Hey there! It’s been forever since I’ve done book reviews, because I really wanted to do some more video book reviews…and I haven’t had a chance to investigate how to make them more professionally. And I keep forgetting to at least get a tripod! So Mr. Donovan very kindly did these for me on the iPhone.
This first one is for Keep Me Close, a brand-new paranormal romance that’s the first in a series.
I refer to the novella prequel in the video, but I forget to tell you the name of it! It’s One Touch of Silver. I love it, and it’s only 99 cents!
Here’s the review!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSnHuOLZfbU&t=14s
The second one is for One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso, which is one of three in the Black Ops: Automatik series.
Two things I forgot to say in this review:
- because it’s got so much action, I think men would be particularly likely to like this romantic suspense novel, even if they don’t usually read romance;
- I love that title.
Here’s that review!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvFKcufqPSc
Have you read anything good lately? Have any comments about men writing romance, or about heroes in romance? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for stopping by, and happy reading!
Hi Bryn. I enjoyed the video reviews and since these sound interesting, will add to my Want to Read list. Have a great day!
Hi, Cheryl! Thanks so much for watching, and for commenting! I really appreciate it — as always!
My husband and I just finished reading The Dream I Never Knew I Had, Jackson. We enjoyed it a lot and have ordered the next two in the series. I just love your blog.
Hi, Gena! It’s great to find a series you really like, isn’t it? And thanks so much for the kind words about the blog 🙂 I appreciate your reading!
Thanks for the reviews, Bryn. These titles sound like something I need to check out in the future. Your prompt about men writing romance…I have been wracking my brain and don’t think I’ve EVER read a romance that was written by a male author. Hmm, fascinating…that alone would make me check out Nico Rosso’s stuff. I’d love to see how similar/different a male author’s voice would be to other romances I’ve read in the past. Are there any other male romance authors you’d recommend?
I just finished reading a nonfiction titled “Violence: A Writer’s Guide” by Rory Miller. Oh wow, it was intense…fascinating… not something for the squeamish. I majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Women’s Studies when I was in college, so this took me right back. (Not that I’ve ever worked for even one second in any Criminal Justice-related field.) Anyway…highly recommended for writers who want to know more about violence in the real world and how it affects the body, what fights are really like, heaps of stuff about guns/weapons/armour, differences between men and women when it comes to using violence, etc.
Currently I’m reading this new book called “The Phoenix Codex”…you might have heard of it. 🙂
Hi Lisa! I know I have read romances by men a couple of time before, but it’s been forever, and I can’t remember the names. Some of them write under female pen names…I was in a writing critique group once with a guy who did.
Aaaaand guess who just ordered Violence: A Writer’s Guide. I need to know that stuff sometimes! Which you might notice if you’re reading The Phoenix Codex…ah, thanks so much for checking it out, I hope you enjoy it!!
Hehe…I hope you find Miller’s book useful. I wasn’t brave enough to follow any of the links to gruesome images of what weapons actually do to the human body…but the info in the book sometimes made me laugh and always made me think, and he writes in a very engaging style. It’s a crazy perspective on violence from an insider, a perspective that I will hopefully NEVER experience in real life. 🙂 And I’m thoroughly enjoying your book so far, but my husband keeps lovingly hassling me to keep working on my own manuscript (so HE has something to read); thus, I’m having something of a slow, clandestine affair with “The Phoenix Codex”.