Gothic

Review: Love Bleeds (Only After Dark Series: Book 1) by Maggie James

by Sandra Scholes 07.08.2011

by Sandra Scholes, guest reviewer There are a lot of genres thrown into this novel by Maggie James, but for the most part it is about vampires, or should I say, one vampire in particular; Joseph Markus who happens to lead a double life. By day he is a rich entrepreneur who has far too [...]

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Review: Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson

by Keira 06.20.2011

I have a funny story with this book and by story I mean an epic fail. I was returning some books back to the library and somehow Lady Anne sneaked back with them. When I realized what I’d done it was as if I’d been amputated! So painful. Of course I returned the books on [...]

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Review: Heirs of Darkisle by Cassandra Pierce

by Keira 05.31.2011

Pierce combines and intertwines multiple threads of mystery and romance with a splash of Gothic overtones in Heirs of Darkisle. It’s smart, solid, and fabulous. The major players: Briana – Heroine and sister to Todd Todd – Alcoholic moocher Ami – Todd’s lover Graham – Briana’s friend and sometimes lover Sebastian – Hero and Victorian [...]

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Review: Face of Danger by Roxanne St. Claire

by Cara Lynn 05.29.2011

by Cara Lynn, guest reviewer This is the first book I’ve ever read by Roxanne St. Claire, but it won’t be my last. She keeps you hopping as you figure out the twists and turns. OK, I confess, I read the ending at some point before I finish the book. And then I reread it [...]

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Get into Bed with Lisa Greer (Author Interview)

by Keira 04.30.2011

Keira: What do you like best about gothic novels/gothic romances? Lisa Greer: I like the sense of menace and that there is usually a choice between two men. Keira: What are some of your favorite covers for gothic romances? Lisa: Oh wow. There are so many. Mary Stewart’s The Ivy Tree is one. Another is [...]

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Review: Blood on Silk by Marie Treanor

by Keira 02.26.2011

Blood on Silk is an Awakened by Blood Novel, the first in a new vampire series by Marie Treanor all about lust and revenge. Elizabeth Silk: Our heroine doesn’t believe in vampires. In fact, she’s currently researching in Romania for her thesis on where the superstitions came about in the first place by looking into [...]

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Review: Sloane Hall by Libby Sternberg

by Sandra Scholes 02.17.2011

by Sandra Scholes, guest reviewer Inspired by the work of Charlotte Bronte, namely Jane Eyre, Libby hoped to bring back that same romantic feeling with this period work of hers set in the romantic backdrop of the 1920s where many hoped they would become the actors and starlets of the day, Buster Keaton, the famous [...]

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Review: The Spurned Viscountess by Shelley Munro

by Susan S. 12.07.2010

by Susan S., guest reviewer “Quick! Grab the fingerprint dusting powder!” We have a murder mystery on our hands. Summary: Heroine, Rosalind, is realizing marriage is not all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, she expected some sort of adjustment phase, as well as the awkwardness of marrying a stranger. But what Rosalind did not [...]