I just read a terrible romance where the heroine is a senior at Penn, the hero is a 40-ish doctor who stops in at the coffee shop where she works once a week. He turns out to be an ob/gyn who volunteers at the university’s clinic once a week. Want to guess who her random doctor is when she goes in for birth control? Or who turns out to be a heiress and illegitimate daughter of a now deceased US Senator? Or who winds up […]
Fish Stick Fridays. We didn’t even need to quip on the title for this one.
NOTE: Rhys Ford contacted both Patty and Katie about reviewing her new book, Fish Stick Fridays, which is due out in November. She provided us with ARCs in exchange for a fair and honest review. Katie: Deacon is badass motorcycle-riding ex-con. He’s been to prison for knowingly receiving and using stolen motorcycle parts at his custom motorcycle shop. In the meantime, his younger sister took a road less traveled as well, and not in a good way. Deanna (I think, I honestly don’t remember her name. […]
Women are from Venus, Men are from Forks
Oh, gentle reader… do we have a treat for you today! After a hiatus of several months, Pat and I were tempted back to the fold when it was brought to our attention that Stephenie Meyer was celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Twilight’s publication by releasing a gender-swapped version. You may thank Reba from Pajiba’s online community for bringing this to our attention. Or not. Before we talk about anything else, we need to discuss the title page: I don’t think you get to […]
This one goes up to 11!
Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon is perhaps too obvious a choice of theme song for a review of a romance novel involving a rock star who has lost his band to a tragic traffic accident and a cop who is such a cliche that it almost hurts, but who cares? It’s a great song by a great band. I’m leaving it in. Sinner’s Gin is the first in a series by Rhys Ford about the remnants of rock band and a family of […]