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Monday, February 8, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Bloggers, Writers & Readers: An Online Conference Just for You!
Head over to the Romance in the Backseat website (click on the image you see and you'll go right over there) and you'll see all the details about the online conference. I'm hoping to participate, and I'll have more details on that as we get closer to March.
The cool news is, they've added an author and reader portion of the conference! Sunday March 21st will be Author & Reader Day! Bloggers, Readers and Authors will have time to talk to each other and get details on how we can all promote and enjoy books and authors.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
New Release Tuesday!
Here’s a quick look at some of the books releasing this week. Make sure to stop by your local bookstore to see what other new goodies might await you. Don’t forget to check out online E-book stores too!
Butterfly Tattoo by Deidre Knight (Now in Print)
The Golden Season by Connie Brockway
Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter Series) by Nalini Singh
Flirt (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Steamed: A Steampunk Romance by Katie MacAlister
Accidentally Demonic (An Accidental Series) by Dakota Cassidy
Little Red and the Wolf by Alison Paige
Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell
Unknown (Outcast Season, Book 2) By Rachel Caine
2 Hot 2 Handle by Kelly Jamieson
Fleeced in Stonington by Rosemary Goodwin
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
New Release Tuesday!
For your reading pleasure I present some of the new books releasing this week. There are way to many awesome looking books releasing this week and I could not fit them all on this list. Head to your local bookstore to see even more new precious pretties!
Lessons in French By Laura Kinsale 
Ecstasy Unveiled (The Demonica Series) by Larissa Ione
No Prince Charming by Shiloh Walker
A Tale of Two Demon Slayers By Angie Fox
The Elusive Bride By Stephanie Laurens
The Mammoth Book of Irish Romance
Hold On Tight By Stephanie Tyler
Twice as Hot By Gena Showalter
“Wicked Sexy” by R.G. Alexander
Here Comes Trouble By Donna Kauffman
Question for Cheeky Readers – Would you rather see new releases from not as well known authors to help you discover something new, or keep a mix of well-known and newer authors? Sometimes I wonder if listing some of the “big names” helps readers or if they already know about those releases. Drop me a comment and let me know!
Book Review: Fugitive – The Cat Star Chronicles by Cheryl Brooks – 2 Hearts
Book Review: Fugitive – The Cat Star Chronicles
By: Cheryl Brooks
Sourcebooks Casablanca
2 Heart Review
Disclosure: ARC provided by publisher for review
Hunted and in hiding, he'll risk anything to touch her...
Manx is a Zetithian warrior, with a special feline gene that gives him incredible sexual powers. Drusilla's scent drives Manx wild with desire...Coming out of hiding, he's willing to give his life to bring her joy unlike any she's ever known.
Saving his life may be the most dangerous thing she has ever done...
Famous artist Drusilla is on a painting sabbatical when she unwittingly rescues the most fascinating male she's ever seen. But staying with Manx will throw her ordered existence into chaos and mortal danger...
Right up front I want to disclose that this is the very first of the Cat Star Chronicles I've read. I had heard from readers who both loved and didn't like Mrs. Brooks Cat Star books. That's why I thought it was time that I give the series a chance and see if it was for me.
Unfortunately, it's not.
This is a popular series and in reading Fugitive, I can see how the story could find many readers that this would be exactly what they were looking for in erotic romance. The book was written to provide lots of scenes for readers who are really looking for lots of steamy sex.
For me though, I just couldn't get past the idea of Manx being an alien being that had to many cat mannerisms. I've read many books were the hero wasn't exactly human, but usually the heroine isn't totally human either. It was really hard for me to get past thinking of animal sex, which is why this really didn't work for me.
Now, I'll admit it – I love good sex scenes. I'm a fan of erotic romance and don't shy away from graphic scenes. (Though I would like to point out sometimes I just want a sweet romance behind closed doors too.) In this book though, I felt like I was reading the equivalent of a porno script. I didn't feel the romance, instead I read about all the positions and graphic body part descriptions that just weren't sexy to me.
The penis descriptions in this book also made this not a book for me. Yes, it's imaginative and unusual and I think Mrs. Brooks deserves some credit for creating this world and the um, parts of her heroes. They just aren't to my taste. The descriptions are very vivid, so if you are interested in a male member with very unusual functions and sort of powers, then you might like this book and series.
Even if I had been more into this new male species, I still felt this book was lacking in romance. I got the erotica part of the equation, but I felt that the world that was created by Mrs. Brooks makes it almost impossible to have a real romance with any of her heroes. To make my point I'll disclose more about this book than I normally would in my reviews. The hero Manx's juices basically makes females euphorically happy and his cum makes them instantly orgasm. The hero and heroine themselves reflect on how addictive this could be for women and that was my main issue. I felt that there was nothing to the story that showed Drusilla and Manx falling for one another emotionally. Instead, it came across that Drusilla was just addicted to the way that Manx made her feel.
I appreciated the idea that this was a Sci-Fi romance since I feel there are way too few of them. As a Sci-Fi lover I'm always on the lookout for a hybrid space romance. Again, I give Mrs. Brooks credit for creating some some very interesting new planets and creatures and would like to have read about them without the premise of Zetithians who are sexually addictive.
Have you read any of the Cat Star Chronicles? If so, what did you think and please feel free to disagree with me! Also, let me know of any good Sci-Fi Romances you've read lately.
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