I got an advance copy of The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan Press released 11/29/2011) off of NetGalley and for the first third of this book I was seriously rooting for Lord Ranulf. Then it died. Why you might ask? Simple—Melanie Dickerson teased me with a possible werewolf and left me with an… [Continue Reading]
This particular hero is part brooding, part protector, and completely unattainable—at first. Yes, I’m talking about Joscelin Verriuil, the hero from Jacqueline Cary’s Kushiel’s Legacy series. He’s part of a priesthood whose purpose is to protect different scions of the realms. Which is all well and good, until he’s assigned to a mouthy courtesan who… [Continue Reading]
It’s a line from one of my favorite sappy romantic comedies, When Harry Met Sally. Sally is on the phone with Harry, bemoaning her single fate as she wonders why her ex didn’t want to marry her. “I’m difficult,” she says. “You’re challenging,” Harry replies diplomatically. Harry, of course—the one who’s been there all along,… [Continue Reading]
