Waiting on Wednesday: The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights eagerly anticipated upcoming releases! I absolutely adore fairytales, so the cover of this book immediately caught my eye. The synopsis sounded fun, so even though I don't normally have children's books as...

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Jill Shalvis Book Order

Click on series title to jump to a particular reading order: Lucky Harbor Sunrise Cove Wildstone Heartbreaker Bay Cedar Ridge Animal Magnetism Wilder Pacific Heat Sky High Air American Heroes Firefighter South Village Singles Stand Alones Lucky Harbor1. Simply Irresistible Jax Cullen and Maddie Moore My Review 2. The Sweetest Thing Ford Walker and Tara Daniels My Review * Heating Up the Kitchen:...

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Review: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis

Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis Series: Lucky Harbor, Book 3 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Genre: Contemporary Romance ISBN: 9780446571630 Buy it here: Amazon | B&N Jill Shalvis Reading Order Of the three Traeger sisters, Chloe has always been known as the “wild child.” Trouble just seems...

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Waiting on Wednesday: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights eagerly anticipated upcoming releases! I love Julia Quinn's books and since reading book 1 of Smythe-Smith quartet, Just Like Heaven, I've been waiting for book 2, A Night Like This. And if you like historical...

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Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: - Grab your current read - Open to a random page - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you...

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Review: A Clockwork Christmas by Stacy Gail, PG Forte, Jenny Schwartz, and JK Coi

A Clockwork Christmas by Stacy Gail, PG Forte, Jenny Schwartz, and JK CoiPublisher: Carina PressGenre: Steampunk RomanceISBN: 9781426892752Blue Ribbon Rating: 3 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase Link CRIME WAVE IN A CORSET by Stacy GailCornelia Peabody is the consummate thief. But after stealing...

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Review: Slaves of Love by Opal Carew

Slaves of Love by Opal CarewPublisher: SmashwordsGenre: Erotic Sci-Fi Romance Blue Ribbon Rating: 3.5 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkHaving finally returned to his home planet, Keern didn’t expect to find a naked woman swimming in a pond on his land as a homecoming. Shena was almost...

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Monday in Review

Just a few reviews this week :) Below are the newest reviews I’ve written here and on Romance Junkies. The master list and categorical lists on the right-hand side are updated as well. Reviews for upcoming releases: - How to Dance With a Duke (Ugly Ducklings, Book 1) by Manda Collins (available 1/31/12) - Rainshadow Road (Friday Harbor, Book 2) by Lisa Kleypas (available 2/28/12) Other new review: -...

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Review: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas Series: Friday Harbor, Book 2 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Genre: Contemporary Romance (with paranormal elements) Release Date: February 28, 2012 ISBN: 9780312605889 Buy it here: Amazon | B&N Lisa Kleypas Reading Order Glass artist Lucy Marinn has the two things...

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18 & Over Book Blogger Follow

18 & Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines and Kelly at Secrets of a Book Lover. This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest...

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Waiting on Wednesday: Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights eagerly anticipated upcoming releases! I'm kind of picky about YA books (nothing against them, I just tend to lean toward adult novels), but there are a few 2012 YA releases that have caught my eye. The newest...

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Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: - Grab your current read - Open to a random page - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you...

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Review: Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd

Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd Series: Scarlet Deception, Book 1 Publisher: Signet Genre: Romantic Suspense ISBN: 9780451413093 Blue Ribbon Rating: 5 out of 5 Original Review Link Book Purchase Link Christina Dodd Reading Order Of the three Di Luca brothers, Rafe is the one who doesn’t want...

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Review: Men Under the Mistletoe by Ava March, Harper Fox, Josh Lanyon, and K.A. Mitchell

Men Under the Mistletoe by Ava March, Harper Fox, Josh Lanyon, and K.A. MitchellPublisher: Carina PressGenre: Historical and Contemporary Romance ISBN: 9781426892745Blue Ribbon Rating: 4 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkJosh Lanyon Reading OrderMY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME by Ava MarchFour years...

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Review: Best Man, Worst Man by Stacy Gail

Best Man, Worst Man by Stacy GailPublisher: Samhain PublishingGenre: Contemporary Romance ISBN: 9781609285425Blue Ribbon Rating: 3 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkWedding planner Claire Pomeroy thought she’d seen it all. Then she met her clients’ best man, Ryder Price. Ryder is determined...

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Review: Stark Naked by Desiree Holt

Stark Naked by Desiree HoltPublisher: Samhain PublishingGenre: Erotic Contemporary Romance ISBN: 9781609285562Blue Ribbon Rating: 3 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkReenie Davenport has had it with men; she’s ready for a clean slate when she moves to Texas. And after relocating, Reenie...

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Musing Monday

Musings Monday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. This week’s musing asks… What devices –if any– do you read books on? Do you find it enjoyable, or still somewhat bothersome? Or: If you only read the print books, why haven’t you chosen to read on any devices? I have a...

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Review: This Rough Magic by Josh Lanyon

This Rough Magic by Josh LanyonSeries: A Shot in the Dark, Book 1Publisher: Loose IdGenre: Historical Male/Male Romantic Suspense ISBN: 9781611184020Blue Ribbon Rating: 4 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkJosh Lanyon Reading OrderWhen a priceless folio of Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST is stolen...

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Review: Three Ways to Wicked by Melinda Barron

Three Ways to Wicked by Melinda BarronPublisher: Resplendence PublishingGenre: Erotic Fantasy Ménage ISBN: 9781607352921Blue Ribbon Rating: 4 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkMelinda Barron Reading OrderWhen Krisily Carmichael’s rat of an ex publishes naked pictures of her, the voluptuous...

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Review: Psychic Moon by M.D. Grimm

Psychic Moon by M.D. GrimmPublisher: Dreamspinner PressGenre: Paranormal Male/Male Romance ISBN: 9781613721162Blue Ribbon Rating: 3 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkDerek Williams hates most humans. Given that he’s a wolf shifter working as a humane officer, his distaste doesn’t come as...

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Review: Come Back to me by J.S. Nichols

Come Back to Me by J.S. NicholsPublisher: Sapphire Blue PublishingGenre: Romantic Suspense Blue Ribbon Rating: 3 out of 5Original Review LinkErin Brady is ready to put her failed engagement behind her. That’s why she trades her honeymoon cruise tickets for a singles cruise. Unfortunately, it’s not...

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18 & Over Book Blogger Follow

18 & Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines and Kelly at Secrets of a Book Lover. This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest...

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Review: How to Dance With a Duke by Manda Collins

How to Dance With a Duke by Manda Collins Series: Ugly Ducklings, Book 1 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Genre: Historical Romance ISBN: 9780312549244 Release Date: January 31, 2012 Pre-order it here: Amazon | B&N Cecily Hurston has long been wary of marriage, as she has no desire to wed a man...

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Review: Wedding Magic by Patricia Coughlin

Wedding Magic by Patricia CoughlinPublisher: Berkley TradeGenre: Contemporary Romance (with paranormal elements) ISBN: 9780425241233Blue Ribbon Rating: 4.5 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkSophia Bennett is fairly content to create wedding magic from behind the scenes at Seasons, the wedding...

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Review: Welcome to Paradise by Elle Kennedy

Welcome to Paradise by Elle KennedySeries: Welcome to Paradise, Book 1Publisher: Samhain PublishingGenre: Contemporary Romance ISBN: 9781609285050Blue Ribbon Rating: 4 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkElle Kennedy Reading OrderFifteen years ago, Charlotte Hill lost her virginity to Nate...

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Review: Wanna Do Bad Things With You by Shelley Munro

Wanna Do Bad Things With You by Shelley MunroPublisher: Ellora's CaveGenre: Erotic Contemporary Male/Male Romance ISBN: 9781419934704Blue Ribbon Rating: 4 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkTy Hamlin has been raised to do one thing; play rugby. Ty has got the talent to make it all the way...

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Review: Jared by Cat Johnson

Jared by Cat JohnsonSeries: Red, Hot & Blue, Book 4Publisher: Samhain PublishingGenre: Contemporary Erotic Romance ISBN: 9781609284510Blue Ribbon Rating: 3 out of 5Original Review LinkBook Purchase LinkJared Gordon likes his laid-back life in the small Southern town of Pigeon Hollow. Producer Mandy...

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Wednesday in Review

It’s update time again :) Below are the newest reviews I’ve written here, on Joyfully Reviewed, and on Romance Junkies. The master list and categorical lists on the right-hand side are updated as well. Reviews for upcoming releases: - Princess Charming (Legendary Lovers, Book 1) by Nicole Jordan (available 1/31/12) All other new reviews: - Hitched (Faerily Imperfect, Book 5) by Mia Watts and Katie...

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