For today’s Genre Friday spotlight, we’re highlighting some unexpected romances: a three-time bridesmaid who has sworn off marriage, a small-town retelling of Romeo and Juliet with a fake-dating twist, an accidental pregnancy from a one-night stand, a criminal psychologist falling for the journalist who could destroy her, a matchmaking duke with an impeccable track record Know More » […]
Tag: romantic suspense
Thriller Thursday (1/30/20)
An island full of secrets, the return of Orphan X, and a case of mistaken identities–all in this Thriller Thursday! THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW by Christian White 2 starred reviews! “White exceeds readers’ expectations after his supersuccessful debut, with strong, complex protagonists in Abby and Kate and notable secondary characters who are well developed. Know More » […]
2018 RITA Award Nominees (& Winners!)
We’re swooning over our RITA Award nominees! UPDATE 7/25/18: Congratulations to our 2018 RITA Award Winners: TAKE THE LEAD by Alexis Daria (Best First Book) & SEIZE TODAY by Pintip Dunn (Best YA Romance)! Best First Book BLACK BIRD OF THE GALLOWS by Meg Kassel TAKE THE LEAD by Alexis Daria Contemporary Romance: Long TAKE THE Know More » […]
RT Book Reviews 2017 Reviewer’s Choice Awards
Congratulations to the 28 Macmillan titles nominated for Romantic Times Book Reviews’ 2017 Reviewer’s Choice Awards! Best Mainstream Fiction Protagonist I LIKED MY LIFE by Abby Fabiaschi Best Contemporary Mystery A DARKNESS ABSOLUTE by Kelley Armstrong BLUE LIGHT YOKOHAMA by Nicolas Obregon Best Suspense SHATTERED by Allison Brennan Best Thriller THE LOST ORDER by Steve Know More » […]
Love Is All Around – LJ Genre Spotlight on Romance
Library Journal is spreading the (book) love with their recent genre spotlight on romance, highlighting these Macmillan titles: PARANORMAL IMMORTAL? Reviews from the publishing experts we contacted were mixed on the paranormal subgenre’s future, though it continues to have a strong fan base with digital readers. Christine Warren’s BABY, I’M HOWLING FOR YOU (St. Martin’s, Know More » […]
Happy #BookBday (10/24/17 Edition)
Today we wish a happy #BookBday to: TELL TALE by Jeffrey Archer Gripping short stories from master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer. “As with Archer’s previous collection, AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE, this new volume again demonstrates the author’s talent for captivating his readers with engaging characters and clever plot twists.” Know More » […]
Happy #BookBday (5/30/17 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to these bestselling authors & series! COME SUNDOWN by Nora Roberts A June 2017 Indie Next pick! When Mustang-tough Bodine Longbow’s long-missing aunt returns to the family ranch in Montana 25 years later with a story of abduction and abuse, Bodine realizes that something really bad is lurking in the mountains. “Roberts always Know More » […]
Romance Roundup (1/11/17)
Baby, it’s cold outside! Snuggle up with one of these romances to get your heart racing: THE HERO by Donna Grant (Sons of Texas #1) “Grant delivers an adrenaline-fueled combination of heat and heart in her stellar first Sons of Texas contemporary military romance. Grant grabs the reader by the throat early on with a Know More » […]
All’s Fair in Love – LJ Genre Spotlight on Romance
Love is in the air at Library Journal! Their recent genre spotlight on romance includes these steamy Macmillan reads: HISTORY OR HER STORY? Kerrigan Byrne’s THE DUKE (St. Martin’s, Feb. 2017), the fourth installment in her “Victorian Rebels” series, features a nurse by day/spy by night who gets tangled up with a duke who has Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (9/8/16 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to series regulars and new mysteries: THE WHITE MIRROR by Elsa Hart THREE starred reviews! “Hart seamlessly melds the complex politics of 18th-century Asia with a superior fair-play plot in her second whodunit featuring Chinese librarian Li Du.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review BECAUSE I’M WATCHING by Christina Dodd THREE starred reviews! “Dodd Know More » […]