Hidden Gems: The Stonefort novels by James Hetley

This a new feature that will promote books I have read, and loved, but not reviewed :). And, I am so happy that these books are available as e-books.  This is Urban Fantasy of the best kind. Intresting characters, intresting plot and a setting that you want more of.  I love the covers, they are […]

Out Now: The Trouble with Air and Magic by Patricia Rice

The Trouble with Air and Magic is officially out today ( Although it has been available since early January at some stores, but today it is available at all of them. I liked this, and it stands alone reasonably well so you don’t have to read the first book. ).  Dorothea Franklin’s life is sliding […]

Monday News: Macmillan settles with DOJ

Amazon get patent to sell used e-books and other digital content This piece of news broke on Thursday… and Twitter went wild. I honestly don’t think Amazon will use this patent, since it would cost them too much.   Why? Because Amazon is first and foremost a content provider, and I strongly suspect that if […]

ARC Review: Wolf Nip by Vivian Arend

The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Samhain Publishing, available as e-book The source: ARC from the author The Grade: B The Blurb: Cat got your tongue? Tessa Williams is looking to make her mark outside the family business, and the unusual landlocked paddle wheeler she spots in Haines, Alaska, strikes her as the perfect location. Only the […]

Weekend ramblings

This weekend was surprisingly busy, but in a good way.  First, I went to a play with  Mum,Dad, my sister and her boyfriend, my brother, aunt and one of my cousins. I am not sure it was the best version of The Ghost Sonata by August Strindberg, since it was shortened and modern. But I […]

Amazon’s Gold Deal: 6 Harlequin novels for 1.99

In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the “thing” inside her When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch. Only Griffin King sees the […]

Reflections on UK vs US urban fantasy

I finished reading Fated by Benedict Jacka yesterday. Which is a book that I enjoyed a lot*, but as I wrote up my review, I started to think about the differences between the UK set Urban Fantasy and US Urban Fantasy.  Or rather the difference. I haven’t read that many UK set urban fantasy novels […]

Friday Bargains: Discounts and coupons

Penguin have discounted the following books.( hat tip to Apesmom at Mobileread for compiling the list.  Several of them are on my Wishlist and I cannot buy them, since the discounts are US only. *sniffle*) Magic Unchained by Jessica Andersen Kindle | Kobo Irresistible by Mary Balogh Kindle | Kobo In the company of Witches by Joey W. Hill Kindle | Kobo If I […]

Writing update

Look! Two blogposts this week 🙂   The draft is slowly progressing.  Right now I am foreshadowing later events.  Some of it I am aware of, like the fact that she is tracking down something that just doesn’t fit. But other things, I have no idea what I am foreshadowing, just the feeling that it […]