|
Here we are in April already! The year has really flown by. As I noted in the home page message, my TBR pile just keeps growing and growing. I do read. I do take books out of the stack. But there seem to be more all the time.
When I look over the stack, I see history, multiple subgenres of romance, science fiction, fantasy and mystery. Which one I pick up next always depends on my mood at the moment. I have several new authors (either to the market or to me) in the stack. I love picking up a new or unfamiliar author and falling into the book, having a new name to add to my watch-for list.
I recently discovered Caitlin Kittridge’s Black London series–very dark urban fantasy. Of course, not all experiments end happily. Some books don’t engage me the way I thought they would when I bought them.
In honor of the website’s new look, I’m having a contest. The prize, to be awarded at the end of May, is a package of three novels (mass market paperback) I enjoyed that were by authors new to me, plus a $15 gift card for an independent bookstore or one of the chains I have easy access to.
To enter, send me an email via the site link telling me what author you recently read for the first time and why you liked that author’s book. I’ll put all the names of those who enter in a hat and draw one out on May 26, which will also be my May blog day on Romance Bandits.
1 Comment
| 
Hi, Nancy, I’m enjoying this visit to your website!
I recently won a book from new-to-me author
Tammy Barley. “Love’s Rescue” is a historical
romance set during the Civil War. Jessica and
Jake’s story tells of the loss of family, imprison-
ment of her brother, faith, and new friendship.
It is all combined in an action and adventure
-filled tale that stretches across the country.
Pat Cochran