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Smugglers Weekly Stash and News

A Couple of Announcements: Stay tuned for our event A Long Weekend with Loretta Chase. It starts this Thursday 19th (my birthday tee hee) with a review of Your Scandalous Ways. Then on Friday we will have a most…

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7 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: An Accidental Goddess

Title: An Accidental Goddess Author: Linnea Sinclair Review number: 60 Genre: Romance Sci-fi Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone Summary: Raheiran Special Forces captain Gillaine Davré has just woken up in some unknown space way station, wondering where the last…

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*ARC* Book Review: My Lord and Spymaster

Title: My Lord and Spymaster Author: Joanna Bourne Review number: 59 Genre: Historical romance Stand Alone/ Series: It is a stand alone novel but with secondary characters that first appeared in The Spymaster’s Lady. Summary: After her father is…

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Book Review: The Lost Duke of Wyndham

Title: The Lost Duke of Wyndham Author: Julia Quinn Review number: 58 Genre: Historical romance Stand Alone/series: Book 1 of a two books series called The Two Dukes of Wyndham Summary: Jack Audley has been a highwayman. A soldier.…

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Smugglers Weekly Stash and News

Book News: Kushiel’s Mercy, the final book of the Imriel trilogy, comes out next Thursday (June 12)! Fantasy Book Critic is giving away THREE SETS of the Imriel books, giveaway to end Thursday, June 12, 2008 – 11:59AM PST(unfortunately…

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Book Review: Dark Desires After Dusk

Title: Dark Desires After Dusk Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 57 Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand Alone/ Series: Book 5 of Immortal After Dark Series – I think this series should be read in order for a better understanding of…

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Book Review: To Taste Temptation

Title: To Taste Temptation Author: Elizabeth Hoyt Review number: 56 Genre: Romance/Historical Stand alone/Series: Book one of new series called Legend of the Four Soldiers Summary: EVEN THE MOST REFINED LADYLady Emeline Gordon is the model of sophistication in…

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Book Review: A Lady’s Secret

Title: A Lady’s Secret Author: Jo Beverley Review number: 55 Genre: Historical romance/Georgian Stand alone/Series: The latest installment in the Malloren Family series. Summary: When Robin Fitzvitry, the fun-loving Earl of Huntersdown, encounters a cursing nun in a French…

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A Chat with an Author: Meljean Brook

I first heard about Meljean Brook from my gurus over at Ramblings on Romance. Based on Katie(babs) recommendation, I picked up Demon Angel and fell completely in love with both the world that Meljean Brook created and with her…

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Smugglers Weekly Stash and News

Book News: Pinky! Brain! Come and have a look: Julia Quinn has posted in her website, the cover and the summary for Mr Cavendish, I Presume – the second book in the Two Dukes of Wyndham series! Summary: There…

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Book Review: The Unsung Hero

Title: The Unsung Hero Author: Suzanne Brockman Review number: 52 Genre: Romance / Contemporary Stand Alone/ Series: Series, Troubleshooters book 1 Summary: After a near-fatal head injury, U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Tom Paoletti catches a terrifying glimpse of an…

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Book Review: Undead and Unreturnable

Title: Undead and Unreturnable Author: MaryJanice Davidson Review number: 51 Genre: Chick lit – Vampires Stand Alone/Series: Book 4 of Queen Betsy Books Summary:Even the undead celebrate Christmas, and Betsy is in heaven shopping for gifts.But all is not…

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Smugglers Weekly Stash and News

New books and Reviews:Kresley Cole’s new book, Dark Desires After Dusk came out yesterday and Dear Author has a very in-depth (and mouth watering ) review. I of course, can not wait to read it. The Good, The Bad…

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Book Review: Mara, Daughter of the Nile

Title: Mara, Daughter of the Nile Author: Eloise Jarvis McGraw Review number: 51 Genre: Young Adult – Historical Fiction Stand Alone/Series: Stand Alone Summary: The adventures of an ingenious Egyptian slave girl who undertakes a dangerous assignment as a…

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Chat With an Author: Meredith Duran

I recently read and reviewed Meredith Duran’s first book, The Duke of Shadows (reviewed here) and fell in love with both the story and her writing style. The book has received a lot of praise online and it’s still…

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Book Review: Devilish

Title: Devilish Author: Jo Beverley Review number: 49 Genre: Historical Romance – Georgian times Stand Alone/ Series : Book 5 of the Malloren family series. It can be read as a stand alone but I recommend that you read…

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Book Review: Dark Needs at Night’s Edge

Title: Dark Needs at Night’s Edge Author: Kresley Cole Review Number: 46 Genre: Parnormal Romance Stand Alone/Series: Book 4 of Immortals After Dark Series Summary: Néomi Laress, a famous ballerina in the early 1900s, became a phantom the night…

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Joint Review: Dead Until Dark

Title: Dead Until Dark Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand Alone/Series: Book 1 of Southern Vampire Mysteries Summary: (from amazon.com)Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana, but she keeps to herself and doesn’t date much because…

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Book Review: Taking the Heat

Title: Taking the Heat Author: Kathryn Shay Review number: 44 Genre: Contemporary romance Stand alone /Series: This is book 3 in the O’Neil family series but it can, quite comfortably, be read as a stand alone. Summary:Working as the…

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Book Review: The Duke of Shadows

Title: The Duke of Shadows Author: Meredith Duran Review number: 43 Genre: Historical Romance Stand alone / series: Stand alone Summary: Sick of tragedy, done with rebellion, Emmaline Martin has no interest in courting trouble. But when violence seizes…

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