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Little Critter by M. Mayer

25 March 2010 Jackie 6

If you follow me on either Twitter or Facebook, then you have probably already heard that I was pregnant. The new monkey will be making his/her appearance in August and we’ve been slowly getting Ian ready for a sibling. A friend of mine recommended reading a bunch of books on […]

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Guest Author: Chloe Neill (Pt 2 of 2)

25 March 2010 Jackie 11

Today, Literary Escapism is excited to welcome back Chloe Neill, author of the fabulous Chicagoland Vampires series – Some Girls Bite, Friday Night Bites and the soon to be released Twice Bitten. However, today, we’re celebrating her foray into the young adult genre with Firespell. When Lily’s guardians decided to […]

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Debut UF/PNR Challenge

24 March 2010 Jackie 1

Yup, I’m adding two new challenges to my list this year, but they work so beautifully with my own New Author Challenge, that I couldn’t resist.  Dark Faerie Tales is hosting the first every Debut Urban Fantasy Challenge and the Debut Paranormal Romance Challenge.  From what I can tell, both […]

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Immortal Discord of Ecstasy Blood

24 March 2010 Jackie 7

For those interested, I have updated the submission guidelines for review requests.  At this time, I am being very selective on what I will accept in order to get what I have reviewed.  With the addition of Jennifer and Tricia, I’m hoping we’ll be able to get caught up fairly […]

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Reader Recommendations – Paranormal YA

24 March 2010 Jackie 17

I’ve already asked about which vampire & shapeshifter and demons, fae & magic novels everyone would recommend.  This week, let’s take the same question, but this time, let’s focus on the younger crowds. I’m not a huge young adult fan, but I’ve come across a couple of great young adult […]

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Double Hunger

23 March 2010 Jackie 4

Has everyone else seen the fabulous cover Dark Faerie Tales has uncovered for Jackie Morse Kessler’s Hunger?  This is the first novel in her Horsemen of the Apocalypse young adult series which comes out October 18, 2010.  This is a fabulous cover and I would just love to have it […]

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The Last Map to the Throne of God by Trularin

23 March 2010 Jesse 1

At the request of a friend, I was asked to review The Last Map to the Throne of God by Trularin – it turned out to be a flawed, yet enjoyable book. Dr. Paul Bracken and his coworkers are sent to Montana where an anomaly is discovered in an archaeological […]

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Guest Author: Robin Cain

23 March 2010 Jackie 2

Today, Literary Escapism is excited to welcome Robin Pope Cain, author of When Dreams Bleed. A software genius with a knack for business, Frank’s been living the dream his whole life. He’s amassed money, success, and is now accumulating women, but someone out there thinks he’s gone too far. Who […]

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Teaser Tuesday: Tempest Rising

23 March 2010 Jackie 3

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Here’s the rules: Get the book you’re currently reading Open it to any random page Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page (Be courteous of your readers) You also need to share the […]

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Born of Fire by S. Kenyon

22 March 2010 Jennifer 2

The second novel in Sherrilyn Kenyon’s League series, Born of Fire was a sexy and action packed science fiction romance that has me looking forward to the next in the series. In a universe where assassins make the law, everyone lives in fear—except for Syn. Born of an illicit scandal […]