Satin Sheets Romance: Highland romance

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Krystal's Satin Sheets Romance Review of LAIDEN'S DAUGHTER by Suzan Tisdale

Title: Laiden's Daughter
Author: Suzan Tisdale
Website: http://www.suzantisdale.blogspot.com/
Genre: Historical Fiction
Length: 318 pages
Buy: AMAZON

Scotland, 1344
She believes men are not honorable nor are they kind-until she meets one that changes her heart forever.
Betrayed by lies told before her birth, Aishlinn is raised by a harsh and cruel stepfather. Her life is forever changed one horrifying night when she is forced to flee England for the safety of the Scottish Highlands. Rescued by a fierce band of highland warriors, Aishlinn soon learns that honorable men do exist. She finds a strength she never knew she possessed and it will be tested to the limits when she is forced to make a heart-wrenching decision…allow the English to kill those she loves, or surrender for the crime she committed.

She is everything he never knew he wanted in a woman….

As a fierce highland warrior, Duncan McEwan has survived numerous battles, bed countless women, and survived a horrific storm at sea. He has scaled mountains and even survived hand-to-claw battle with a cat-o’mountain. But none of that could have prepared him for how his life forever changed one fateful spring day when he rescued a lass from a freezing stream. He will do anything to keep her as his own and will risk everything to keep her out of the hands of the English.

Krystal's Review...

Suzan Tizdale's characters practically leap off the page and drag you away to her world of 14th century Scotland where hunky highland men wait to sweep you off your feet!

I instantly fell in love with Duncan and his mischievous personality. Aishlinn was inspiring and I rooted for her through the whole book. It was non-stop action (just the way I like it) and if something wasn't happening to poor Aishlinn, she was creating problems without realizing it!

The scenery and history was seamlessly woven through the story and the language was also very well done.

Now for the pink parts.... This book was beautifully done and wrought with sexual tension between Duncan and Aishlinn. The love scenes were tender, passionate, and I wanted to read them over and over. They will leave you sighing with satisfaction, I promise!

Fabulous Happily Ever After and I can't wait to read the next book. I hear they are about Duncan's friends!

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Satin Sheets Romance June Author of the Month - Jessi Gage

Thank you, SSR gang, for choosing me to be author of the month! And thank you, Angela, for nominating me! I’m so thrilled to join you today, and I can’t wait to tell all my friends to call me Ms. June all month long!

I thought I’d indulge myself (and hopefully you too) by chatting about my favorite romance genres and what makes them my favorites. Let’s start with Highlanders, shall we? Is there anything better than an enormous kilted man carrying a broadsword and commanding you not to fash in his rolling burr? Whether the Highland hero is modern day or from the past, I’m usually a gonner for a Scot. My favorite Highlander writers include Karen Marie Moning, Diana Gabaldon, Sandy Blair, and Connie Mason

Next on my list of favorite romance genres is time-travel. I absolutely adore the dynamic of a modern-day heroine falling into the burly arms of a no-nonsense warrior with the weight of the world (or at least the weight of his little slice of historically-important land) on his shoulders. Whether the hero be a Highlander, a Viking, a Brit, or a Civil-war era werewolf, I can never resist a story in which a woman loses EVERYTHING she’s ever cared about and realizes she has EVERYTHING she has ever truly needed in her hero. My favorite time-travel writers also happen to be my favorite Highlander writers, because the genres often overlap. But I would add to my favorites list Maggie Shayne, Mae Clair, and Jan Irving.

But for the reader firmly entrenched in the present day, there are plenty of amazing heroes to chose from in contemporary romance. From motorcycle club badasses to billionaires, from orderlies at mental institutions to high-priced lawyers, from frat boys to exclusive escorts, there’s a modern-day hero for everyone. My favorite contemporary authors lean toward the erotic and include Kristen Ashley, Ruthie Knox, Cara McKenna, Charlotte Stein, Amber Lin, Serenity Wood, and Barbara Kellyn. I like my erotic romance to be smart. I like the sex to be important to the story and therefore not gratuitous. That said, I like it to be frequent and dirty and sometimes kinky. These ladies hit just the right spot for me and usually leave me noodling over something in my own life as a result of taking a journey with their characters.

Last but not least, paranormal romance. Shifter, vampires, the fae, ghosts, demons, psychics, witches, and wizards, I love them all. What draws me to this genre is the way otherness can seem so forbidden, so unexpected, and so dark and dangerous, and THAT makes it all the more satisfying when two people of vastly different life experience, race, or ability find common ground in love and sex. PNR often explores themes of trust, overcoming prejudice for love, and committing to one soul mate for life, all things that make me swoon. Some of my favorite PNR authors are Virginia Kantra, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Annie Nicholas, Thea Harrison, and Candace Havens.

These four genres heavily influenced me as a writer. I always try to learn something from what I read and can often be found hen-pecking copious notes into my kindle. You’ll see Highlanders and time-travel in Wishing for a Highlander (Lyrical Press, January 2013). You’ll see my paranormal twist on contemporary romance in Road Rage, out this month with Lyrical Press. As much as I enjoy reading the wonderful and talented authors I’ve mentioned, I truly love taking what I learn from them and making it my own.

Check out these amazing authors if you’ve never read them before. I guarantee you’ll find some new favorites. And while you’re browsing for new reads, use the links below to check out my new release Road Rage and my time-travel romance, Wishing for a Highlander. Also feel free to subscribe to my blog for a new word every Tuesday and my Free Publicity Fridays feature where I give love to some of my favorite authors.

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And finally, three words to describe myself...

1. Outgoing

2. Fastidious

3. Christian

Hugs and Happy Reading!

A single and pregnant museum worker accidentally wishes herself back in time and is forced to marry a Highland warrior with intimacy issues.