By LK Gardner-Griffie on August 5, 2011
A book’s cover is its calling card and this cover is gorgeous. A lot of times I’ll read a book and go back and look at the cover and realize how the cover didn’t quite capture the story, or how there are bits of the cover which don’t quite fit with the tale inside. But in this case, I couldn’t imagine a more perfect showcase for The Devil’s Garden.
Posted in Literary, LK Gardner-Griffie, Science Fiction/Fantasy | Tagged adult, Carina Press, corruption, courtesan, devils, fantasy, Fiction, gods, Jane Kindred, LK Gardner-Griffie, magic, politics, romance, The Devil's Garden |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on July 29, 2010
What would you do if you came to visit your mother one day and found her huddled in the closet, rocking back and forth, clutching a baby blanket tightly in her hand? And how does the confused and fearful woman connect to a mafia like-gang, drugs, a baby ring, sleezy cops, and an unknown assasin?
Posted in LK Gardner-Griffie, Mystery/Suspense | Tagged book review, Darica Helle, delusions, Hit List, mystery, psychosis, romance, suspense, underworld |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on October 1, 2009
As I Rode with Cullen Baker opens, we are met with a scene evocative of Gone with the Wind with Tara burning in the background. Set in the South in the midst of the civil war, fifteen year old Jessica Linville watched while the Federal cavalry burned her house to the ground.
Posted in Action/Adventure, Historical, LK Gardner-Griffie, Young Adult/Juvenile | Tagged adventure, civil war, coming-of-age, Cullen Baker, Fiction, Historical, historical fiction, LK Gardner-Griffie, novel, outlaw, RLB Hartmann, romance, tale, texas |
By Guest Reviewers on September 8, 2009
Tightening the Knot by Amanda Hamm is all about relationships: Meredith’s relationship with her husband Greg, her sibling, her in-laws, her friends and to a lesser degree her co-workers and students. We know from the book’s blurb that Greg and Meredith go to a Tightening the Knot seminar but they don’t arrive there until Chapter 22. Until then, have fun getting to know Meredith and a whole cast of characters complete with their little quirks.
Posted in Linda Welch, Relationships/Women's Lit | Tagged amanda hamm, lulu.com, marriage, relationships, romance, romantic distractions, tightening the knot |
By Shannon Yarbrough on August 5, 2009
Waiting for Spring was actually queried to us some time last year, and unfortunately we turned it down at that time. I can’t recall the exact reason and can’t speak for the other reviewers. I remember reading the preview and it just didn’t capture my attention like it probably should have at that time. But for me, books are like fine wine: sometimes they need to sit on the shelf for a while and a time will come when you will want to open them up and enjoy the essence that waits inside.
Posted in Relationships/Women's Lit, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged CreateSpace, divorce, r.j. keller, relationship books, romance, small town gossip, small town romance, waiting for spring |
By Shannon Yarbrough on July 25, 2009
Having used self-publishing to create a chapbook of my own poetry three years ago, I can appreciate any other poet who does the same. Poetry can be very personal, and often goes under appreciated in the publishing world. Many readers will admit they don’t understand poetry. So any poet choosing to put their words out there in front of others, whether it be at an open mic reading at a coffee house or in a small book on Amazon.com, is often revealing a lot about themselves as a person, their emotions, their feelings, their beliefs.
Posted in Poetry, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged candace gillespie, hardship, love poem, poem, poetic, poetic reflections, Poetry, relationship, romance, romantic poem |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on July 18, 2009
When this particular book was posted on the Pick Me! tab of the LL Book Review, I knew, being the only woman regular reviewer selecting from the Pick Me! tab, if I didn’t review it, the book would be declined.
Posted in LK Gardner-Griffie, Relationships/Women's Lit | Tagged Birth, birth book, Birth in Suburbia, birth pain, BIRTH STORY, Caesarean section, Carol Falaki, childbirth, emergency section, home birth, induction of labour, labor, LABOUR, LK Gardner-Griffie, pregnancy, romance |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 13, 2009
While I’ve never been a fan of Valentine’s Day, February wouldn’t be complete here at LLBR without at least recognizing some sort of book in the romance genre. I searched no further than my very own bookshelf and found a book that a Lulu author had actually sent to me. The blurb on the back begins…”This is a story of romance set in rural northern Louisiana.” That’s good enough for me!
Posted in Mainstream/Nostalgia, Mystery/Suspense, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged harry e. gilleland, louisiana, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, romance, white lightning road |
By Shannon Yarbrough on July 6, 2008
Eve Paludan is a busy woman: writer, photographer, editor, web designer, and artist. Just check out her CV on her MySpace page. It’s a hefty list of accomplishments of which anyone should be proud of. She should also be quite proud of a lil Ebook she’s written and made available through Lulu called Letters from David.
Posted in Relationships/Women's Lit, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged book review, eve paludan, family, family secrets, letter writing, letters, letters from david, love, Lulu book, lulu book review, lulu book reviews, lulu.com, mail, relationships, romance, writing |
