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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Giveaway: How Sweet It Is
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Diana Holquist, author of RITA nominated SEXIEST MAN ALIVE, is now writing under the pseudonym Sophie Gunn and I’m giving away a copy of her ‘debut’ book to one random commenter. 
HOW SWEET IT IS
Author: Sophie Gunn
Publisher: Grand Central
Pub. Date: January 3, 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0446561990
Retail: $7.99
Single mom Lizzie Bea Carpenter learned long ago that no white knight was coming to save her. A hardworking waitress at the local diner, she’s raising her daughter to be like the independent women in her “Enemy Club”–high school rivals turned best friends, promising to always tell each other the whole truth and nothing but!
Yet part of Lizzie wishes she did have a man’s help, just for small stuff, like fixing up the house. Her fairy godmother must have been listening, because Dante “Tay” Giovanni soon appears. He’s sexy, kind, and offering assistance–no strings attached.
Slowly, steadily, Lizzie’s heart opens. But the grip of the past is fierce, and nothing in life is ever really free. Tay has his own tragedies to overcome, but if he can, he’ll fix more than Lizzie’s home. He’ll show her just how sweet it is to be loved by him.
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Vicky Dreiling’s making a splash with her debut!
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Please welcome debut author, Vicky Dreiling to The Season Blog today. Vicky is a friend and a sweetheart and she comes bearing gifts in the name of her brand new release, HOW TO MARRY A DUKE. 
We’re also doing a swap. I’ll be on Vicky’s blog chatting about the history of the titles for both my books (Promotion is very tiring work).
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HOW TO WRITE A REALITY SHOW IN REGENCY ENGLAND
A long, long time ago (well actually about five years), there lived a wanna-be romance writer who couldn’t figure out what to write. She had previously written one historical romance several years ago and somehow that deeply flawed manuscript managed to make the finals in the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart contest for unpublished writers. She wrote a great three chapters, but the rest of the book was frankly a mess and got rejected. Life got in the way with a trip back to college and a new career in marketing.
After several years of establishing her marketing career, Miss Wanna-Be yearned to return to writing. She had a vague idea about writing a book about a matchmaker, but that was as far as she got. Miss Wanna-Be procrastinated and read numerous How to Plot books. She read so many plotting books she concluded she could write one herself. The poor wanna-be romance writer was hopelessly stuck. Yes, that wanna-be writer was me.
My writing life took a surprising turn one night while changing 800+ TV channels. I happened upon a hilarious reality TV show with a hunky bachelor and twenty-five bachelorettes all scheming vying for his heart. Of course, the crazy antics and alliances appealed to me. When the episode ended, an Idea popped into my head: The bachelor in Regency England (minus the hot tub and camera crew).
All those plotting books helped after all as I’d conjured up a high concept premise. The marketer in me realized a Regency-era version of the TV show would differentiate my novel from all the other historical romances on the shelves. But first, I had to write the book. How hard could it be?
Snort. If I’d had any idea of the difficulties I would face, I probably never would have attempted to write HOW TO MARRY A DUKE. My first task was to decide who should be the starring characters. I decided to keep the matchmaker. Thus, Miss Tessa Mansfield, a wealthy and independent matchmaker, became the hostess of this zany courtship. Since I adored powerful dukes, I created Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne, a man who desperately needed a wife to produce the requisite heir and spare. I soon discovered he was England’s Most Eligible Bachelor, and every belle in the Beau Monde was chasing him. Exasperated and tired of shopping at the Marriage Mart, Tristan decides to hire a professional. Tessa, however, concludes the unromantic duke needs lessons in how to properly court the young ladies.
While the bridal candidates form alliances and plots to stay in the competition, Tessa and Tristan try to resist their forbidden attraction. Everyone in London is watching, and they dare not risk scandal.
Writing the book presented numerous challenges, but I admit to having fun reinventing modern dating practices to fit the Regency era. In the end, Tristan and Tessa stole my heart.
Have you ever tried your hand at matchmaking? Or have you ever had a blind date? What aspects of courtship have never changed since the nineteenth century?
I’m giving away one copy of HOW TO MARRYA DUKE in a random drawing, so be sure to leave a comment. May the Magic Romance Fairies be with all of you.
To read an excerpt and learn more about Vicky and her upcoming books, visit her website: http://www.vickydreiling.com/index.php
Backcover copy:
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Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne is a man with a mission: find a wife he can tolerate as long as they both shall live. No love is necessary—nor desired. But how to choose amid a dizzying array of wealthy-yet-witless candidates? Hire London’s infamously prim and proper matchmaker. Then pretend she’s not the most captivating woman he’s ever met . . .Helping a devilish Duke create a contest to pick his perfect mate is the kind of challenge Tessa Mansfield relishes. Her methods may be scandalous, but she’s determined to find the notorious bachelor more than a wife—she’ll bring him true love. Yet when Tessa watches the women vie for the Duke’s affections, she longs to win his heart herself. And after a stolen kiss confirms Tristan’s desire, Tessa knows she has broken a matchmaker’s number one rule: never fall in love with the groom.
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Christmas Traditions
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
It’s said that Christmas traditions as we know them started with the Victorians but one of the things about being a Regency author is that you know which traditions are pre-Regency and which come later.
Book #1 - October 2010
Christmas decorations in the house comprised branches of greenery, with rosemary and bay, laurel and mistletoe entwined. People would also dress themselves in garlands of greenery for the Christmas festival, so as well as looking festive they would also smell rather nice!
It was Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, who first introduced the Christmas tree to England. The tree must have been something of a fire hazard as it was lit by candles and decorated with small gifts of toys and sweetmeats. Queen Charlotte also introduced the idea of giving Christmas cards to friends and relatives although this was not widely done before the Victorian period.
Book #2 - November 2010
Christmas presents were exchanged on 6th December, St Nicholas’s Day, or a New Year gift on Twelfth Night, with a verse of poetry attached. If you belonged to the gentry you were expected to give charitable gifts to the poor on Christmas Eve and also put on a feast that night for your servants and employees, with a lot of ale and carol singing late into the night!
The Christmas Day festivities would start early (or probably simply carry on from the night before). William Holland, a vicar in Somerset, writes in his diary of 1801 that he and his family were woken at five in the morning by the church musicians serenading them outside, accompanied by carol singers:
Book #3 - December 1
“The singers at the window tuned forth a most dismal ditty, half drunk and with the most wretched voices.” It doesn’t sound a very nice way to be woken on Christmas Day!
On Christmas Day the rich would probably dine on lamb and they would eat their turkey on Twelfth Night. Turkeys were transported to London on the stagecoach from Norfolk. William Holland dined on sprats (fish) and a woodcock on Christmas Day and considered that quite a feast. Mince pies and Christmas cake were also a feature of the menu although the Christmas Cake was known as the Twelfth Cake and was also eaten on Twelfth Night. I like the idea of having a party on Twelfth Night!
The Christmas holidays lasted for several weeks because of the time it took to travel to visit family and friends. Entertainments during the Twelve Nights of Christmas would include parties, balls and ice skating, with games of charades and lots of singing Christmas songs around the open fire. It all sounds wonderfully cosy and it must have been lovely to have the whole family together. Many of the early years of the nineteenth century were very snowy at Christmas too, which would make it feel very festive!
Happy Christmas!
Nicola Cornick
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One aspect of Irish culture I loved researching for Duchess of Sin was Christmas! No one loves a good holiday party more than the Irish. Christmas has always been a time filled with visiting, dancing, and music, and good food. I learned a lot about Irish Christmas traditions as a child in my grandparents’ house, which was always a wonderful time. My grandmother would make plum puddings and ginger cakes, put up holly wreaths and mistletoe kissing boughs, and play Irish Christmas music all the time (I listen to The Chieftain’s Christmas CD every year!).
She also kept a candle in the window (albeit an electric one that wouldn’t start a fire!), and when I asked her why she told me what her mother told her. The candle was a symbol of welcome to Mary and Joseph as they traveled looking for shelter (and in time of the Penal Laws could also be a sign of a safe place to say Catholic Mass). One tradition said the candle should be lit by the youngest member of a household and only extinguished by a girl named Mary.
Nollaig Shona Duit (Merry Christmas) everyone! I hope you enjoy Anna and Conlan’s story as much as I did. For more information, excerpts, recipes, etc, please visit my website at http://laurelmckee.net. And if you’d like to create a bit of a traditional Christmas for yourself, here is my grandmother’s old recipe for plum pudding (she used to say it was best to make this a year in advance and let it “mellow,” but she would mostly start it at the beginning of Advent…)
Ingredients
Fruit Mixture (to be made 4 days ahead)
1 pound seedless raisings1 pound sultana raisins½ pound currants
1 cup thinly sliced citron
1 cup chopped candied peel
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp mace
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp allspice
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 pound finely chopped suet (powdery fine)
1 ¼ cups cognac
Pudding
1 ¼ pounds fresh bread crumbs
1 cup scalded milk
1 cup sherry or port
12 eggs, well beaten
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
Cognac
Preparation
Blend the fruits, citron, peel, spices and suet and place in a bowl or jar. Add ¼ cup cognac, cover tightly, and refrigerate for 4 days, adding ¼ cup cognac each day.
Soak the bread crumbs in milk and sherry or port. Combine the well-beaten eggs and sugar. Blend with the fruit mixture. Add salt and mix thoroughly. Put the pudding in buttered bowls or tins, filling them about 2/3 full. Cover with foil and tie it firmly. Steam for 6—7 hours. Uncover and place in a 250 degree oven for 30 minutes. Add a dash of cognac to each pudding, cover and keep in a cool place.
To use, steam again for 2-3 hours and unmold. Sprinkle with sugar; add heated cognac. Ignite and bring to table. Serve with cognac sauce.
I’m also giving away an autographed copy of DUCHESS OF SIN. Comment to enter to win!
Giveaway: Get them fresh off the press…EARLY!!!
Friday, November 19th, 2010One December Top Pick historical–HIS CHRISTMAS PLEASURE–and 2 Contemporary ARCs, January and February respectively–HOW SWEET IT IS and EVERYONE LOVES A HERO. Get a jump on the bookstores. Comment to enter to win ALL 3!
HIS CHRISTMAS PLEASURE
Author: Cathy Maxwell
Publisher: Avon
Pub. Date: November 30, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0061772061
Retail: $7.99
Anything can happen at Christmas!
When her father threatens to marry Abigail Montross off to a man twice her age (and with thirteen children!), she decides to elope instead with the irresistibly handsome BarÓn de Vasconia. She knows all about his notorious reputation. He is the most seductive man in all of London, but he’s vowed to protect her, so she allows herself to be tempted into his bed, promising to guard her heart at all costs.
Andres believes he’s entered into nothing more than a marriage of convenience with a charming and very wealthy young woman. But the days—and nights—Abigail spends in his arms soon reform this rogue. He’ll do anything to gain her love—until they each discover the truth about the other and old wounds are revealed.
It’s the season of miracles and passion—when love not only awakens the senses but delivers the greatest gift of all . . .
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Author: Sophie Gunn
Publisher: Grand Central
Pub. Date: January 3, 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0446561990
Retail: $7.99
Single mom Lizzie Bea Carpenter learned long ago that no white knight was coming to save her. A hardworking waitress at the local diner, she’s raising her daughter to be like the independent women in her “Enemy Club”–high school rivals turned best friends, promising to always tell each other the whole truth and nothing but!
Yet part of Lizzie wishes she did have a man’s help, just for small stuff, like fixing up the house. Her fairy godmother must have been listening, because Dante “Tay” Giovanni soon appears. He’s sexy, kind, and offering assistance–no strings attached.
Slowly, steadily, Lizzie’s heart opens. But the grip of the past is fierce, and nothing in life is ever really free. Tay has his own tragedies to overcome, but if he can, he’ll fix more than Lizzie’s home. He’ll show her just how sweet it is to be loved by him.
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EVERYONE LOVES A HERO
Author: Marie Force
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Pub. Date: February 1, 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1402245749
Retail: $6.99
Everyone loves a hero. That’s the problem.
Hero pilot Cole Langston is learning to live with—and enjoy—his newfound fame and the rabid female attention that comes with it until a lucky punch knocks some sense into him and opens his eyes to true love.
When his copilot suffers a heart attack in flight, Cole lands the jetliner in a blizzard and revives the stricken captain. Catapulted to national hero status, Cole has more women vying for his attention than he knows what to do with. They all have one thing in common: they try without success to bring this happy-go-lucky pilot down to earth. Then comes an airport altercation, a punch to the face, and the lovely Olivia—a shy, timid artist who does what no other woman has ever managed to do: steal Cole’s well-protected heart. With women coming on to him everywhere they go, Olivia struggles to believe that Cole is ready for a committed relationship. His biggest problem is getting rid of all his extra ladies before the only one he wants figures out that she’s one of many.
Pure Pimpage: Coming Soon!
Thursday, November 4th, 2010First, I want to apologize. I meant to post a reminder about the October Book Club Discussion of Ashley March’s SEDUCING THE DUCHESS yesterday. Since I did not, I’m going to be moving the discussion to Monday, November 9th. So if you haven’t had a chance to buy, read or finish the book, you still have time. 
Remember those who send in their comments by 12:00 pm November 8th will be entered into a separate more lucrative prize of 2 books of your choice. If you choose to comment on the post the day of the discussion you will be entered to win one book of your choice.
Now because we won’t be discussing SEDUCING THE DUCHESS just yet, I’d like to look ahead into 2011. Can I say there are many exciting things going on in 2011, the most exciting of which to me is the release of my second book, A TASTE OF DESIRE. As an author, sometimes you can’t see beyond that date because getting ready to launch a new book is all consuming. But I do force myself to focus on other things–yeah like my daily life.
But as I was getting stuff together for the January issue, I realized how many other January releases I’m pretty excited about and many I think you will be pretty excited to read. So today is a pure pimpage day for my fellow authors who also have books coming out to start 2011 with…yep, romance.
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I’m going to start the list off with a wonderfully, fabulous debut author by the name of Vicky Dreiling. When I read the blurb for HOW TO MARRY A DUKE I knew this was going to be a must read for me. It’s so my kind of book. A love story fraught with angst and emotion.
How To Marry a Duke
Author: Vicky Dreiling
Publisher: Grand Central / Forever
Pub. Date: January 3, 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0446565370
Retail: $7.99
Pages: 432Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne is a man with a mission: find a wife he can tolerate as long as they both shall live. Love is not necessary–nor desired. But how to choose among a dizzying array of wealthy-yet-witless candidates? Hire London’s infamously prim and proper matchmaker. Then pretend she’s not the most captivating woman he’s ever met…
Helping a devilish Duke create a contest to pick his perfect mate is the kind of challenge Tessa Mansfield relishes. Her methods may be scandalous, but she’s determined to find the notorious bachelor more than a wife–she’ll bring him true love. Yet when Tessa watches the women vie for the Duke’s affections, she longs to win his heart herself. And after a stolen kiss confirms Tristan’s desire, Tessa knows she has broken a matchmaker’s number one rule: never fall in love with the groom.
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My friend, Maggie Robinson’s MARRIAGE BY MIDNIGHT is another book you’ll want to pick up next year (well technically December 28th). MARRIAGE BY MIDNIGHT is the second book in Maggie’s Courtesan Court Trilogy and it’s fabulous. I read it eons ago and believe me it’s a keeper. Talk about your emotional angst, tension and heat! It has it all.
Mistress By Midnight
Author: Maggie Robinson
Publisher: Kensington / Brava
Pub. Date: December 28, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0758251015
Retail: $14.00
Pages: 352First comes seduction…
As children, Desmond Ryland, Marquess of Conover, and Laurette Vincent were inseparable. As young adults, their friendship blossomed into love. But then fate intervened, sending them down different paths. Years later, Con still can’t forget his beautiful Laurette. Now he’s determined to make her his forever. There’s just one problem. Laurette keeps refusing his marriage proposals. Throwing honor to the wind, Con decides that the only way Laurette will wed him is if he thoroughly seduces her…
Then comes marriage…
Laurette’s pulse still quickens every time she thinks of Con and the scorching passion they once shared. She aches to taste the pleasure Con offers her. But she knows she can’t. For so much has happened since they were last lovers. But how long can she resist the consuming desire that demands to be obeyed?
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Next we have the lovely Delilah Marvelle, who published her first two books with Kensington and has since moved to Harlequin. Delilah is going to have back-to-back releases beginning in January and ending in March. Her first in the three book series is PRELUDE TO A SCANDAL. Seriously, who doesn’t love a juicy scandal? I’m definitely looking forward to reading this one.
Prelude to a Scandal
Author: Delilah Marvelle
Publisher: Harlequin / HQN
Pub. Date: January 1, 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0373775378
Retail: $7.99
Pages: 384
Marriage is NOT the end of desire.
THE BATTLE BETWEEN LADY AND RAKE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN…
Lady Justine is willing to trade her good name, her reputation and her place in London’s gossip-hungry ton, to secure her father’s release from prison. But when the notorious Duke of Bradford counters her offer with a proposal of marriage, the stakes grow higher still. For while the smoldering lord is famous for his conquests, the man is oblivious to both her devotion and her charms. And Justine is soon afraid she has wagered all for naught…
A red little book by an unknown author.
Three unlikely couples…and scandal galore.
Look for the rest of the scandal series!ARE YOU READY TO BE SCANDALIZED?
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Did anyone else notice that Laura Lee Guhrke didn’t have a 2010 release. I did. I did speak to her about it in Orlando and I was more than gratified to hear that all my impatient waiting would not be in vain. Laura will more than pacify her fans with two–yes you heard me correctly–two back-to-back releases. Her January release, WEDDING OF THE SEASON, is the first book in her Abandoned at the Altar series. Again, need I tell you this is so my kind of book. Make sure you add this one to your To-Buy list as I’m sure it will be a keeper.
Wedding of the Season
Author: Laura Lee Guhrke
Publisher: HarperCollins / Avon
Pub. Date: December 28, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0061963155
Retail: $7.99
Pages: 384Abandoned at the altar…
Lady Beatrix Danbury has always known she would marry William Mallory. She’d loved him forever, and she’d never doubted he loved her, too. But when she made him choose between their life together and his lifelong dream, Will chose the latter, and left two weeks before their wedding.
Return of the duke…
Will has no illusions that Beatrix will welcome him back with open arms, but six years has not diminished his love or his desire for her. The only problem is that she’s about to marry someone else. Someone safe and predictable… the complete opposite of Will. But can he stop the wedding of the season and win Beatrix back, or is it just too late?
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Last but certainly not least, is a powerhouse of a book. Yep, when you can get three topnotch writers in a single anthology you’re allowed to use the term powerhouse–actually, you’re encouraged to use it. THE LADY MOST LIKELY (to hit the NYT Bestsellers list) is the combined effort of Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway. I’m pretty sure I don’t need to even tell you it’s coming out because I’m sure most of you already know, but for the few who don’t here it is.
The Lady Most Likely
Authors: Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
Publisher: HarperCollins / Avon
Pub. Date: December 28, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0061247828
Retail: $7.99
Pages: 384
Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sister hands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them— and a few other gentlemen—to her country house for what is sure to be the event of the season.
Hugh will have time to woo whichever lady he most desires . . . Unless someone else snatches her first.
The invitation list includes:
* The horse-mad but irresistibly handsome Earl of Briarly
* The always outspoken Miss Katherine Peyton
* The dashing war hero Captain Neill Oakes
* The impossibly beautiful (and painfully shy) Miss Gwendolyn Passmore
* The terribly eligible new Earl of Charters
* The widowed Lady Georgina Sorrell (who has no plans to marry, ever)And your hostess, Lady Carolyn Finchley, an irrepressible matchmaker who plans to find the lady most likely . . . to capture her brother’s untamed heart.
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These are only a few of January releases that have caught my attention–there are certainly more you’re sure to enjoy.
Okay, so to whet your appetite for what’s coming up here are two books out now you can win today. Just comment and you’ll be entered to win New York Times Bestseller, TEN WAYS TO BE ADORED WHEN LANDING A LORD by Sarah MacLean and Lorraine Heath’s November Top Pick, PASSIONS OF A WICKED EARL.
Let me know which books you’re eagerly anticipating in the NEW YEAR!
Review: Simply Irresistible
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Simply Irresistible
Author: Jill Shalvis
Publisher: Grand Central
Pub. Date: October 1, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0446571616
Retail: $6.99
Maddie Moore’s whole life needs a makeover.
In one fell swoop, Maddie loses her boyfriend (her decision) and her job (so not her decision). But rather than drowning her sorrows in bags of potato chips, Maddie leaves L.A. to claim the inheritance left by her free-spirited mother-a ramshackle inn nestled in the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor, Washington.
Starting over won’t be easy. Yet Maddie sees the potential for a new home and a new career-if only she can convince her two half-sisters to join her in the adventure. But convincing Tara and Chloe will be difficult because the inn needs a big makeover too.
The contractor Maddie hires is a tall, dark-haired hottie whose eyes-and mouth-are making it hard for her to remember that she’s sworn off men. Even harder will be Maddie’s struggles to overcome the past, though she’s about to discover that there’s no better place to call home than Lucky Harbor.
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If you are a Jennifer Crusie fan and you haven’t discovered Jill Shalvis, I’m here to tell you: buy this book immediately. All the things I’ve come to love about Jennifer Crusie.
Simply Irresistible is the story of a lovable woman with a difficult past. Especially her recent past. She shows up in a small town in Washington fresh out of an abusive relationship and ready to be done with men for a while. But of course, she meets the man of her dreams instead, and the push-pull of their relationship is both frustrating and wonderful. I will say, I thought more than once, what is wrong with you people? But I was so invested in the characters, there was no way I was putting this book down.
Jax Cullen is h-o-t, hot. As a hero, he’s not only physically perfect (of course, because that’s the fantasy), but he is such a guy. Honestly, I was amazed at how real her male characters are. There are three brothers in the Cullen family (hello, sequels? please!), and when two or three of them got to talking, I really felt like I was in the middle of a circle of my best guy friends. They are expertly written. But not so real that they’re not also part fantasy, which is why I read romance novels instead of military thrillers.
Jill Shalvis walks that line between fantasy and reality perfectly. Her settings, characters, and plot lines are believable. Her characters feel real, speak like my friends, and have depth of emotion that draws you in. But at the same time, it’s not real. None of us will ever have the kind of access into a man’s mind that we’re provided in the pages of the romance novel, but when we get to see what Jax Cullen is thinking when he looks at Maddie Moore, the fantasy is complete. He’s completely hot for her. As he says several times, “he’s a goner” for Maddie. And it’s intoxicating.
Without a doubt, readers who enjoy a quirky, witty, sexy contemporary will enjoy this book. They might want to throttle a character once in awhile, but that’s part of what makes for good reading. You want Jax and Maddie to be together, and you want it to happen *now*, but you’re willing to wait, just like Jax Cullen, for when the time is right. And when that happens, it’s pure, unadulterated magic.
Rating: 8.5 (Very, Very Good)
Heat-Level: 3 (Sensual)
Reviewed by: Camryn
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Giveaway: Two Fabulous September Romances
Sunday, September 12th, 2010Comment to enter to win Caroline Linden’s YOU LOVE ONLY ONCE and an ARC of Larissa Ione’s SIN UNDONE.
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Devilishly handsome and absolutely fearless, Nate Avery is in London on an important mission–and paired with an English spy, who is meant to watch him as much as aid him. But much to his surprise, that spy turns out to be an alluring and enigmatic temptress.Angelique Martand may be a beauty, but she’s the most dangerous agent in England–and this job is far beneath her. She doesn’t like the way the dashing American looks at her, of the way he makes her feel–like a woman, not a spy. She can’t afford to fall under Nate’s spell and indulge her desires, no matter how desperately she wants to. But soon it becomes clear that there’s more to this job than either of them knows…and the secret they uncover could cost them their lives as well as the once-in-a-lifetime passion that burns between them.
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HER TOUCH IS DEADLY
As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she’ll die before she’ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin’s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.
HIS HUNGER CAN’T BE DENIED
Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she’s no stranger: He’s bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld’s most wanted and Con soon learns he’s the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.
Spanning the Genres
Friday, September 3rd, 2010I thought today, as we’re going into the Labour Day weekend, I would give away a sample of each genre (except for Mystery because unfortunately I don’t have one to give) featured on the website. Comment to enter to win. I’m off to make my word count for the day (which is why the post is so short)
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