All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Twice a Prince Sherwood Smith. Novel. Fantasy romance. Sasharia En Garde Book 2.
• Servicing Rafferty Janie Mason. Novella. Contemporary romance.
• Querida Jamie Craig. Novella, Contemporary romance. Red hot.
• Gothic Dragon Marie Treanor. Category. Time travel romance.
• Deception Sharon Cullen. Category. Romantic suspense.
• A Desperate Journey Debra Parmley. Novel. Historical romance.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James
2. Tyger, Tyger Burning Bryght by Cathryn Cade
3. The Howl and the Pussycat by Ann Cory

From last week, Tyger, Tyger Burning Bryght and The Howl and the Pussycat made it onto the bestseller list. As did A Legal Affair.

Reviews:

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• Parallel Fire by Deidre Knight A-
• Gothic Dragon by Marie Treanor B-
• The Tribute by Beth Williamson B

Mrs. Giggles

• Lost Souls by Anne Cain and Barbara Sheridan 78

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• A Legal Affair N. J. Walters. Novella. Contemporary romance.
• Tyger, Tyger Burning Bryght Cathryn Cade. Novella. Paranormal romance. Red hot. The Orion series.
• The Howl and the Pussycat Ann Cory. Short story. Paranormal romance. Red hot.
• Survival of the Fairest Jody Wallace. Plus novel. Fantasy romance.
• Lost Souls Barbara Sheridan and Anne Cain. Category. Urban Fantasy. Blood Brothers Series.
• Holding Her Own Marie-Nicole Ryan. Novel. Romantic suspense.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James
2. Tasting Candy by Anne Rainey
3. The Pearl at the Gate by Anya Delvay

From last week, Tied Up, Tied Down and Felicity Stripped Bare made it onto the bestseller list. As did Lady Sings the Blues.

Reviews:

Mrs. Giggles

• Wolfkin by Emily Veinglory 94
• Devil Take Me by Anna J. Evans 87
• Felicity Stripped Bare by Vanessa Jaye 78

Madame Butterfly

• La Bonne by Michele de Lully A

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• Seductive Secrets by Lynne Connolly B+

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Wolfkin Emily Veinglory. Novella. Gay fantasy romance.
• Felicity Stripped Bare Vanessa Jaye. Novel. Contemporary romance.
• The Ankh of Isis Christine Norris. Novel. YA fantasy.
• One Night in Memphis Allie Boniface. Novel. Contemporary romance.
• Tied Up, Tied Down Lorelei James. Novel. Western romance. Red hot.
• Utter Cupidity Toni L. Meilleur. Novel. Paranormal romance.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Mistress to the Beast by Eve Vaughn
2. Heat of the Moment by Elle Kennedy
3. Tasting Candy by Anne Rainey

From last week, Midnight Encounters and Prophesied made it onto the bestseller list.

Reviews:

Mrs. Giggles

• If Wishes Were Horses by Sarah Leslie 80

Dear Author

• Lady Sings the Blues by Mallery Malone C+

Links

Elsewhere, at Beyond the Veil, I wrote about writing speed. This inspired in part by Dear Author’s post. Since then I’ve seen that AAR has a discussion going, Are Authors Being Pushed to Write Too Much? and they refer to this agent post that says agents and editors want fast writers. All very interesting. Even today’s Romancing the Blog post, Freedom, by Jordan Summers references this issue, albeit briefly.

Different topic: visited the bookstore today and saw Bound by Shadow by Anna Windsor. This series has piqued my interest. Anyone read it or even read a review of one of these books with warrior princesses?

But hey, maybe I should just pick the book up on a whim. I realize I rarely do that anymore!

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Midnight Encounters Elle Kennedy. Novel. Contemporary romance. Red hot.
• Prophesied Liz Craven. Novel. Futuristic romance. Interplanetary League series.
• If Wishes Were Horses Sarah Leslie. Novella. Gay romance. A Land of the Fey story.
• To Capture a Spy Silvia Violet. Novel. Historical romance.
• Devil Take Me Anna J. Evans. Novel. Paranormal romance.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Mistress to the Beast by Eve Vaughn
2. Heat of the Moment by Elle Kennedy
3. Tasting Candy by Anne Rainey

From last week, Tasting Candy and The Pearl at the Gate made it onto the bestseller list. As did Memories of Us.

Reviews:

Mrs. Giggles

• Once a Princess by Sherwood Smith 88
• Tasting Candy by Anne Rainey 80
• Baby, Baby by Karen Weisner 83
• Dunmore Rising by Gia Dawn 84
• The Pearl at the Gate by Anya Delvay 85
• Living Lies by Dawn Brown 83

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• Ask Adam by Jess Dee A
• To Tempt a Wolf by Colette Denee A

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Under Fire Beth Cornelison. Novel. Romantic suspense.
• The Pearl at the Gate Anya Delvay. Short story. Historical erotica.
• Tasting Candy Anne Rainey. Novella. Contemporary romance. Red hot.
• Dunmore Rising Gia Dawn. Novel. Historical fantasy romance. Demons of Dunmore, book 4.
• Lady Sings the Blues Mallery Malone. Short story. Interracial romance. A Red-Hot Summer story.
• Baby, Baby Karen Wiesner. Novel. Inspirational romance.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Reckless by Maya Banks
2. Between a Ridge and a Hard Place by Annmarie McKenna
3. Mistress to the Beast by Eve Vaughn

From last week, Mistress to the Beast, Heat of the Moment and Hell for Leather made it onto the bestseller list.

Reviews:

Dear Author

• Reckless by Maya Banks B
• Unwrapped by Jaci Burton B

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• A Perfect Match Shelley Bradley B
• Tasting Candy by Anne Rainey A

Dancing

I don’t know why, but I’m extremely taken by this video, stolen from Sandra McDonald. As she points out, there’s a shift at :54.

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• The Passion-Minded Professor Natasha Moore. Category. Contemporary romance.
• Once a Princess Sherwood Smith. Novel. Fantasy romance.
• Living Lies Dawn Brown. Novel. Romantic suspense.
• Hell for Leather Beth Williamson. Category. Historical western romance.
• Heat of the Moment Elle Kennedy. Short story. A Red-Hot Summer story.
• Mistress to the Beast Eve Vaughn. Category. Contemporary romance. Red hot.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Reckless by Maya Banks
2. Between a Ridge and a Hard Place by Annmarie McKenna
3. Stay With Me by Maya Banks

From last week, Color My Heart, Seductive Secrets and Parallel Fire made it onto the bestseller list.

Reviews:

Book Utopia Mom

• Dead Man’s Rain by Frank Tuttle 45/50

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• Earthchild by Katriena Knights A-

Mrs. Giggles

• Between Good and Aeval by Dayan Hart 85
• Memories of Us by Linda Winfree 80
• Seductive Secrets by Lynne Connolly 79

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Memories of Us Linda Winfree. Novel. Romantic suspense. Book Five of the Hearts of the South series.
• Dark Chance Melissa Lopez. Novella. Paranormal romance. Red hot. Absolution Book One.
• Color My Heart Red Garnier. Short story. Contemporary romance. A Red Hot Summer story.
• Seductive Secrets Lynne Connolly. Novel. Historical romance. The Secrets Trilogy book 1.
• The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing Maia Strong. Novel. Gay fantasy romance.
• Between Good and Aeval Dayna Hart. Novella. Fantasy romance. Book Two of the Curtain Torn series.
• Parallel Fire Deirdre Knight. Novella. Paranormal romance. A Midnight Warriors story.
• Icy Heat Leigh Wyndfield. Category. Futuristic romance. A Heat series story.
• Earthchild Katriena Knights. Novel. Futuristic romance.
• Dead Man’s Rain Frank Tuttle. Novella. Fantasy.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Reckless by Maya Banks
2. Between a Ridge and a Hard Place by Annmarie McKenna
3. Stay With Me by Maya Banks

From last week, Satin Lies, Reckless and Between a Ridge and a Hard Place made it onto the bestseller list.

Reviews:

Mrs. Giggles

• Dead Man’s Rain by Frank Tuttle 86
• Earthchild by Katriena Knights 83

Via Mrs. Giggles

I hadn’t even heard of this song before, but Mrs. Giggles posted it on her blog. It’s so lovely, lovely and sad. Beth Neilsen Chapman’s “Sand and Water”. I keep listening to it.