Another week, another stash. First things first, we have a winner for our Hex Appeal giveaway: Tetewa Congrats! Drop us an email at thebooksmugglers AT hotmail DOT com with your mailing address, and we will get the book off…
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Title: The Chosen Sin Author: Anya Bast Genre: Paranormal Romance/Erotica (or is it Erotic Paranormal Romance?) Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: This was a huge leap out of my comfort zone–as…
Title: Clockwork Heart Author: Dru Pagliassotti Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Stand Alone or Series: Stand alone novel; although according to Ms. Pagliassotti’s website there is a forthcoming sequel! Why did I read this book: Tia at Fantasy Debut had a…
Banned Books Week 2008 Meme
This week marks Banned Books Week–where we celebrate our right to free speech, and stand against censorship. The Top 10 Banned Books of 2008: 1. And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson 2. The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier 3. Olive’s…
Mercy Thompson: Homecoming
This is too cool for words. Fans of Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson books might have heard the good news that Dabel Brothers Publishing will be releasing a 4-part comic book miniseries based on the books this November, titled Mercy…
Monday Minis! Miniseries Review: N.
Title: N. Produced by Scribner, CBS Mobile Entertainment, Marvel Comics & Stephen King; Based on the short story by Stephen King; Art by Alex Maleev and Jose Villarrubia; Adapted by Marc Guggenheim and Stephen King Summary: (from SimonSays.com)Master storyteller…
Ahoy sea dogs an’ land lubbers! Another excitin’ weekend comes t’ a close, an’ we be havin’ another stash. First things first–we be havin’ a winner! The winner of Seduce Me at Sunrise, concluding our Lisa Kleypas week, is….…
Lisa Kleypas is one of the Heavy Hitters of the historical romance genre, with several international bestsellers, and awards to her name. With her new work in contemporaries, it looks like she will be dominating that genre as well!…
In 2005, Lisa Kleypas started a new historical romance series. Four very different women find that they are routinely ignored and shunned by London society for various reasons. Annabelle is beautiful, yet destitute; Lillian and her sister Daisy are…
We sneaky Smugglers have just received from Lisa Kleypas the new American cover for her upcoming contemporary romance: Smooth Talking Stranger! Here’s the UK version, posted earlier this week: As you can see, there are some noted differences between…








