2010 has been a year of milestones for me.

August marked the 15th anniversary of the amputation of my left leg above the knee. And a little under two weeks ago, after years of hard work, I landed my first book deal with St. Martin’s Press.

What do these two things have in common? Nothing on the surface. If you discount the fact that Regency Romance kept me sane during the aftermath of my amputation. That to this day when I think of certain books, I associate them with those months when I was struggling through the frustrations of learning … Read More »

*Happy sigh* When I first heard Chase was writing Peregrine and Olivia’s story I was thrilled, but I did wonder if it would live up to the hype. I shouldn’t have worried. I was wearing a big goofy grin the whole time I was reading. She aged Olivia and Lisle skillfully, keeping the traits they’d had in childhood, but allowing them to grow into them, change, adapt. Their pairing was inevitable, but it was so delicious to see them negotiate and bicker and realize just how much they needed each other. Olivia to temper Lisle’s stuffiness and Lisle to temper … Read More »

Fabulous retelling of Cinderella with all the wit and charm one would expect from Eloisa James. I loved the little tweaks she gave to the traditional fairy tale elements–an earthy godmother, a not so ugly stepsister, and a not-quite-glass slipper. And of course there was more to the relationship between Kate and her handsome prince than just one evening together at the ball. From their prickly first meeting to their growing attraction to one another, their chemistry zings off the page. James does a fabulous job of building their appreciation for one another and that combined with their wanting makes … Read More »