by Sharon S. on May 2, 2013 · 0 comments
in 3.5 Stars, ARC, Demon, France, G-I, Great Britain, Guest Reviews, Magic Users, Time Travel, Tudor, Vampire
Reviewed by Sharon S. I had heard wonderful things about A Discovery of Witches so when I got an opportunity to review the sequel Shadow of Night I thought, perfect! Unfortunately this is a series that needs to be read in order. Harkness did a great job of catching the reader up on her world [...]
Hannah Fielding is a writer, a reader, a traveller, a dreamer and a devoted romantic. Her debut novel, Burning Embers, is an evocative and passionate story of coming of age, of letting go of the past, of having faith in a person and of overcoming obstacles to love, set against the vivid and colourful backdrop [...]
Guest blog by Iris Anthony, author of The Ruins of Lace Thank you so much for hosting me on Love Romance Passion! Lace may be linked to both love and romance but it was the passion people in the seventeenth century felt for it that drew me to my story of lace smuggling. People gave [...]
by Karin on June 24, 2012 · 3 comments
in 5 Stars, ARC, Children, Contemporary, France, Guest Reviews, Italy, J-L, Memoir / Biography, Travel
Reviewed by Karin I absolutely love this memoir! J’adore! It is a book to be enjoyed and savored — and one I will likely reread either if I am visiting Paris again or only hankering to visit Paris again. The book is made of little sound bytes — or if you will, word bytes — [...]
Guest Blog by Tracey Devlyn, author of A Lady’s Revenge Have you ever fallen in love with the wrong man? More specifically, your brother’s best friend? You’ve known him since you were a little girl. He’s a constant in your household and joins forces with your older brother in tweaking your nose. He’s pesky, obnoxious, [...]
by Karin , guest reviewer from Savvythinker I expected Tout Sweet to be similar to Eat, Pray, Love, but it was a kind of wannabe in my book. While the book jacket made it sound funny and inspirational, I found Tout Sweet too serious, without any metaphysical leanings. I was looking forward to that. After [...]
by Sharon S. on May 3, 2011 · 3 comments
in 5 Stars, ARC, Bride Stealing, Enemies, Fey / Fae, France, Guest Reviews, Paranormal, Revenge, Urban Fantasy, Vampire, Werewolf
by Sharon S., guest reviewer I had no idea how much I would enjoy this story! Hauf’s voice is a breath of fresh air for me. I would describe this book as an enchanting dark fairy tale (with real faeries <G>). The author has built an Urban Fantasy world that is unique and vivid [...]
by Keira on October 23, 2010 · 0 comments
in 3.5 Stars, Arranged/Forced Marriage, Book Review, Business, Category, Contemporary, Dancing, France, G-I, Gentry, May/December, Playboys and Rakehells, Rape/Abuse, Runaway, South America, Tycoon, Virgin Heroine
When Rafael Romero was 18 he found himself engaged to an 8 year old. The idea of being trapped in an arranged marriage suffocated him and in rebellion he cut through the ladies always having one on his arm and in his bed. Once he even got engaged on his own terms only to have [...]