Review: Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh

Lady Morgan Bedwyn is in Brussels soon after making her come-out in London. She is staying with friends in the busy, exciting, tension-filled days before the Battle of Waterloo. Half the fashionable world is there too as well as the massed armies. And Gervase Ashford, Earl of Rosthorn, has come there from Vienna after nine [...]

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Favorite Heroines

Who is your favorite female lead character? And why? (And yes, of course, you can name more than one . . . I always have trouble narrowing down these things to one name, why should I force you to?)
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It is hard to come up with just a few female lead characters. I like strong, [...]

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Review: Snap Shot by Meg Chittenden

Snap Shot by Meg Chittenden, copyright 2004–I searched on Amazon and it looks like her books are out-of-print.
Diana Gordon doesn’t want to play P.I. anymore–especially after being shot by a man she was nailing for insurance fraud. Enough is enough. It’s time to get out of San Fancisco for good.
She couldn’t ask for more peace [...]

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March 2008 Books

The March 2008 books I’m looking forward to:
Fire Study

By Maria V. Snyder
Yelena Zaltana series, Book 3
Trade Paperback on sale March 1
Fantasy series filled with adventure, intrigue and romance
I read the first in this series (Poison Study) and really enjoyed it. The second (Magic Study) is in my TBR pile!

Tell Me, Pretty Maiden

By Rhys Bowen
Seventh [...]

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Visits…Bookstore and Family

I hadn’t been to a bookstore in over two weeks, but Mom and I went to the local Barnes and Noble this week… and they had new books to browse through! I found Grimspace by Ann Aguirre almost by accident since it isn’t scheduled to be out until the 26th! What fun to find it. [...]

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Review: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

Mechanic Mercy Thompson, can shift her shape–but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it’s up to Mercy to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not.
Mercy’s loyalty is under pressure from other directions, too. Werewolves are [...]

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Paperbacks or Hardcovers?

All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why?
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I don’t have many hardcovers in my library, but I guess I would choose hardcovers if I had unlimited money and space. They last longer and [...]

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John Glenn Orbits the Earth–February 20, 1962

On February 20, 1962 John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. Three times around the world, nearly five hours in space and he splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
February 20 is also my birthday so John Glenn’s accomplishment has always been special to me. My mother saved the newspaper from that [...]

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Review: Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz

When Raine Tallentyre made the mistake of revealing her paranormal abilities, her most recent romantic relationship came to a hasty end. Her Aunt Vella, a gifted but troubled soul, had told her years ago to keep her talents a secret. And now that poor Aunt Vella—her last blood relative—has died, Raine has resigned herself to [...]

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Review: Why Mermaids Sing by C. S. Harris

In 1811, murder has jarred London’s elite. The sons of prominent families have been found at dawn in public places, their bodies mutilated and strange objects stuffed into their mouths. Although Sebastian St. Cyr is distracted by his seemingly doomed relationship with actress Kat Boleyn, the oddness of these murders nags at him-and he [...]

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