Category Archives: Reading

In Which I Ponder Why Jo March Didn’t Choose Laurie. By Ripley Proserpina

Posted on January 22, 2017 by ripleyproserpina

In my last week’s blog post, I talked a little bit about reverse harem, and the idea of the female lead character not having to choose between love interests. Thinking more about this, I realized there are a lot of … Continue reading →

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Sprinting to Paperback by Stacy Hoff

Posted on December 2, 2016 by stacyhoff

My latest print release, JOCKEYING FOR YOU, has me thinking about print sales again. Especially since JOCKEYING’s print debut comes right on the heels of the print debut of DESIRE IN THE ARCTIC. http://wp.me/prBca-4RP If you’re published with a small press … Continue reading →

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Why Print Books Will Never Leave Me Cold by Stacy Hoff

Posted on October 14, 2016 by stacyhoff

  A while back, an author I know posted a link to an article saying that the future of print books is actually a lot less dim than had been predicted (http://mentalfloss.com/article/85655/readers-still-prefer-physical-books-digital). I was glad to read that perspective because I … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays by Stacy Hoff

Posted on December 25, 2015 by stacyhoff

Happy holidays to all the Passionate readers who celebrate Christmas or Kwanzaa. I wish you a lovely, peaceful time with your friends and family. To those of you who finished celebrating Hanukkah, I hope your holiday was filled with joy … Continue reading →

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F is for Fifty Shades of Grey

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Jenna Jaxon

Yes, I’m actually going there, or at least partly. I have not read Fifty Shades nor have I seen the movie. I know only that it started out as fan fiction for Twilight, it was turned into a book that … Continue reading →

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My Favortie Scary Books

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Jenna Jaxon

With Halloween approaching at the speed of fright, I thought I’d share my favorite scary stories, all from the pen of the master of fear, Stephen  King.  I have loved Stephen King’s works for at least 30 years.  I’ve read … Continue reading →

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I May or May Not be in a Book Bundle with Opal Carew by Mandy Rosko

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I wish I had some cover art to post so that everyone can see what I’m all excited for, but that’s going to have to wait a bit, but anyway, I was contacted by Opal Carew and asked if I … Continue reading →

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Reading Across the Genres

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Jenna Jaxon

In a discussion I had yesterday with several authors about collaborating on one of the boxed sets that are all the rage currently. We were trying to decide which genre of romance we would choose to publish, each person having … Continue reading →

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Traditional Reading vs Audiobooks by Mandy Rosko

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I kind of want to touch on audiobooks for a couple minutes here, because usually when I hear about them, about people who like listening to them, something strange happens. I’ll explain. Every once in a while I hear someone … Continue reading →

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Books on the Backlist by Mandy Rosko

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Before I begin, my ego demands that I put up the German version of my cover for The Princess’ Dragon Lord, which really just looks exactly the same with the exception of having the title in German :3 Lol, I … Continue reading →

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