Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge: Heart of Stone by C.E Murphy

The Particulars:  Urban Fantasy, Luna, available in print and as e-bookThe Source: The BookshelfThe Grade: B- The Blurb:  Okay, so jogging through Central Park after midnight wasn’t a bright idea. But Margrit Knight never thought she’d encounter a dark new world filled with magical beings–not to mention a dying woman and a mysterious stranger with […]

Review: The Mistress of Trevelyan by Jennifer St Giles

The Particulars: Historical Romance, re-issued backlist, available as e-book. The Source: Amazon Freebie The Grade: B+ The Blurb: In 1873 San Francisco, spirited Ann Lovell takes a position no one else dares — as governess to the motherless sons of the enigmatic Benedict Trevelyan. It has long been whispered that Trevelyan Manor hides dark secrets […]

Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge:Blood Song by Cat Adams

The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Tor, available as print and e-book The Source: Purchased from Kobo. The Grade: C The Blurb: Bodyguard Celia Graves has definitely accepted her share of weird assignments, both human and supernatural. But her newest job takes the cake. Guarding a Prince from terrorists and religious fundamentalists is hard enough, but it […]

Review: The Virtuoso by Grace Burrowes

The Particulars: Historical Romance, Sourcebooks, available in print and as ebook The Source: Purchased at Allromance  The Grade: A The blurb: Ellen Markham tells herself she’s happy raising flowers and living in near penury in the Oxfordshire countryside, but when Valentine Windham moves in just on the other side of the wood, Ellen’s longing for […]

Review: Lady Sophia’s Christmas Wish by Grace Burrrowes

The Particulars:  Historical Romance, Sourcebooks,  available as print and in e-books  The Source: Purchased at Booksonboard The Grade: C+ The blurb: All Sophie Windham wants is peace, quiet and the novelty of a little solitude in the Duke of Moreland’s London mansion before she joins her family for Christmas at the family seat in Kent. […]

Review: Men of Bronze by Scott Oden:

The Particulars:  Historical Fiction, Medallion Press, available as e-book and in print.  The Source: Purchased at Omnilit The Grade: A   The blurb:  It is 526 B.C. and the empire of the Pharaohs is dying, crushed by the weight of its own antiquity. Decay riddles its cities, infects its aristocracy, and weakens its armies. While […]

Review: Copper Lake Secrets by Marilyn Pappano

The Particulars: Romantic Suspense, Harlequin, available as e-book The Source: Purchased at Allromance The Grade: B- The Blurb:  “What happened that summer?” The ill-fated vacation Reece Howard spent at her grandparents’ Georgia home long ago changed her in ways her mind still refuses to remember. She forgot about the man she once knew as “Jones,” […]

BooksonBoards recommendations:

Books on board offers up to 33% off right now, so I am going on a shopping spree tomorrow. Since it is easy to get overwhelmed, I decided to make some recommendations: For the UF and PNR fans: Laura Anne Gilman.    I love her books. They are snarky, witty, and action packed. With the […]