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Remember the commercial: where’s the beef? Yeah, where’s the ebooks? Barnes and Noble ebook store has this motto on their twitter page that boasts:
Enjoy eBooks Any Time, Any Place at the world’s largest eBook store
Can’t be all that big since two titles are missing from it but can be found everywhere else including Fictionwise. Nice going B&N. […]
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The Plague (Running Press 2009) by Joanne Dahme is a historical fiction, young adult novel. The hardcover contains 272 pages and has a list price of $16.95 with the cheapest ebook price I’ve seen of $9.99 at Amazon (Kindle) and B&N (Nook).
The purchase of this ebook was an impulsive one. I’d read a positive review of it somewhere […]
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Continue ReadingHere’s my opportunity (and yours if you like) to actually read Judith Ivory’s Black Silk. Jessica,from RacyRomanceReviews, is hosting the book discussion of “Black Silk” on Dec. 6 7PM EST. So please mark your calenders and join us.
Judith Ivory’s last published new work, was Untie My Heart. No official word has ever been posted on her current […]
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Continue ReadingHarlequin has decided to re-release their Vintage collection of crime novels with the original cover art. I had no idea that Harlequin, which is synonymous with romance, published hard boiled mysteries.
Anyway, the covers are all quite arresting to look at and made me salivate to read one. I didn’t know who to start with first so […]
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Continue ReadingNo Surrender (2009) by Shannon Stacey is apart of a series that is published by Samhain, LTD. The Devlin Group books are one of my favorite series because the stories are full of action with just the right amount of romance.
The Devlin Group represents a group of operatives who work locally as well as globally. They go after […]
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Continue ReadingMake Me Yours by Betina Krahn is my first Blaze Historical. That cover screams contemporary doesn’t it? Moving on. This also marks my first time reading Betina Krahn as well and I’m happy to say that this light historical romp was a pleasant surprise and a joy to read.
This Victorian tales starts off with a bunch of rowdy nobleman […]
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Continue ReadingOh, Harlequin title selectors and blurb writers, you are causing people to overlook some good books with your desire to make the plots instantly identifiable to casual browsers. For real.
Luke Holloway is not her boss, he contracts for some work with Sara, the heroine, and he’s not even really a playboy in the strictest sense. […]
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Continue ReadingTHE REDEEMER (Harry Hole No.4) by Jo Nesbø and translated by Don Bartlett is apart of a series and is published by Random House (UK).
Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø has penned another page-turner. This man is simply brilliant when it comes to plotting and characterizations.
There’s not one boring scene in his books. None. Nada. Nesbø‘s […]
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Continue ReadingUNDONE (Grant County) by Karin Slaughter is the follow-up to BEYOND REACH published by Bantam Dell. UNDONE marks the merging of two series by Slaughter — Grant County series and the Will Trent series. Is this the end for the Grant County series?
WARNING: The following review contains spoilers for the Grant County series so if […]
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Continue ReadingTHE SINFUL LIFE OF LUCY BURNS by Elizabeth Leiknes is a morality tale mixed with social satire that speaks of the power of words, thoughts and deeds. The heroine, Lucy Burns, narrates the story and she doesn’t waste time catching readers up. No. You’re pretty much sucked into Lucy’s extraordinary life and what a life it is.
Lucy Burns […]
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Continue ReadingThe Pusher by Ed McBain (who also wrote as Evan Hunter) is the third book in the 87th Precinct series. The series is told in third person and has a large cast and diverse set of characters. In the afterword, the author sums up the premise of the series saying it is about the “conglomerate hero […]
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Continue ReadingSeducing an Angel by Mary Balogh (2009) is the fourth book in the Huxtable series released in hardcover and published by Dell. The following review was written by fellow reader and contributor, Senetra. Enjoy.
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Stephen Huxtable, the Earl of Merton, first appeared as a 17-year-old young man in First Comes Marriage, then aged a few years in each subsequent […]
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Continue ReadingAt Last Comes Love (2009) by Mary Balogh is the third book in the Huxtable series. This review is presented by fellow reader, Senetra. The opinions on this series from other readers is rather interesting and varied.
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This was the Huxtable book I was most looking forward to. Margaret, the heroine, was just a bit unlucky in […]
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Continue Reading Norwegian crime novelist, Jo Nesbø is a bestselling author who has a varied and interesting background. His vast array of experience is evidenced in this story which is large in scope and depth as far as police procedurals go.
In the US, there are currently only four of his books translated to English in the Harry Hole […]
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