Review: Fragile Dreams

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Fragile Dreams

Author: 

Viviane Brentanos

Release Date:

January 14, 2011

Publisher:

Red Rose Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 56,000

Purchase Links:  

Red Rose Publishing

Author's Website:

http://Corfu-author.tripod.com/

http://www.myspace.com/chicholina

http://viviane-brentanos.blogspot.com

Description:  

Elysiana Rouva has come to a point in where she is questioning her life. Recently overcoming a long, hard battle with breast cancer, she is vulnerable and depressed. Her husband Pavlos, although outwardly supportive, provides her with no real comfort. Their marriage is a farce. She no longer loves him and is not threatened by his numerous affairs or his obsession with his work. Her friends say all the right words but she cannot make them understand.

Enter Michael.  The young man Pavlos sends to tend their garden turns Ellie’s world on its head. She senses his interest in her but it is more than sexual. It is a connection of souls.

Laura’s Review: 

Review: Ghostly Passions

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Ghostly Passions

Author: 

Delilah K. Stephans

Release Date:

January 2011

Publisher:

MuseItHot Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 5,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

http://www.delilahkstephans.com/

Description:  

Devlin Ruark has been trapped in the same house for 230 years. He's faced a British hangman, numerous paranormal researchers, but he doesn't know what to do with the newest researcher.

Determined to prove that ghosts do exist, Druscilla Hutchinson has returned to the house where she saw her first ghost. With the Electromagnetic Particle Scanner she developed she hopes to give a ghost a more substantial form.

When the EMP Scanner produces an unusual side effect, Devlin and Druscilla have to decide whether to talk or take advantage of the situation.

Babs' Review:

Branching Out on the Project

We've been plugging away for a few weeks now on The One Hundred Romances Project, and I think I can safely speak for the entire review staff by saying that we're loving the variety and quality of small-press and indie romance ebooks we've been receiving! I've had my nose in yet another novel that I've had the pleasure of receiving through this blog, and am anxiously awaiting a free hour or two later tonight so I can return my attention to it.

To continue the theme of supporting the small-press and indie eRomance authors out there, and now that we've had some time to settle into the reading routine, I thought it would be a great idea to branch out a little and add another occasional feature to the blog. How about hearing from some of the authors directly, pick their brains a little?

I do love brain-picking. It's one of my favorite activities, second only to attacking a giant plate of bbq pork and mac n cheese.

Are you interested in being interviewed by The One Hundred Romances Project? We'd love to have you! We won't bite, promise. We prefer to nibble.

If you'd like to be one of our featured authors(or featured small-press eRomance publishers) and submit to a few questions, please comment below or use the review request email address listed in the sidebar, and include the following information:

Your name

eBook title (Released no earlier than October 2010 or soon-to-be-published eRomances)

Publisher

Romance sub-genre(s) of your story

Website, blog, or other online source of note that we can scour for fascinating tidbits to grill you about

Email address for us to contact you for further information.

We look forward to hearing from you!

--Joey

Review: Genetic Attraction

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Genetic Attraction

Author: 

Tara Lain

Release Date:

January 4, 2011

Publisher:

Loose ID

Word Count:

approx. 41,000

Purchase Links:  

Loose ID

Author's Website:

http://www.taralain.com 

Twitter

Facebook

View the book trailer here

Description:  

At a conservative Long Island University, renowned researcher, Dr. Emmaline Silvay, has two great loves – her life-saving work, and her younger research partner, Jake Martin. The romantic love is impossible. She’s his boss and he lives with his girlfriend. The the “girlfriend” is actually a boyfriend, the beautiful and infamous supermodel, Roan Black.

Resigned to a platonic relationship, Em accepts a weekend invitation to their home, but the men have a menage on their minds. She can’t resist, doesn’t even want to. But their intentions go far beyond passion. They want her to “be a part of them”. Their three-way love defies propriety and the standards of the University that funds their work. The supermodel’s fame makes secrecy impossible. Their ménage threatens to crumble all she’s worked for. What will give way to make room for genetic attraction?

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Eternity: Fire & Ice

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Eternity: Fire & Ice

Author: 

Jodi Lee

Release Date:

December 31, 2010

Word Count:

approx. 6,000

Purchase Links:  

Smashwords

Author's Website:

http://www.jodilee.ca

Belfire Press

Description:  

Amanda is crushed after she finds her boyfriend with another woman. Still reeling from crashing her car, she's rescued by a man unlike any other, and whisked away to world beyond her own. It is there she becomes Siobhan. Together, Siobhan and Kabhan face Eternity in a world of fire and ice. Part 1 of 6.

Babs' Review:

Review: Mistaken Bride

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Mistaken Bride

Author: 

Regan Taylor

Release Date:

January 19, 2011

Publisher:

Awe-Struck Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 80,000

Purchase Links:  

Awe-Struck Publishing

Author's Website:

www.Regantaylor.com 

Description:  

One his way to Alder Creek, Wyoming with the information that will save his sister-in-law's life, U.S. Marshal Kendrick Parker stumbles upon one of the west's most notorious bank robbers, Black Bette during a stop in St. Louis. So certain has the deadly killer in custody, Kendrick makes arrangements to travel with a wagon train west so he can bring her to justice.

With little left but her good name, Amanda Davis has ventured to St. Louis in the hopes of procuring a teaching job. Before she can contact the school's head master she is taken into custody by Marshal Parker. Despite her vehement protestations of innocence, Kendrick brings her west with him.

But something about the woman who calls herself Mandy Davis wears on the dashing Marshal. When a fever almost takes his life, Kendrick begins to question whether he has the right woman.

Babs' Review:

Review: The First Series: Eden's Hell, I and Dark Diary, II

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Note: Brandi is reviewing the first two books in Dawné Dominique's The First series....

Title: 

Eden's Hell, I: The First

Dark Diary, II: The First

Author: 

Dawné Dominique

Release Date:

Eden's Hell: August 2009

Dark Diary: November 2010

Publisher:

Purple Sword Publications

Word Count:

Eden's Hell: approx. 69,000

Dark Diary: approx. 71,000

Purchase Links: 

Eden's Hell 

Amazon

Purple Sword Publications 

Dark Diary 

Amazon

Purple Sword Publications

Author's Websites:

http://dawnedominique.com, http://dawnedominique.deviantart.com , http://dusktildawndesigns.yolasite.com, http://purplesword.com, http://eternalpress.biz, http://damnationbooks.com, http://redrosepublishing.com, http://loveyoudivine.com, http://moongypsypress.com

Description:  

Eden's Hell:

In the beginning…

God created man and called him Adam, a fine specimen replicated in his own image. He then created woman to ease Adam’s loneliness and named her Lillith. Unfortunately, God realized his mistake too late in giving woman free will, for she would rule her domain—not man.

When Lillith left Adam, God created another for his first-born son, and gave her the name Eve and a kingdom called Eden, but by then it was too late, for he’d unleashed Hell into the world of man.

 

Dark Diary:

The lives of a deranged serial killer, a seven centuries First vampire and a City of Winnipeg police detective collide in this second novel of Dawné Dominique’s The First series.

Daniella Rolfe, a seven-century old First vampire is unwittingly drawn together with a City of Winnipeg police detective, who happens to be investigating a string of some rather bizarre serial murders. It doesn’t take long for her to discover that this mere mortal man holds more power over her than any she's ever known.

And Aiden…he's only dreamed about women like Daniella.

Blood battles and broken vows are just the beginning of Daniella Rolfe’s woes.

Brandi's Review:

Review: Anchored: Belonging Book One

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Anchored: Belonging Book One

Author: 

Rachel Haimowitz

Release Date:

January 17, 2011

Publisher:

Noble Romance

Word Count:

approx. 44,000

Purchase Links:  

Noble Romance

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://www.rachelhaimowitz.com/

Follow Rachel on Twitter ,Facebook,Goodreads,Blogger,Elance, and Huffington Post.

Description:  

Network news anchor Daniel Halstrom is at the top of his field, but being at the bottom of the social ladder—being a slave—makes that hard to enjoy. Especially when NewWorld Media, the company who's owned him since childhood, decides to lease him on evenings and weekends to boost their flagging profits.

Daniel's not stupid; he knows there's only one reason a man would pay so much for what little free time he has, and it's got nothing to do with his knowledge of current events. But he's never been made to serve like that before, and he fears he won't survive the experience with his sanity intact.

He finds himself in the home of Carl Whitman, a talk show host whose words fail him time and again when it comes to ordering Daniel to bed. Daniel knows what Carl wants, but it seems as if Carl isn't willing to take it, and Daniel's not willing to give it freely. His recalcitrance costs him dearly, but with patience and some hard-won understanding, love just might flourish where once there'd been only fear and pain. Can Carl become the anchor in Daniel's turbulent life, or will he end up the weight that sinks his slave for good? 

Laura's Review:

Review: A Taste Of Terror

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

A Taste of Terror

Author: 

Chastity Bush

Release Date:

November 2010

Publisher:

MuseItHot Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 50,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItHot Publishing

Author's Website:

http://chastitybush.webs.com 

 

Description:  

When Cole Douglas is sent in search of a rogue werewolf, he thinks the mission will go off without a hitch as so many before.  As a Guardian, it is Cole’s job to protect all living beings, mortal and immortal alike. But when sexy nurse/newly turned werewolf Chloe Dunn attacks him, his new mission take a surprising turn as he learns that not only is she beautiful, she is his mate.

Refusing to acknowledge his destiny, Cole continues with his intended mission, only to find that the beautiful creature that attacked him is not only his one true mate but his ticket to finding the rogue werewolf he has been assigned to kill.

Despite the danger lurking all around them, Cole finds himself drawn to the Chloe unlike any woman before. From her golden brown hair to her amber eyes, Cole realizes that even though he doesn’t think he is ready for a mate, just a look from her can set his blood on fire.

Chloe Dunn is just learning to live life as a werewolf when the scent of a stranger sends her into a frenzy and leads her to attack him. Cole is dangerous and wild, something she needs no part of but the overwhelming pull he has on her is more than she can bear. The more time she spends with him, the more she wants him, needs him and will do whatever it takes to have him, even if it means placing herself in the hands of the very rogue that turned her.

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Sympathy for the Devil

Purchased by Joey, honest review provided.

Title:

Sympathy for the Devil

Author: 

Christine Pope

Release Date:

December 2, 2010

Publisher:

Pink Petal Books

Word Count:

approx. 105,000

Purchase Links: 

Pink Petal Books

Amazon 

Author's Website:

http://christinepope.com/

Description:  

You know what they say about deals with the Devil…

This time the deal the Devil makes is with God, who offers him a chance at redemption if he can experience human love. Easy enough, according to the Devil, who thinks that making the woman God has chosen fall in love with him will be a simple task. Unfortunately, Lucifer didn’t count on interfering demons, blundering boyfriends, and a young woman who has more questions than he’s willing to answer.

 Joey's Review:

Guest Post: Joanne Renaud Reviews Sympathy For The Devil

I've worked with Christine Pope (aka Joy Sillesen) on Dark Valentine magazine for the past year, and as I've gotten to know her, I've discovered that she is a very talented author. She's written a lot of great stories, but quite possibly my favorite of hers is "Sympathy for the Devil," which has just been published by Pink Petal Books.  I originally wrote this review for the Dark Valentine website, but Joey has kindly allowed me to post this review here as well.

Sympathy for the Devil

By Christine Pope

Reviewed by Joanne Renaud

Review: Be Good To Your Elf

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Be Good To Your Elf

Author: 

Elizabeth Coldwell

Release Date:

December 2010

Publisher:

MuseItHOT Publishing 

Word Count:

approx. 3000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

http://elizabethcoldwell.wordpress.com/

Description: 

Maddie’s Christmas plans are ruined when her divorced mother goes cruising, so she takes a job in Santa’s Grotto. She has to dress as an elf, but the job has compensations. She finds herself working alongside Tyler, a hot divorced father who’s also spending the holiday alone. Can she pluck up the courage to tell him how she feels about him and make the Christmas magic begin?

Ben’s Review:

Review: Forever Summer

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Forever Summer

Author: 

Elaine Dyer

Release Date:

December 1, 2010

Publisher:

Lazy Day Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 61,000

Purchase Links: 

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

All Romance

OmniLit

Follow The Author:

Twitter

Description: 

Summer Alvarez is successful, independent, and a loner by choice. Since losing her family as a child, she decided long ago that it was better to only rely on herself and to avoid any close relationships. In between jobs, she answers an ad for a bilingual teacher for a preschooler, the daughter of Gabriel Rodrigo, a world famous singer and entertainer. Although the idea of world travel is enticing, the reason she feels compelled to accept the position, despite her instant dislike for Gabe, is his adorable little girl, Marisol.

Gabe is used to women throwing themselves at him and after a disastrous marriage, he’s learned not to trust women, especially attractive women like Summer. Intrigued despite himself, he hires her to tutor his four year old while he tours Europe. It doesn’t take long for Gabe to realize that Summer is altogether different from any woman he’s ever met. Aside from her beauty and intelligence, and aside from the fact that she’d great with his daughter, what he finds most fascinating is the fact that she’d not the least bit interested in him or anything he has to offer. 

Taking her on a family vacation to Spain, Gabe decides to take a chance and act on the strong attraction he feels toward Summer. But will Summer ever consider him as anything other than her employer, and can he charm his way into her well barricaded heart? 

Babs' Review:

Review: To Sin With Scandal

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

To Sin With Scandal

Author: 

Tamara Gill

Release Date:

December 27, 2010

Publisher:

Noble Romance

Word Count:

approx. 7,000

Purchase Links: 

Noble Romance 

Author's Website:

http://www.tamaragillromanceauthor.com
http://tamaragill.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/Tamara_Gill

Description:  

One night of passion with the notorious rake, Lord Scandal. Every need satisfied, nothing expected in return. All Lady Miranda Fitsimmon has to do is keep her rendezvous with the man secret from the ton and her heart inured to the memory of their past.

Lord Scandal, otherwise known as Lord Sedley, no longer desires such meaningless liaisons in the ton. His taste for bed sport has changed. He only desires one woman to warm his sheets. And when the woman he thought never to see grace his home walks into his library and expects all her desires to be sated, his resolve to redeem himself is tested.

Can one night of sin give them both what they crave the most? Or will past wounds be too deep to forgive and forget? 

 

 Laura’s Review:

New Feature!

Ladies and Gents,

May I draw your attention to the side-bar long enough to point out the newest feature on the blog? Scroll down a bit to find it.

Our goal, of course, is to find 100 great eRomances in 2011. While we expect to see lots of fabulous stories in the coming months, we'd love to spotlight our favorite reads. And so, to keep things a little easier for you, readers, we are keeping tabs of our 5-star books -- those stories that have earned our highest score. 

We are only 13 days into January, and we can already proudly showcase two 5-star books. Please give them a read, as well as all the books featured on our blog.  Let's give those small-press and indie eRomance authors some well-deserved attention!

Thanks to everyone who has already joined the Project. Keep spreading the word!

--Joey

Review: Four Thousand Miles

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Four Thousand Miles

Author: 

Jesi Lea Ryan

Release Date:

October 7, 2010

Publisher:

DCL Publications

Word Count:

approx. 95,000

Purchase Links: 

All Romance 

OmniLit 

DCL Publications

Author's Website:

http://diaryofabibliophile-jesilea.blogspot.com/

Description:  

When Natalie Spencer loses both her career and marriage in the same morning, the emotional shock sends her on a spontaneous journey to England.  There, she is nearly mugged in a Tube station, but an introverted songwriter named Gavin Ashby scares off her attackers.  Recognizing Natalie’s fragile state, Gavin offers help and invites her to recuperate from her trauma at his country home.
 

As she adjusts to her new role and surroundings, Natalie finds healing by helping others.  Gavin and his family begin to accept Natalie into their hearts, leading her to a choice…abandon her old life in the States and trust in a new chance at love, or flee once again?

  Joey’s Review:

Review: A Wing and A Prayer

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

A Wing and A Prayer

Author: 

Ginger Simpson

Release Date:

January 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 4,000

Purchase Links:

MuseItUp Publishing  

Author's Website:

http://www.gingersimpson.com/

Description:  

First impressions aren’t always what they seem. Just ask Callie Corwin.

On a 747, Callie Corwin buckles up for her first day as a flight attendant. The full jet carries two passengers who stand out from the others, but for totally different reasons. The handsome cowboy promises to be a pleasant distraction from her performance anxiety, but the dark-skinned gentleman a few rows back sends her up her hackles. She’s been trained on how to recognize a terrorist, and he fits the very description. Will she see jolly old England or the bottom of the sea?

Deniz's Review:

Review: Mindset

Publisher submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Mindset

Author: 

Elaine Dyer
Release Date:
December 1, 2010

Publisher:

Lazy Day Publishing 
Word Count:
approx. 61,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

All Romance

OmniLit

Follow the Author:

Twitter

Description:  

Sassy Callie Dubeck not only has a mind of her own, but when she makes up that mind, there’s no deterring her. After breaking things off with her fiancé and escaping New York and his wrath with her best friend, Eva, she heads back home to El Paso, Texas where her family lives and owns a ranch. In addition to Callie’s wise grandfather and protective brothers, the man Callie really loves and who has made it crystal clear that he doesn’t return her feelings, awaits her.

In a moment of truth, Cade kisses Callie with all the pent up passion he’s kept hidden for years, and she realizes that he’s not quite as indifferent to her as he’d proclaimed. That’s all the encouragement Callie needs to make up her mind to have Cade, with or without his cooperation. But will her mindset overturn his conviction that they don’t belong together? And when danger chases after Callie, will Cade be able to protect her while keeping her at arm’s length? 

Babs' Review:

Review: Aldric and Anneliese

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title: 

Aldric and Anneliese

Author: 

Harry E. Gilleland, Jr.

Release Date:

Available Feb/March 2011

Publisher:

4RV Publishing

Word Count:
approx. 46,000

Author's Website:

http://www.gillelands.com/poetry

Description:  

Aldric and Anneliese is an action/adventure/romance fictional story set in the late sixth century in the region that is today’s Eastern Europe. It is the story of Aldric, a great warrior, and of his battles and his great loves. It is the story of Anneliese, treated cruelly by Fate but whose love saves Aldric from a lifetime of despair. It is a tale of nation-building, kings, knights, fair ladies, battles won and lost, triumph, betrayal, tragedy, revenge, redemption, and great loves. It is a story for the ages.

 

Ben’s Review:

Review: Clockworks and Corsets

Author submission in exchange for an honest review.

Title:

Clockworks and Corsets

Author:

Regina Riley

Release Date:
March 15, 2010

Publisher: 

Lyrical Press
Word Count:
approx. 35,000

Purchase Link:  

Lyrical Press

Author's Website: 

www.thebackseatwriter.com
www.myspace.com/backseatwriter
www.facebook.com/backseatwriter

 

Description:  

Everybody's looking for something.

Captain Rose Madigan of the airship The Merry Widow is looking for a paying job for her all-female crew. Gabriella Upstairs, her newest recruit, is looking for a reason to be glad she's on board. And Madam Ruby of the Red House Bordello is looking for the secret laboratory of a missing mad scientist--and is willing to hire the airship. When they find the lab and its single occupant, Atom Loquacious, danger and passion start steaming up.

Everybody's got a secret.

Captain Rose is secretly too ethical to complete this job. Gabriella's secretly attracted to Atom. Madam Ruby's secretly hungry for power. And the secret Atom is hiding might just threaten the lives of everyone on board.

Brandi’s Review: