Category Archives: romance novels

June 2014 Reading Log

A note here – I’ve mostly been listing nonfiction books in the month I started reading them, and combining my thoughts from throughout the time I was actually reading it. But I actually spent months reading some of these nonfiction … Continue reading

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April 2014 Reading Log

Hooray, now I’m only a year behind! Fiction: Emilie and the Hollow World by Martha Wells was a lot of fun, with a spunky heroine, interesting nonhumans, and lots of steampunk. Wells is one of my all-time favorite fantasy authors; … Continue reading

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March 2014 Reading Log

Fiction: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (galley) – I have known the author online for many years, though we’ve only met in person a few times, briefly. I loved this. Straight up loved it. And since now it’s been … Continue reading

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Previews Catchup

While my blog was down, I had several novel previews go live. Fresh Meat: Death Comes to the Village by Catherine Lloyd. A Regency-set historical mystery I enjoyed quite a bit. Fresh Meat: Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall, Paranormal … Continue reading

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Linkgasm is Really Random

I’ve already posted most of these to Twitter, but I collected some of my recent favorites here, for future reference. Gossamer Obsessions has a terrific post on To Have and To Hold by Patricia Gaffney. This is a really great … Continue reading

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In Search of Balance: Forever and Ever by Patricia Gaffney

The main discussion posts on the Wyckerley Trilogy may be found at Something More. My main takeaway from Forever and Ever by Patricia Gaffney is that it’s a story of a relationship between equals. This might seem an odd thing … Continue reading

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To Love and To Cherish, Patricia Gaffney

Liz at Something More mentioned that she was planning to read Patricia Gaffney’s Wyckerley trilogy and post about it; I’d only read the middle book, To Have and to Hold, so I decided it would be fun to join in, … Continue reading

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Roundup of Recent Guest Posts

More book-preview posts. I’ve been introduced to a lot of new authors this way! Angel With A Bullet by M.C. Grant. A lighthearted noir mystery. Yes, I meant to use both adjectives! Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan. A Young Adult … Continue reading

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Rand Morgan – Hot Pirate

I bet you thought I was done with talking about The Windflower by Laura London. But how could I be done when I have not yet talked about Rand Morgan, Pirate Extraordinaire? I loved the sheer over-the-top pirateness of Rand’s … Continue reading

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The Gorgeousness of Cat (in The Windflower)

I recently wrote about classic romance novel The Windflower by Laura London for Heroes & Heartbreakers. In that post, I didn’t have a chance to talk about one of the most notable secondary characters, Cat, whose surname we eventually learn … Continue reading

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