I am pretty sure this is my favorite romance of all time. I recently re-read it for (I think) the third time, and once again found myself swept away by the magic between Zack and Julie. Technically, it’s not perfect. Like many of McNaught’s books, the beginning is slow, as she spends many pages painting […]
Category Archives: Book Reviews
If I’m reading it, I’ll write about it here — scifi, fantasy, romance, mystery, non-fiction, or whatever my book club makes me read.
Book Review: Griffin Rising
Have you ever wondered if there are angels among us? Guardian angels, who help us during all those times we get into trouble? If it seems like a miracle that you survived a bad car accident, maybe it was. And what if one of those angels looked like a sixteen-year-old boy and lived across the […]
Great New Ebooks by Twilight Times
You probably know by now that my new science fiction novel, The Immortality Virus, is available as an eBook, but you may not know about some other great titles newly available through Twilight Times Books. I managed to get an interview with both of these authors, and will be posting those in the next few […]
Book Review: The Darkest Powers
The Summoning, The Awakening, and The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong make up the Darkest Powers trilogy, a young adult fantasy series about a fifteen-year-old girl who sees ghosts — or perhaps, she’s schizophrenic — at first, she isn’t sure. Read together, these three books tell a complete story of a group of teenagers trying to […]
Book Review: The Wild Child
What an unusual story. After reading several books by Mary Jo Putney, I have to say this much: I never know quite what to expect. I’m not in love with her stuff, but I think it might be fun to pick them up, here and again, when I need a change from the same old […]
Book Review: Catch the Lightning
This is the second book in the Skolian Empire series, and I felt it was an easier book to get into because it was told from the viewpoint of a waitress from 1987. Tina meets future pilot, Althor, when he accidentally finds himself in her time. This story unfolded gradually, as Tina learns about the […]
The Story Behind the Story
This is a collection of inspirational stories by twenty authors, including myself, who reflect upon the ups and downs of writing their first novel. If you’re a writer, especially one struggling with your first novel, you should read this. The eBook version is currently free at amazon.
Book Review: Primary Inversion
Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro featured a number of powerful, compelling moments, sandwiched between a few extreme info dumps. If you’re willing to read past them to the heart and soul of this story, you will find a treasure there. To put this in perspective, it has been a long time since I’ve ventured into […]
Book Review: An Unwilling Bride
I’ll give it this much: The premise is unique. Many years ago, The Duchess Belcraven became pregnant with a child who could not possibly have been her husband’s. That was bad enough, but to make matters worse, the Duke’s two older sons both die in a tragic accident, meaning his heir is not of his […]
Book Review: Nebula’s Music
Nebula is a cyborg, a machine manufactured from a donated human body. She should have been reborn with a clean slate, knowing only that which happened from the moment of creation, but when she plays certain songs on the piano, she has flickering memories of a time before. Radian is not initially a part of […]