Archive for May, 2009

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Fire Study (book 3), by Maria V. Snyder

Maria V. Snyder, author of the two previous novels in this trilogy (Poison Study and Magic Study), is a native Pennsylvanian, and possessed of a bachelor’s degree in meteorology. Unfortunately, despite all the study, she proved not to be talented at forecasting the weather, and went on to study writing popular fiction at Seton Hall. [...]

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Monday, May 4th, 2009

The Lost Duke of Wyndham and Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn

Julia Quinn is one of the most popular writers of historical romances set during the Regency era. A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe, she adds to the diversity among education and background that has come to characterize both readers and writers of romance. Her series of eight novels following the various siblings in the Bridgerton [...]

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Friday, May 1st, 2009

The Lone Star Stories Reader, edited by Eric T. Marin

I like free books. So when I was alerted to the presence of a free PDF copy of this brand-new anthology, also available in print form, I was excited. I don’t get around to reading e-zines as often as I should, and there are some amazing stories one can read for free out there. This [...]

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