Category Archives: Books

Megan Hart – “Deeper”

GENRE: erotic novel PUBLISHED: WHY THIS NOVEL: Love Megan Hart’s stories and the way she tells them. Twenty years ago she had her whole life spread out before her. She was Bess Walsh, a fresh-scrubbed, middle-class student ready to conquer … Continue reading

Posted in 4,5/5, Comment: Books | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Jim Butcher – “Codex Alera” series, #1 – #4

I picked up the first book in this series by chance. I was looking for something fantasy to take with me on my vacation. I’d never heard of this series but I’d heard of Jim Butcher’s “Dresden Files” series and … Continue reading

Posted in 4,5/5, 4/5, Comment: Books | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Currently Reading: “Winter Garden” by Adele Ashworth

Though a celebrated French beauty in 1849, Madeleine DuMais’s cleverness is her greatest asset — and one she puts to good use as a spy for the British. When her expertise is needed in the south of England to break … Continue reading

Posted in Reading journal | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Sophia James – “One Unashamed Night”

GENRE: Romance / Historical PUBLISHED: Harlequin Historical, 2010 WHY THIS NOVEL: I wanted to see how the hero’s poor eyesight was handled. “Living in a gray world of silhouette, Lord Taris Wellingham conceals his fading eyesight from society. He has … Continue reading

Posted in 3,5/5, Comment: Books | Tagged , | 7 Comments