Blog Archive

August, 2012

Fri Aug 31
Friday Beefcake: Stephen Amell in Arrow by Heather Waters (redline_)
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal: Cassie Alexander’s Shapeshifted! by Team H & H
Kicking Ass and Taking Names: Action Heroines from Vincent, Brook, Moning, and More by Chelsea Mueller
Summer Fashion Fails! by Megan Frampton
Thu Aug 30
Is Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake the First Urban Fantasy Hero? by Suzanne Johnson
When Historical Goes Hot: The Best in Erotic Historical Romance by Tiffany Tyer
First Look: Jaci Burton’s Playing to Win (Sept. 4, 2012) by Marquetta Whitmore
Is Your Real-Life Hero the Good Guy or the Bad Boy? by Megan Frampton
Wed Aug 29
Downton Abbey Season 3 Images Released! by Heather Waters (redline_)
Author Sarah Anderson on Names for the Vagina by Sarah Anderson
Cover Reveal: Lorie O’Clare’s Hot Pursuit! by Team H & H
What Fan Fiction Would You Like to Read? by Megan Frampton
Tue Aug 28
First Look: Carolyn Jewel, Courtney Milan, and Sherry Thomas’s Midnight Scandals (August 28, 2012) by Myretta Robens
Author Robin Maxwell on Tarzan: “Why I Loved Him Then and Why I Love Him Now” by Robin Maxwell
Tickling the Funny Bone(r): Erotic Romance with Humor by Donna Cummings
First Look: Sarah Rees Brennan’s Unspoken (September 11, 2012) by Victoria Janssen
Wooing, Not Cooing: Why Do We Love to Read the Courtship? by Megan Frampton
Mon Aug 27
Soul Trade: New Excerpt by Caitlin Kittredge
First Look: Nalini Singh’s Archangel’s Storm (September 4, 2012) by Lucy Dosch
Author Beth Ciotta on Sexy Sweets—The Cupcake Effect by Beth Ciotta
True Blood Season 5, Episode 12 Recap: Save Yourself by Smash Attack Ash
I Like to Watch: Favorite Erotic Film? by Megan Frampton
Sun Aug 26
First Look: Meljean Brook’s Riveted (September 4, 2012) by Brie Clementine
Sat Aug 25
Lost Girl Season 2, Episode 19 Recap: La Femme Succubus by Kiersten Hallie Krum
Poll: Where’s the Best Place for Vacation Sex? by Team H & H
Fri Aug 24
Friday Beefcake: True Blood by Team H & H
Trope of the Month: May-December Romance by Heather Waters and Megan Frampton
First Look: Janet Mullany’s Hidden Paradise (September 18, 2012) by Victoria Janssen
Marry One Hero with a Sad Childhood and Get the Second One Half-Off: the Trouble with Empathy Coupons by Elizabeth Vail
Planning Your Next Read: How Far in Advance Do You Go? by Megan Frampton
Thu Aug 23
First Look: Gwenda Bond’s Blackwood (September 4, 2012) by Victoria Janssen
Life Lessons Found in the Gilmore Girls by Jackie Lester
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal: C. C. Hunter’s Chosen at Nightfall! by Team H & H
Pouring Your Heart Out: The Angstiest Scene in Judith McNaught’s Whitney, My Love by Valerie Bowman
Which Romance Novel Heroine is Most Like You? by Megan Frampton
Wed Aug 22
First Look: Alexandra Ivy’s Fear the Darkness (August 28, 2012) by Lucy Dosch
Jaci Burton Brings Readers Along for a Wild Ride! by Tiffany Tyer
Kickstarter Campaign for Love Between the Covers Documentary by Team H & H
Night Hawk: An Elite Ops Story by Lora Leigh
It’s a Post-Bridesmaids World: For a Good Time, Call Out August 31! by Megan Frampton
Tue Aug 21
Sara Fawkes’s Dominated by the Billionaire Acquired by St. Martin’s Press by Megan Frampton
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal: Valerie Bowman’s Secrets of a Runaway Bride! by Team H & H
First Look: Anna Scarlett’s Degrees of Wrong (August 28, 2012) by Rae Alley
Author Elle Kennedy: Two’s Company—Is Three a Crowd? by Elle Kennedy
Cover Alert: Kim Harrison’s Ever After! by Team H & H
Who Do You Ship? by Megan Frampton
Mon Aug 20
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveals: A.C. Arthur’s Passion’s Prey and Beth Ciotta’s The Trouble with Love by Team H & H
Swimming in Fictional Ocean Coves with Higgins, Force, and More! by Kate Rothwell
Love Gets Complicated in Downton Abbey Season 3! by Megan Frampton
Cover Alert: Molly O’Keefe’s Crazy Thing Called Love! by Team H & H
True Blood Season 5, Episode 11 Recap: Wayward Baby Vamps by Chelsea Mueller
Reading Assignment: Does Back to School Change Your Reading? by Megan Frampton
Sun Aug 19
An Author By Any Other Name: Exploring Nina Bruhns and Nikita Black’s Writing by Dolly Sickles
Sat Aug 18
Lost Girl Season 2, Episode 18 Recap: Here Comes the Succubus by Kiersten Hallie Krum
Fri Aug 17
Friday Beefcake: Historical Cops & Robbers by Team H & H
First Look: Shelly Laurenston and Cynthia Eden’s Howl For It (August 28, 2012) by Lucy Dosch
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal: Suzanne Enoch’s The Handbook to Handling His Lordship! by Team H & H
Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan: New Excerpt by Robin Maxwell
Steamy August Heat: August’s Erotic Recommendations by Tori Benson
Go Away, Please! Leaving Home Results in More Sex by Megan Frampton
Thu Aug 16
Same Shades of Effed Up: Jamie McGuire’s Beautiful Disaster, Sylvia Day’s Bared to You, and E. L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey by Jackie Lester
First Look: Stephanie Chong’s The Demoness of Waking Dreams (August 28, 2012) by Lucy Dosch
Ordinary Heroines are Special Too: Romance Heroines from Harris, Bell, and Moning by Aliza Mann
What’s Your Hard Limit? (for a Hero) by Megan Frampton
Wed Aug 15
Ilona Andrews Teases Kate Daniels #6! by Megan Frampton
August 2012 Recommendations: Lawyers, Rough Riders, and Bad Boys by Team H & H
First Look: Tessa Dare’s A Lady by Midnight (August 28, 2012) by Janga
J.R. Ward Offers Snippet of Lover At Last! by Megan Frampton
What’s the Last Non-Romance Novel You Read? by Megan Frampton
Tue Aug 14
An Early Gift: Lisa Kleypas’s Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor Will Be a Movie! by Team H & H
Finished with Patricia Briggs? Here’s What Other Authors to Read by Kate Rothwell
New Trailer for Downton Abbey Season 3! by Team H & H
Who Put That Romance in My Non-Romance Novel? by Suzanne Johnson
Vampires in Paranormal Romance: Are They Still Top Dog? by Megan Frampton
Mon Aug 13
First Look: Caroline Linden’s The Way to a Duke’s Heart (August 28, 2012) by Janga
A Country Boy Can Survive: The Romance Virgin Reads Ilona Andrews by Christopher Morgan
Fool for Love: New Excerpt by Beth Ciotta
True Blood Season 5, Episode 10 Recap: Gone, Gone, GONE! by Smash Attack Ash
A Cure for Morning Sickness is...What?!? by Megan Frampton
Sun Aug 12
Compare and Contrast: Romance Novel and Olympics Heroes by Smash Attack Ash
Sat Aug 11
Lost Girl Season 2, Episode 17: Succubus Ablaze by Kiersten Hallie Krum
Fri Aug 10
Friday Beefcake: The Men of Bourne by Team H & H
Title Change: Sylvia Day’s Deeper into You is Now Reflected in You by Megan Frampton
First Look: Brenda Novak’s When Lightning Strikes (August 28, 2012) by Brittany Melson
If You Like Eloisa James, Then You’ll Like _______ ? by Kate Rothwell
Improve Your Spine’s Suppleness—with Steel Rods? by Megan Frampton
Three Top Romance Blogs Take On Hot Historical Romance: Sweepstakes + Spotlight on Suzanne Enoch by Liz Maverick and Megan Frampton
Thu Aug 9
Love Among the Snowdrifts in Mark Helprin’s Winter’s Tale by Kate Nagy
First Look: Zane’s Z-Rated: Chocolate Flava 3 (Aug. 28, 2012) by Victoria Janssen
The Dark-Hunter Collection Welcomes Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Time Untime by Team H & H
Author Julianne MacLean’s Top 10 Historical Movie Heroes by Julianne MacLean
Spoiled! New Research Finds We Like to Know the End by Megan Frampton
Wed Aug 8
Joss Whedon to Write and Direct Avengers 2—Discuss! by Heather Waters (redline_)
Genre Experiment: H&H Blogger Evangeline Holland Reads Megan Hart’s Broken by Evangeline Holland
First Look: Jillian Hart’s Montana Dreams (August 21, 2012) by Brittany Melson
When Romance Novels Go TMI: Drenched in Squick-Inducing Seed by Laurie Gold
Which Romance Novel Billionaire Dominates the Competition? by Megan Frampton
Tue Aug 7
Fresh Meat: The Last Victim by Karen Robards (Aug. 7, 2012) by Laura K. Curtis
September 2012 Upcoming Romance Novel Releases Shopping List! by Team H & H
Author Lisa Kleypas Cooks Up Some Love With a Recipe and a Sexy Dream Lake Excerpt! by Lisa Kleypas
The “I Only See You” Scene in Jeannie Lin’s My Fair Concubine by Wendy the Super Librarian
Cover Alert: Patricia Briggs’s Frost Burned! by Team H & H
“Eye” Love You: Pupils Dilate to Reveal Romantic Interest by Megan Frampton
Mon Aug 6
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal: Megan Caldwell’s Vanity Fare! by Team H & H
Immortally Yours: New Excerpt by Angie Fox
True Blood Season 5, Episode 9 Recap: Drink a Bitch by Chelsea Mueller
First Look: Eloisa James’s The Ugly Duchess (August 28, 2012) by Janga
Who’s Your Favorite Romance Novel Mentor? by Megan Frampton
Sun Aug 5
First Look: Carrie Clevenger’s Crooked Fang (August 20, 2012) by Synde Korman
Sat Aug 4
Worth Dying For: Excerpt by Cindy Gerard
Lost Girl Season 2, Episode 16: Back to Succubus Night by Kiersten Hallie Krum
Fri Aug 3
Friday Beefcake: Smokin’ Hot Firemen by Team H & H
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveals: Andrew Fukuda’s The Prey and The Hunt! by Team H & H
Author Mia March on Her Top 10 Romantic Movies by Mia March
Top 5 Paranormal Romance Sex Scenes from Kane, Ward, Moning, Frost and Ione by Chelsea Mueller
EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal: Phyllis Bourne’s Taste for Temptation! by Team H & H
Romance Novel Heroes: The Worst Part About Sleeping with a Were? by Megan Frampton
Thu Aug 2
You Say Bridesmaids, I Say...Bachelorette?: New Trailer by Heather Waters (redline_)
First Look: Chloe Neill’s Biting Cold (August 7, 2012) by Chelsea Mueller
J.R. Ward’s Blurb and Video Clip for Rapture by Team H & H
Top 5 Sex Scenes in Contemporary Romance from Howard, Hart, Crusie, and More! by Brie Clementine
Your Cheatin’ Heart: Romance Novels Where the Heroine Cheats? by Megan Frampton
Wed Aug 1
Who is the Ghost in Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling Series? by Tori Benson
Author Mary Jo Putney on the Joy of Boarding School Books by Mary Jo Putney
Look Before You Leap: Series Hesitation by Chelsea Mueller
Clingy or Aloof Results in a Worse Sex Life, Research Finds by Megan Frampton