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Tag Archives: book reviews
Recommended Reads: Books I read and enjoyed in November 2019 #amreading #RecommendedReads
It looks like I only finished reading four books this month. That’s true. However, in between reading these four, I’ve also been reading the 3000+page Once Upon a Christmas Wedding: a holiday romance collection. I’ve been reading it since the … Continue reading
Recommended Reads: What I read & enjoyed in October
In October, I read some absolutely amazing books and discovered an author new to me (Mary Balogh) who will be on my go-to list of favorite authors. I’d fallen behind on my Goodreads challenge to read 100 books this year, … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Finn, Ares, book reviews, Elsa Jade, Exposed Tana Stone, Intergalactic Dating Agency, K Cantrell, Maelstrom, Mary Balogh, Mermaids of Montana, Once Upon a Christmas Wedding, Recommended Reads, Regency Romance, Rozar, science fiction romance, Someone to Love, Sue Lyndon, Sue Mercury, The Incurable Matchmaker, The Woman in the Window, thriller novel, Vaxxlian
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Recommended Reads: What I read in September 2019
It seems like I buy five books for every one that I read, so books get buried in my Kindle. In September, I made a concerted effort to unearth some of those books and finally read them. I found a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lamott, Annie Nicholas, Bird by Bird, Blood Type, book reviews, books on writing, Chimera Secrets, Ed Hoornaert, Eve Langlais, Fifty Shades of Grey, Guarding the Mermaid, Intergalactic Dating Agency, K.A. Linde, Karos, Love Thy Galactic Enemy, Madam Love Actually, medical science fiction, monthly reads, prehistoric, Recommended Reads, Rich Amooi, romantic comedy, September 2019, Shay Savage, So You Think You Can Marry An Alien, Star-crossed Alien Mail Order Brides, Susan Hayes, Tasha Black, time travel, Trace, Transcendence, vampire romance
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#RecommendedReads: What I read in August
August was a bumpy reading month. I started off not finishing three books before I hit a good one. I probably DNFed half a dozen books this month. And I read a contemporary military romance to which I can only … Continue reading
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Tagged alien invasion, Aliens and Ice Cream, All of Me, book reviews, dragon shifter, dragons, Dustwalker Tiffany Roberts, Fire in his Spirit, Fireblood Dragons, Lea Kirk, Michael James, NJ Walters, paranormal romance, Recommended Reads, Ruby Dixon, science fiction romance
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Recommended Reads: What I read in June #amreading
Two books on June’s short list show the breadth and diversity of science fiction romance. Alpha’s Capture by Livia Bourne is dark and disturbing, while Pretty Human is light and sweet. Two good books, both totally different. I read seven … Continue reading
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Tagged A Nurse of the Wolfman, aliens, book reviews, Dragon Unearthed, dragons, Eve Langlais, Ishabelle Torry, Livia Bourne, paranormal romance, Pretty Human, Ruby Dixon, science fiction romance, science fiction romance book reviews, shapeshifters, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
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“Sweeps you away” — advance reviews for Under Fyre (Alien Dragon Shifters 1)
Some early Goodreads reviews for Under Fyre: “What could be better than an alien romance from this author? Why, an alien DRAGON romance, of course! The teaser prequel was interesting, but it didn’t half-way prepare me for the wonder I … Continue reading
What I read in February: 9 books I recommend #SFR #PNR #Nonfiction
Looking for your next good book? Take a look at what I read in February. I recommend all of these. You’ll find a mix of science fiction romance, paranormal romance (dragons and shifters), and some nonfiction titles. Anna Hackett is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien Protector by Sue Mercury, alien romance, Anna Hackett, book marketing, book reviews, Bride Hunt Series, Charlene Hartnady, David Gaughran, dragon shifters, Dragon's Treasure, Edge of Eon, Factfulness, facts and lies, fake news, Gwen Hayes, Hans Rosling, Isadora Montrose, Jessie Donovan, nonfiction, paranormal romance, Romancing the Beat, Royal Dragon, Sacrificed to the Dragon, science fiction romance, Strangers to Superfans, Tolstoy by Tasha Black, writing romance
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An observation about review rankings of series books…
After writing three series, I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon with respect to reviews: later books in a series get better reviews than the first book. Here are the average star rankings on Amazon for my three series: Breeder series Breeder … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Romance writing
Tagged book reviews, Breeder, Cara Bristol, Cy-Ops Sci-fi Romance series, how readers rank books, review rankings, Rod and Cane Society, romance readers, romance reviews, science fiction romance, spanking romance, Stranded with the Cyborg, Unexpected Consequences
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Readers & authors…let’s talk spoilers
Spoiler, n. information about the plot of a motion picture or TV program [or novel] that can spoil the viewer’ sense of surprise or suspense. Reader/veteran reviewer Meredith Gurr had asked in a Facebook group if mentioning a story contained … Continue reading