How much would you pay for love and surrender? Seven sensuous tales of secret identities by seven bestselling authors. October 2013 Cover Story Excerpt 50 NORAH WILSON Vampires and curses and medical technology? THE MERZETTI EFFECT has it all! Features 22 THREE INTO NINE Eileen Dreyer talks about turning 3 books into 9 Julie knows not all monsters run on 4 feet; now she must learn-- 36 TALES FOR THE WITCHING HOUR some beasts are good. Bridget Keown recommends her fave paranormal reads 48 THE INSPIRATION BEHIND NORA ROBERTS LAND AND THE DARE VALLEY SERIES Ava Miles talks about her stories and Nora Roberts 60 THE EVOLUTION OF THE PANTY Genella deGrey and Lynda Cohen teamed up to bring you interesting facts from history 73 CONFESSIONS OF A CONFERENCE NEWBIE Tibby Armstrong brings you Authors After Dark (AAD) 91 FROM BULLETS TO BULLS Cat Johnson brings you a behind the scenes peek in the making of her books Review Spotlight Lace Eastlake can't remember anything. But with Chan 15 THE SHEIK RETOLD Victoria Vane Channing and Zack Blackwood keeping her safe from a killer, it's not all bad. Series Spotlight Top Pick Reviews 44 THE SEATTLE LUMBERJACKS Jami Davenport 71 ROMANCE 95 OF WAR SERIES Lisa Beth Darling 80 GLBT 108 EROTIC ROMANCE The Romance Reviews 4 October 2013 Romance Excerpts Giveaways 27 SUGARWATER RANCH 11 TEMPTATION (Contemporary) Kathryn Barrett Stephanie Berget 18 BACHELOR’S SPECIAL (Contemporary) Christine 41 HOW TO DATE A DRAGON Warner Ashlyn Chase 20 BEACON OF LOVE (Contemporary) Allie Boniface 64 TASTE THE HEAT Rachel Harris AND MORE 24 LOVING LIBERTY (Contemporary) Belinda Boring 28 HYPNOTIC SEDUCTION (Contemporary) L.L. Kellogg 33 THE TYCOON AND THE TEXAN (Contemporary) Phyliss Miranda 39 CINDERELLA SCREWED ME OVER (Romantic Comedy) Cindi Madsen 42 THE ELUSIVE WIFE (Historical ) Callie Hutton 55 THE DEMON MISTRESS (Paranormal) Jordan K. Rose 57 DARKNESS RISES (Paranormal) Dianne Duvall 65 SHADOW’S EDGE (Paranormal/UF ) Jami Gray 67 SHADES OF PINK (Anthology ) Kallysten and Can a man convince a woman to other authors let go of her insecurities and take a chance on love? GLBT Excerpt 77 SECRET OF THE WOLF (Paranormal) Sienna Matthews Erotic Romance Excerpts 82 TAKEN BY STORM (Contemporary ) Opal Carew 87 LOSE CONTROL (Contemporary) Anna Leigh Keaton 93 LUCIFER’S CHOICE (Contemporary) Jianne Carlo 103 BOUND BY LOVE (Fantasy) S.E. Gilchrist Trapped, her only chance of escape is to awaken the warriors in the next cell. The Romance Reviews 5 October 2013 Dear Reader, ard to believe it’s nearing the end of the year, and here we are in our third (but not yet final) issue for the year. Have your Halloween costume H yet? Ready to trick or treat? Good news! We have lots of treats for you in this issue! First treat is news of our upcoming Year-End Splash Party in November! As usual, we’ve lots of prizes to go around for everyone. Authors, if you’re interested in this promo, you can still join. Deadline to sign up is October 20. Email carole @ theromancereviews.com for details. If you want to see list of authors and publishers who will be joining the event, check out this page. Speaking of contests, for our second treat, TRR is sponsoring one again with an awesome prize pack of books! Check it out! There are also other contests scattered throughout the ezine with great prizes, so check them out, too. The third treat is the wonderful books we’re featuring here in this ezine, with tantalizing excerpts, fascinating interviews and eye-catching book covers. Don’t miss out on any of them! Raven Comes of Age For our fourth treat, in this ezine, we continue to bring you exciting articles from Eileen Dreyer, Ava Miles, Genella deGrey, Linda Cohen, Tibby Armstrong and Cat Johnson. Reviewer Bridget Keown recommends well-loved paranormal romance reads for your consideration. The fifth treat is the list of paranormal books recommendations we’ve compiled for you. Put yourself in the mood for the season and pick up these books! SILENT WARRIOR is an edgy and violent tale that captivates and enthralls. It is set in a fantastical world with oddly-sympathetic characters that stand out in the paranormal genre…. The ending was poignant, truly attesting to how much Hark must love Silence, despite the short time they had together. As a short introduction to a new paranormal series, this novella did its job A chef whose business is pretty well to intrigue and hook the reader. Read more. damaged by a sex scandal, and (Recommended by Ashia) the image consultant sent to fix her. The Romance Reviews 6 October 2013 If you like funny paranormal romance in the style of Shelly Laurenston with crazy but endearing characters, BIG BAD BITE will be for you. I’m impressed enough that I’m looking forward to the next book, Walk On The Striped Side! (Recommended by Steffi) Dianne Duvall has outdone herself this time. Not only my favorite of the Immortal Guardians series to date, this is definitely one of my favorite books of the year. With a deeply emotional love story, two beautiful, complex main characters and a pulse-pounding adventure that won't let up, this book was haunting and addictive and I loved every page. Read more. (Recommended by Bridget and J9) Will the only woman troubadour in England tame an angry lord with her songs? This book was heartbreakingly beautiful and is one that is so touching I still think about the characters from time to time. (Recommended by Breann) What a refreshing surprise this book was! I really enjoyed it. I think the humour in this book really helped. I loved how the characters talked to each other and how they were quite happy to take the mickey out of themselves and their situation. Because of this, I really got hooked and sucked in to the whole story. Sil is a very realistic, sexy and enthralling character. I also liked how Jessica came to question her own identity and what being human really means. (Recommended by Rebecca) "A fast paced, action packed I am speechless. This story is amazing. The spanking story." worldbuilding is magnificent in scope and breadth, and yet, for all that was revealed, there is the potential for more…The story is rich in worldbuilding, with vividly described details and facts… The heroine Paige is a complex and rich character. She's smart, strong and incredibly loyal. In the midst of oppression in the camp, her humanity shone through in the way she tried to help the other humans in the camp, humans who are in the lowest rung of the social ladder… The pace of the story was right for me, with action-packed scenes to up the excitement, mixed with slower paces of revelation and dialogue…Read more. (Recommended by Ashia) The Romance Reviews 7 October 2013 Recommended for the way she eviscerates the evil characters, which is satisfyingly blood thirsty. (Recommended by BookAddict) I'm so enthralled by the world building in this series. This is fast paced, action packed and has you guessing until the end. Not to mention, Kaleb is a total babe. (Recommended by Breann) Three men are better than one! BYZANTINE HEARTBREAK is hot damn awesome! The sci-fi world is fascinating, the romance utterly compelling and the secondary characters amazing. I want to squee like a rabid fan-girl but I'm going to try to coherently explain why this book is so great. First, the world building is outstanding…Next, the romance is deliciously emotional and sexual…BYZANTINE HEARBREAK is a total must read for any fan of captivating storytelling. Read more. (Recommended by J9) Once again, Kate SeRine wove an engaging and enchanting tale in ALONG CAME A SPIDER...The characters may be from Make Believe, but Kate SeRine puts her own mark on them and made them three-dimensional, realistic and humanly flawed, characters we can relate to and root for. The story's pacing was just right, with plenty of romance and Two lonely men, uncontrollable action to mix up the excitement… I can't get need. ACCEPTANCE enough of the Transplanted Tales series…Read more. (Recommended by Ashia) Once again my favourite author does not disappoint. This book is filled with much loved characters from previous books as well as a few new ones that I am sure we will get to know in future books. The laughter and the fun does not stop for one second throughout this book…Read more. (Recommended by Chrizette and Steffi) The Romance Reviews 8 October 2013 Shadow was my first favorite. While some are comparing these to Lori Leigh's Breeds books, and there are very few minor similarities, the world Laurann has created is very different. Her characters have a bit more animal to them but at the same time are more vulnerable and insecure of their place in the human world. (Recommended by Laurie P) The way the werewolf world functions, comes across as an alpha male dominant patriarchy yet it's twist with service to the queen. (Recommended by BookAddict) The Mindhunters, Book 3 You can't go wrong with this riveting page turner with true love, a suspenseful plot, wonderful dialogue, vampires, shifters, and steamy hot sex. I couldn't put it down, and I'm anxiously awaiting the next book in the series! Read more. (Recommended by KindleRomance) Recommended for its intense romance, strong world building and stellar secondary characters all set in an action plot. (Recommended by J9) One woman's struggle to find the truth about her marriage and her husband's identity It's fun and sexy and the 'bad guy' has been brought to his knees by The One.