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Ten Reasons Why Secret Identities are Sexy

by Guest Blogger 09.23.2011

by Shana Galen, guest blogger and author of Lord and Lady Spy In my new historical romance, Lord and Lady Spy, both the hero and heroine have secret identities. He’s secret agent Wolf, and she’s secret agent Saint. The fun thing is that while Sophia and Adrian have been married five years, neither knows of [...]

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10 Tips on Tackling Your TBR Pile

by Keira 09.21.2011

Whether your To Be Read Pile is 3 books big or 300 books big here are some ideas to get your pile under control. 1. Multiple Books at a Time: If you’ve sufficient attention, I suggest you try to read multiple books at a time. You might not read them faster, but you’ll be making [...]

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Historical Fact in Historical Fiction

by Guest Blogger 09.14.2011

by Elizabeth Chadwick, guest blogger and author of Lady of the English Many thanks to Keira for inviting me to blog a few personal thoughts on an aspect of writing historical fiction. When discussing the line between fact and fiction in historical fiction, sometimes the comment will arise – ‘If I want to read boring [...]

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To Spoil or not to Spoil (Don’t you wish you knew!)

by Sharon S. 09.10.2011

by Sharon S., guest reviewer Do you like spoilers or do you run screaming from the computer? I have a complicated relationship with spoilers. When we are talking about a running series on TV (Being Human or Supernatural anyone?) or book, and there is a cliff hanger ending… you will find me scouring the net [...]

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The Top 10 Hero Types:

by Keira 09.05.2011

Who is the ultimate hero in your books? Bad Boy Hero: The Bad Boy hero is in a league of his own. More heroines and readers/viewers have fallen for the Bad Boy than any other hero. He is the ultimate rebel: mysterious, seemingly indifferent, and hard to get. He starts off behaving badly and unrepentant. [...]

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10 Best Anti-Heroes: When the Hero of the Story Acts Like a Villain

by Sandra Scholes 09.05.2011

by Sandra Scholes, guest blogger For one reason of another we love an anti-hero. We might have had enough of seeing Aragorn coming to the rescue, nice as pie with nothing to gain but helping someone out of a tight and dangerous situation, or the sheriff upholding the law and getting to grips with some [...]

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You Might Be a Reader If…

by Keira 09.02.2011

The idea for this post comes from Lynn Byer. Thanks for the inspiration! Here are some sure signs you are not a casual reader but an avid reader: You bought an ereader and now do a good portion of your reading on it. (True!) You remember to charge your ereader more than your phone. (Yes, [...]

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The Unexpected Virginity Surprise

by Keira 09.01.2011

The unexpected virginity surprise is one of the tropes in romance novels that I can either love or hate. How I feel about it comes down to several factors, but mostly my enjoyment from it or lack thereof comes around how the author handles the unexpected virginity surprise from start to finish. It’s like an [...]