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Naked by M. Hart

8 June 2010 Jackie 1

When I first read the blurb for Naked by Megan Hart, it sounded really interesting and I couldn’t wait to read it.  However, after finishing it, I feel like I’m still waiting…waiting for something to happen. No strings. No regrets. And no going back. I didn’t think he wanted me. […]

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Guest Author: Carrie Lofty

8 June 2010 Jackie 7

Today, Literary Escapism is excited to welcome Carrie Lofty, author of Song of Seduction, to the floor. Austria, 1804 Eight years ago, composer Arie De Voss claimed his late mentor’s final symphony as his own and became an icon. But fame has a price: fear of discovery now poisons his […]

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The First Buntline

7 June 2010 Jackie 1

The latest New Author Mini Challenge kicked off last week and there is still plenty of time to join in.  For the month of June, we’re focusing on those first novels – the débutantes, the virgins, the first-timers.  Those novels by authors who are just starting out in the publishing […]

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Sea Witch by V. Kantra

7 June 2010 Tricia 2

Sea Witch by Virgina Kantra is the first book I have read that has focused on shifters from the sea, or Selkies. Margred is a Selkie—a legendary being of the sea, able to shapeshift into seductive human form. And she has found a human she desires… Burned out from the […]

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The 3rd BBAW Has Been Announced!

7 June 2010 Jackie 0

The 3rd Annual Book Blogger Appreciation Week has been officially announced! Amy kicked off the event at My Friend Amy (the site for the first BBAW) yesterday. Just like the past two years, Literary Escapism will be celebrating in some fashion.  I know for a fact that I’ll be offering […]

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Sunday Surprise!

6 June 2010 Jackie 1

Defeat the Darkness by Alexis Morgan Hard-eyed and hard-bodied, Hunter Fitzsimon isn’t what Tate Justice expected in a tenant for the apartment above her garage. Terse and intensely private, Hunter’s mission is to protect a narrow stretch of the barrier between Earth and Kalithia against the Paladins’ ruthless enemies — […]

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Dead in the Family by C. Harris

6 June 2010 Jackie 8

The tenth book in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Mysteries (aka Sookie Stackhouse), Dead in the Family brings a lot of change to the inhabitants of Bon Temps.  While it was definitely different from previous novels, I have to say I truly enjoyed it. After enduring torture and the loss of […]

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Battle of the Network Zombies by M. Henry

5 June 2010 Marissa 0

I heard wonderful things about the third Amanda Feral, Battle of the Network Zombies by Mark Henry, which lead me to give it a shot. However zombie books have never been my thing, and honestly this didn’t change my mind. I went into this with an open mind, and hoped […]

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The Rest Falls Away by C. Gleason

4 June 2010 Tricia 1

Regency books aren’t really my thing, so going into The Rest Falls Away, the first novel in Colleen Gleason’s Gardella Vampire Chronicles, I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it or not.  I found myself pleasantly surprised, as I not only liked it but plan on getting the […]

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Blameless Cravings

4 June 2010 Jackie 2

Have we seen the cover for Gail Carriger’s third Parasol Protectorate novel, Blameless? I get the feeling it’s not new, but for some reason it doesn’t look familiar to me. So I’m posting it again. Blameless is due to release September 1, 2010.

Have you ever wanted to try Jeri Smith-Ready’s Aspect of the Crow series? Amazon has the prequel story, The Wild’s Call, as a free Kindle read. Although, Jeri does want to remind everyone…