No Image

Beastly Men

23 April 2009 Jackie 4

Check out the hotness USA Today is showing off.  Meet the four werewolves of New Moon.  Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Bronson Pelletier will be playing the werewolves, with Taylor Lautner rounding out the group. In more Twilight news, Zap2It is saying that David Slade has been confirmed […]

No Image

True Blood & More

22 April 2009 Jackie 5

Subterranean Press has commissioned a novella (to publish as a trade hardcover) and a chapbook (to accompany the limited edition) from Caitlin Kittredge, which will be based in her Black London world.  I doubt this will come out before next year, but in the mean time, we can enjoy Cherie […]

No Image

Too Hot To Handle by R. Kaye

21 April 2009 Jackie 3

Robin Kaye is a new author for me and I have to say that I enjoyed her novel, Too Hot to Handle. Dr. Mike Flynn’s single mom taught him early how to cook and clean, and there’s nothing like vacuuming or doing dishes to help a guy relax. Annabelle Ronaldi […]

No Image

What Would Jane Austen Do? by L. Brown

21 April 2009 Jackie 2

I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown. I generally shy away from anything Austen related since I tend to encounter the Austen fanatics when I talk about her, but this was good. Surely Jane Austen would know how to handle […]

No Image

Random Vampires & Other Things

21 April 2009 Jackie 0

I’ve never heard of the Ultimate Vamplist, but thanks to SciFiGuy, I now have.  Seriously, this thing is amazing.  This thing is a HUGE list of vampire novels in all categories and I have to give kudos to Michele Hauf for pulling this thing together.  And speaking of titles you […]

No Image

Guest Author: Kendra Leigh Castle

21 April 2009 Jackie 20

I am excited to welcome back Literary Escapism Kendra Leigh Castle, who is getting ready to release the third novel in her Highland Magic series, Wild Highland Magic, which comes out on May 1st.  I’ve had the chance to read this novel and it is great. We’ll be giving away […]

No Image

Wild Highland Magic by KL Castle

18 April 2009 Jackie 2

The third novel in Kendra Leigh Castle’s Highland Magic series, Wild Highland Magic finally gives us a chance to hear Bastian’s story. For generations, the MacInnes werewolves have been guarding the portal between Earth and the Drakkyn realm. Bastian and his sister came through the portal from Drakkyn, seeking sanctuary […]

No Image

Queene Twilight

17 April 2009 Jackie 0

I’ve come across a summary for the first novel in Jennifer Armintrout’s new Lightworld/Darkworld series and it makes it sound kind of interesting. The debut in Armintrout’s Lightworld/Darkworld series introduces us the Ayla, half faery, half human Assassin of the Lightworld’s Faery court. Her fate becomes intertwined with Death Angel […]

No Image

Bookish News

16 April 2009 Jackie 0

What is with all the slow news lately?  Anyway, I didn’t want to sit on this all weekend, so here’s what I have for the moment. The people at Harper Teen have posted the first ten chapters (yes I said the first 10 chapters) to Kelley Armstrong’s upcoming novel, The […]

No Image

No News But Contests Yes

15 April 2009 Jackie 0

Ilona Andrews has posted the first chapter of On the Edge to her website.  On the Edge will be released September 29, 2009. SciFiGuy has shared the cover for Jessica Andersen’s Skykeepers with us.  Skykeepers is the third novel in Andersen’s Final Prophecy series and is due to be released […]