Real Men

Vanessa Jaye rounded up he vs she discussions recently and has a great example in her post.
Real men and how they’re portrayed in romance is not a new issue, though it’s an interesting one. Good stuff at the recent ATBF and its discussion board. At the end of her column, Laurie asks
And yet, do [...]

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All About Samhain

I’m on September’s Coming soon page!! Too exciting, at least for me!
This week from Samhain:

Leaving Mama Bobbie Cole. Novel. Women’s Fiction.
Blackmailed Annmarie McKenna. Novel. Erotic romance, ménage.

Reviews:

Nicole reviewed Seducing Simon by Maya Banks.
Seeing how these two were going to get together was really what I cared about. It was also nice to see the [...]

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This and that

Hey, my blog has 1000 hits! Never mind that some of those hits were (inadvertantly) my own. I’m still excited. Yes, I know I’m small fry but I’ll take my excitement where I can.
Via Alison Kent, Lydia Joyce has a column at Access Romance titled Porno horn-dogs versus repressed fuddy-duddies. Love the title! Good post.
I [...]

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Follow up

Dear Author investigated sales at Ingrams. Now, I don’t quite follow all the numbers and Jane certatinly doesn’t claim to have the whole story, but the results are interesting. Below she compares authors who have been traditionally published to those e-pubbed.
To summarize, it appears that LLG sold approximately 9,510 copies of her book the Marriage [...]

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Historical heroines

Smart Bitches followed up on the AAR discussion about wallpaper historicals. Good stuff. I particularly liked what Candy said in the comments:
I get tired of the stereotype that women back in the Bad Old Days were passive, too. And I do agree that rulebreakers and shit-disturbers are a lot more entertaining to read about than [...]

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Lora Leigh rec

Okay, I have decided I must try a Lora Leigh book. People feel quite strongly about her writing and I’m curious. So if anyone is interested in suggesting a good place to start, I’d appreciate it.
I do read erotic romance, but I haven’t read a lot and I don’t particularly feel drawn towards storylines with [...]

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Thursday links

Jordan Summers, who has been published by Kensington and Ellora’s Cave, responds to AAR’s EC discussion linked below.
Contrary to recent AAR list discussions, e-book authors can and do make good money. Some make extremely good money. It all boils down to the backlist.
Miladyinsanity argues against a traditional HEA in romance.
Personally, I don’t think the [...]

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Wednesday links

There are some interesting discussions about Ellora’s Cave here and here. Posts by Jaid Black, Sylvia Day, Laura Lee Ghurke, and others. It gets a little messy, but if you read through you’ll see there are a number of authors who are making more at EC than in NY. Note that EC does print runs. [...]

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All About Samhain

This week from Samhain Publishing:

The Last Thing I Expected Heather Rae Scott. Novel. Contemporary Romance. Comedy.
Border Lair Bianca D’Arc. Category. Fantasy Romance. Erotic. Book 2 of the Dragon Knights series.
Taste This Leigh Ellwood. Category. M/M romance. Sci-Fi. Book 1 in the Vectra series.

10% off when first released.
Samhain reviews:

Avid Reader reveiwed Let’s Pretend by Raine Weaver. [...]

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Kate Ross

I just completed reading Kate Ross’s four Julian Kestrel mysteries. I very much enjoyed them. The first, Cut to the Quick, I’ve discussed. I’ll start with the fourth, The Devil in Music, as that is the one I liked least, and hence have the most to say.
The Devil has a lot to offer. Ross does [...]

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