Maggie Blackbird

Romancing Canada's Indigenous People

Today, I’m reviewing Beauty & Her Beast, the prequel to Knight, and Knight, book 1 in Sons of the Alpha by Addison Carmichael. I’m also helping Addison celebrate her release blitz.  Don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway. ****

Maureen Jennings, Canadian mystery writer, is at the top of my fave authors’ list.  She’s best known for her Murdoch Mysteries series that occur in Toronto, Canada during the Victorian period.  Detective William Murdoch is employed by the Toronto Police Constabulary at Station House 4.  While Murdoch prefers modern policing methods over conventional forms, his boss, …

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This is an autobiography, but I’m recommending this book because Pamela Des Barres’ early life, in so many ways, plays out like a romance novel.  Ms. Des Barres is more than clear she’s in search of her rock ‘n’ roll prince charming who’ll sweep her off her feet and take her to his Beverly Hills …

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Published in the early nineties, the book’s narration has an old-school feel since Ms. Bittner refrains from using third person limited, and does a wee bit of telling instead of showing.  Still, her writing holds up, along with the story and characters, otherwise I wouldn’t recommend this novel, or bother re-reading it for the bazillionth …

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