USA Today bestselling author of adventurous urban fantasy that flirts with paranormal romance
Ilona Andrews is one of my favorite authors…or, actually, two of them. This husband/wife duo create the perfect blend of action, fantasy, and romance in their Kate Daniels (urban fantasy with a side of shifter), On the Edge (urban fantasy/paranormal romance mixture), Hidden Legacy (romantic urban fantasy with a witchy cast), and Innkeeper (sci-fi-ish/urban fantasy)…
There’s something about the tight story structure of a great novella that snags my interest even though short stories often aren’t my cup of tea. Which is a long way of saying — two-thirds of my recommendations this time around are novellas. I hope you like the format as much as I do! Romancing the…
The nights are so long at this time of year…which means more time for reading! So I pulled together my favorite books since I last regaled you with recommendations. They start out closer to urban fantasy and get more romantic as you delve deeper into the post. Without further ado — good books! Anne…
Once again, it’s been a full season since I perused recently read books and wrote up my favorite fantasy reads. Which means this post skims the creamiest of the cream — hopefully you’ll love every title I mention! Black Dog by Rachel Neumeier is perhaps the most memorable of the books I enjoyed in the…
Has it really been over four months since I last regaled you with reading recommendations? Time to remedy that oversight! I’ll start with a book so polished it shone. Unique world-building, a quality investigative thread, and great werewolves turn this into a must-read. Plus, at the time of this post, Dead in the Water is free with…
So, you’ve read all of my books already. What should you try next? One way to look at this is using a tool like yasiv.com that shows how readers have branched out from my titles into other urban fantasy or paranormal romance novels. I’ll let you play with that tool yourself if you haven’t…
With Thanksgiving on the horizon, I thought you might enjoy skimming the cream off my recent reading list. All of the books below are quality fantasies, most with a strong romantic thread. I read them and loved them — maybe you will too? C.J. Archer dependably delivers strong, young heroines living in a vivid historical…
I seem to have gotten on a couple of unique reading kicks this summer. Just in case you want to play along, here are the books that hit the spot in each category. I’ll start with fairy tales because, depending on the author, these can feel awfully close to either urban fantasy or to fantasy…
Branching out a little further from the urban fantasy and paranormal books I recommended last time, today’s post is all about top reads in other subgenres of fantasy (notably fairy tales and romantic fantasy). Death Sworn by Leah Cypress is a perfect fantasy read, with a strong but flawed heroine, an intriguing setup, and enough moral…
I realized I hadn’t regaled you with my list of Favorite Recent Reads for a few long months. Time to catch up…starting with the genres you’re likely to enjoy the most — urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Agent of Enchantment by C.N. Crawford and Alex Rivers is my most highly recommended title for this period….