Steampunk Challenge: Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook

The Particulars: Steampunk, Berkley, available in print and as e-book The Source: Purchased at Kobo The Grade : A The blurb: Note: This blurb is the official one, but it  contain spoilers for Iron Duke. As the mercenary captain of the Lady Corsair, Yasmeen has learned to keep her heart as cold as steel, her […]

This and that

Robin D Owens is posting snippets from Enchanted Again, following the time line of the book. Lisa Shearin have started Monday snippets, part of her build up to the release of All Spell break loose in May.  The first one is here, the second here. It is Read an ebook week, with loads of discounted […]

ARC review: Hunter’s Prey by Moira Rogers

The Particulars:  The Grade: A The Source: ARC requested from the author’s homepage The Blurb: Ophelia retired from life as a prostitute, but her new position is even more complicated. Managing the bloodhound manor in Iron Creek is difficult and time-consuming, a job she enjoys less with each passing day. Then there’s her inconvenient attraction […]

What makes a book successful?

Reading about the success of 50 Shades Of Grey made think about what makes a book wildly popular.  I have read a lot of books, that have had  engaging characters, fast paced plots, and fascinating settings.  Yet  they aren’t up and fighting on the bestseller lists. So why is they plodding along? I think part […]

New winners!

Since it turns out that some of the winners don’t have an ARe account or an Amazon account, I have decided to pick new winners. (The two Crystals have received their books. I hope) The new winner of  One More Summer is Mary Reiss.The new winner of Demon Baits is kimmy_l. Congratulations!

Review: Agents under fire by Dana Marton

The Particulars: Romantic Suspense, Amazon, ebookThe source:  Freebie from Amazon.The Grade:D Blurb:Book 1: Guardian Agent When Gabe Cannon’s commando team is tasked with bringing down a rogue soldier, he doesn’t expect to come face-to-face with the target’s sister at the showdown instead of the man himself. Jasmine is trying to lead the team away from […]

Buna Unleeshed auction

Maya Banks is raising money for her daughters softball team to go to Florida ( I think) and participate in a large tournament.   She is doing that buy auctioning off a lot of signed books, Arcs and meetings with authors  on ebay. Honestly, if I wasn’t so broke I would bid on several things, especially […]

Indie bargains

I reviewed Book of Shadows earlier this year,  and loved it.  If  you haven’t read it, now you have your chance.  It is available for free for non US readers on Kindle, for a limited time.  So go and get it.Alexandra Sokoloff also offers her YA novel Spaces in between for free. Worldwide.Doesn’t that cover […]