“Game of Thrones” Season 1

This year HBO put out an AWESOME series based on books by George R. R. Martin called 'Game of Thrones' and I fell for this series hard. I love to read but I've decided not to read the books because then I would find out what comes next, and that will not do. Not in this…

“John Carter” in Theaters 03/08/12

This looks like it's going to be a very good movie 🙂 From Academy Award®--winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter"—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers,…

“Ironclad” in Theaters 07/26/11

This movie is a MUST see for all Medieval and Knights fans! Here is the plot summary from anonymous (IMDB): "It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal to the Magna Carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of free-men.…

Interview & Giveaway with Jeri Cafesin, author of ‘REVERB’

Recently Jeri contacted me through my RR@H email and wondered if I wouldn’t mind reading her novel 'REVERB'. I had so much on my ‘plate’ that I thought maybe I should check this book on Amazon before I commit to something. Its blurb was intriguing enough but what really hooked me was the first sentence…

“REVERB” by J. Cafesin

STORY: James Whren is brilliant, beautiful and taken—with himself, or more precisely his genius for creating music. On the eve of his brother’s funeral, his father turns his life upside down, and James is left abandoned in hell with no one real to save him. His odyssey to freedom takes him beyond the looking glass,…

July RR@H reviews (part 1)

Are you all in awe of this fast-moving year?! I'm just freaking out! It's already July, and this whole year is just flying by too quickly for me. I'm all ready for my son's wedding! I got a dress, shoes and a purse. It appears that I'll be lighting a candle with mother of the…

RBW/Romance Biggest Winner, Baby!

Here we go, Bookworms. The day has arrived and I'm ready to tackle those pesky extra ponds that sneaked up on me and refuse to leave me be. NO MORE! They're well on their way down and I for one will NOT miss them! That's not to say that I won't be missing my Tiramisu,…

“A Courtesan’s Guide to Getting Your Man” by Celeste Bradley and Susan Donovan

STORY: ONE WOMAN’S INTIMATE SECRETS Regency London’s most celebrated, the Blackbird, was a woman before her time—uninhibited, financially independent, and free to live by her own rules. Schooled in the sensual arts by the one man she loved the most, she recorded every wicked detail in her diaries… ANOTHER WOMAN’S AWAKENING When Boston museum curator…

Drumroll, please…And 2011 RITA Winners are…

...NOT my favorite authors, and I'm bummed out. Not that I'm not happy for the women that won. I am. Truly. As you all know 2011 RITA Awards show is history now, and all the winners and their categories you'll find here. I was only following three categories: Historical Romance, Regency Historical Romance and Best First Book. I'd like…