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Innocent Hearts & Lovestruck

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

KT Grant (aka Katiebabs of Babbbling About Books) has just released her debut novel, Lovestruck! Check out the cover hotness:

Congrats KT!!
Looking for more f/f love? Read my glowing guest review of Radclyffe’s Innocent Hearts at Loving Venus, Loving Mars.

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Mind Blowing

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Every so often, a book comes along that just blows me away. In 2009, it was Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. This year, it’s Mind Games by Carolyn Crane. Both books have the word “game” in the title, interestingly enough. They also have the two strongest, most likeable heroines I’ve encountered–ever.
When [...]

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Romance & Menage

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Last week I talked about erotic romance, a subgenre I’m becoming more familiar with. A typical erotic romance has explicit language and frequent sex scenes between a loving, monogamous couple. Multiple partners and same-sex pairings are also common, however.

Although m/m/f (two men + female) isn’t my “thing,” I decided to try [...]

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Scorcher Alert: Beth Kery’s Paradise Rules

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Erotic romance is sort of a new subgenre for me. Romantic suspense and Regency romance have been my favorites for years. Now that I write RS, and eat, sleep, dream it, etc., that genre is not what I reach for in my down time. I still like Regencies, but I’ve read hundreds of those. I’ve [...]

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Buried Treasure

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Sometimes you have to dig to get the good stuff…

All About Romance has named SET THE DARK ON FIRE a Buried Treasure of 2009! Check out their other top picks and read the B+ review.
Not to be outdone, CRASH INTO ME found some review love at Alpha Heroes.
So great to see my books here [...]

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Happy New Year!!

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Some highlights of 2009:
February: CRASH INTO ME, my first single-title romance, is released. Interviews with yours truly appear in Romantic Times and San Diego’s North County Times. My mom puts both articles in a scrapbook. Happy readers email me. Whee!!
June: CRASH INTO ME gets a two-page spread in [...]

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Highly Recommended!

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

I’m getting great reviews for Set the Dark on Fire. Jane of Dear Author picked it as a Recommended Read for September!! Here’s a snippet from her review:
I felt at the end, despite the short time over which the story takes place (just a few days), that these imperfect characters truly had found [...]

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Cool Links

Friday, August 28th, 2009

It was a sweltering 106 degrees at Casa Sorenson yesterday, and it’s supposed to be just as hot today. I will be trying to lay low and drink cool beverages.
Soon-to-debut Bantam author Carolyn Crane is hosting a giveaway of Set the Dark on Fire on her crazy-cool blog, The Thrillionth Page. Carolyn is [...]

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Romance Divas

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

What a cool release day I had yesterday! Thanks for all the congrats. On Twitter, Tessa Dare posted a pic of our books on the shelves together, hobnobbing. I couldn’t resist visiting the store to see for myself.
Hello, lovelies!

Today, the whirlwind of fun continues. Read my guest review of [...]

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Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Did I say I wasn’t blogging this summer? Never mind that. : )
This isn’t a real review. It’s more like a shout-out. Azteclady from Karen Knows Best was complaining about the lack of authentic (or even correct) Spanish in romance novels. I haven’t noticed a lot of actual mistakes, but [...]

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