in question is supposedly that the cover model doesn’t reflect the actual character in the book. Is that really what is being debated or is it just another reason to discuss racism in romance? What’s the real issue here? Let’s be […]
When I read Kiss of the Highlander, I was enthralled. I had just realized that there was something out there called paranormal romance. There was a whole world of vampires, werewolves, and even time-travel. Back then I could spend hours in my favorite, yet totally unorganized, used bookstore looking for all time travel books I […]
Last year was my first year to attempt a reading challenge. Wait, that’s not true. I started the TBR challenge 2 years ago but started it late and ended it early. Oops. 🙂 So last year was the first year that I had entered into reading challenges (Nath’s Re-read and KMont’s Year of the Category […]
You may or may not remember, but back in September when we did the Susan Elizabeth Phillips Author Spotlight we talked about who might be the heroine for Ted’s book. If you remember, Ted was introduced as a sniffling kid in Fancy Pants. SEP hinted for years that she’d one day write his book and […]