My toddler-aged daughter is fascinated by “boos.” It’s a general term in our house for monsters, ghosts, witches, and also includes the fanciful and absurd, like the plush Dr. Seuss creature she sleeps with. Recently she’s become a bit of a fear junkie, curious about nightmares in her closet, bears in caves, and the big bad … Continue reading
Are you a fan of the Fated Mates trope? Mostly, I am. I adored the book The Time Traveler’s Wife, and while not strictly a Fated Mates story, the way Henry and Claire’s lives crisscrossed in time gave it that feel. It’s not a romance novel, but it is one of the most romantic books … Continue reading
Okay, the real answer to the question “what I’m reading?” feels a bit like an end of term to-do list. This is the first year I signed up to judge the RITAs and so I’m juggling manuscripts from a bunch of critique partners, plus my seven RITA books. Honestly, my toddlers are having so much … Continue reading
There’s been a bit of hullaballoo in Romancelandia lately about disclosing relationships when we presume to rave about a book, and so I will begin by admitting I know Kristin Miller, the author of Gone With the Wolf. She was one of my roommates at RWA and we spent several nights up too late giggling with … Continue reading
What better way to celebrate Halloween than to create our very own hot n’ hunky n’ badass vampires? If you could pick and choose traits from all your favorite vampires to make the perfect mate, who would you pick? We’ve created our very own Franken-vamps, stitching together the bodies and souls of all our favorite … Continue reading
We have some of the most devoted fans of Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy as readers of our blog. And I know from your comments that some of you also like to read traditional sword-and-sorcery type fantasy, and that a lot of you, like me, adore Steampunk, and historical paranormal. But I’m curious how many … Continue reading
Hello, my name is Amber and I like historical fiction. I’ve outed myself here before as a fan of Steampunk and other paranormal books that bleed into the historical genre. Today, I’m reading a piece of literary fiction by one of my favorite authors, Sarah Waters. I know it won’t be for all of you … Continue reading
