For those of you who are not deep in the world of romance writing, the Daphne is an yearly romance suspense contest in honor of genre pioneer, Daphne du Maurier. Ms. Brant's novel 11 was a 2014 finalist in this contest. In other words, other top romance suspense writers decided that this book was one of the year's best. Got your attention now? The plot: Mia escaped from sexual sadistic The Collector, but when she returned, no one believed her story—or that fact that he’d come

I'm currently taking advantage of a free introductory month of Kindle Unlimited and trying all kinds of books, some better than others. The one I picked up today, Insatiable by JD Hawkins, is what would have formerly just been a longer book but is packaged as a two-part serial. It's good but not great. In fact, I wasn't really into the first couple chapters, but I kept reading anyway, so I guess that says something. I read a lot of books, but only a fraction of them end up he

If you’re wary of relationships that border on unhealthy, where the hero at times acts like a destructive stalker, then you should probably stay away from this book. People seem to either love it or hate it. But as a #1 bestseller originally published through a vanity press, the reading writer can’t help but take a look. Abby Abernathy and her best friend America leave for college with a goal: help Abby escape from her past and make good choices about her future. Enter Travis

Miriam has had enough of her abusive veteran boyfriend Ben, but he hasn’t had enough of her. After one particularly bad beating on the street, Jack comes to the rescue and enters Miriam’s life, suggesting that she might have another chance at happiness. But when she tries to leave Ben, his aggression only gets worse—for everyone. This in itself is enough plot for most romances, but Wilder adds a few more twists to make this book unique. First, there’s the mystical djinn eleme