Missed connections and might-have-beens are great romance novel fodder. Summer romances and flings? Even better! Let me tell you about one of the best pick-up lines I have ever had the good fortune to receive. The summer of 1995 was a scorcher. Temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s and high humidity. So, naturally, I elected to […]
Author Sarah Castille: Best & Worst Pickup Lines: Summertime eReader Giveaway
MY WORST PICK-UP LINE EXPERIENCE by Sarah Castille Once upon a time, there was a Canadian girl who lived in London. One fine summer day, she put on her riding leathers and hopped on the back of her boyfriend’s motorcycle and they took a drive through the city to a quaint pub in the East […]
Book Review: Leading Her Witness by Cheryl Ann Smith
ASIN: B00OJDLV8O Andrea Dixon has a good life. She has a job (that pays kinda ok), a beautiful roommate (whom she envies only a little), and a faithful, loving dog named George (who still has 3 legs). So when US Marshall Colin Navarro asks her to locate murderer, she knows she has too much […]
Book Review: Cover of Night by Linda Howard
ISBN-10: 034548651X ISBN-13: 978-0345486516 In the charming rural town of Trail Stop, Idaho, accessible to the outside world by only a single road, young widow Cate Nightingale lives peacefully with her four-year-old twin boys, running a bed- and-breakfast. Though the overnight guests are few and far between–occasional hunters and lake fishermen–Cate always manages […]
Book Review: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
ASIN: B003C2SP46 A Ravishing Tale of Heart Seduction! MacLean’s winsome romance is a seductive treat. Her name is not the only thing Lady Calpurnia Hartwell is unhappy about. After years of never being asked to dance, let alone marry, she is firmly on the shelf. Tired of living her life to please everyone else, especially […]
Book Review: The Care and Taming of a Rogue by Suzanne Enoch
ISBN-10: 0061456764 ISBN-13: 978-0061456763 Phillipa, also lovingly known as Flip, is not your typical socialite. She prefers reading over flirting, and museums over soirees, unlike her beautiful and well sought-after older sister, Olivia. When Flip gets the chance to meet an adventurer and author of two of her favorite books, she discovers that his expeditions […]
Book Review: A Bubbly Holiday by V. K. Black
ASIN: B00TXWW2TI A Trio of fun! Black combined three short stories into a double trio of pages. A lot was said in the 33 pages, and it the author did a good job telling the stories. In the first story, unbeknownst to her, Dr. Ellen is purposefully dropped off on the wrong island and taken […]
Book Review: Making It by Amanda Gibbs
Making It, Amanda Gibb’s debut short story, invites readers into the most intimate and personal moments of a couple’s life spanning throughout decades. The story is told through prose, dialogue, lists and focused vignettes, all with Amanda’s signature concrete voice. Each entry of Making It represents a day in a year of the couple’s relationship, […]
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: CHERYL ANN SMITH
A fan of romance fiction since the dark ages, author Cheryl Ann Smith loves to throw her heroines into danger, just to see what they’ll do. Cheryl lives in Michigan with her family, two cats and a very hairy dog. She enjoys outdoor adventures and traveling, when she has the time, and hopes to make […]
Author Interview: Jamie Beck
Jamie Beck has been a fan of romance since the tender age of five. She graduated from Tulane University with a joint law/M.B.A. degree and practiced commercial real estate and lending law for over a decade while living in Pittsburgh, her hometown. She currently resides in Connecticut with her husband and their two children. She […]