Best Books of '08

Posted on December 31, 2008 by malenalott

We’ve read. We’ve loved. We’ve conquered a massive TBR pile. So now we’re happy to have sifted through our reviews of ’08 to present our favorite reads among them. Thank you for reading and loving books as much as we do! We’re announcing fun changes and improvements to Athena’s Bookshelf tomorrow!

From Kathy Wheeler, A/B Reviewer:

Best Romance:

Passion & Pleasure in London by Melody Thomas

Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Mederios

Before the Scandal by Suzanne Enoch

From A/B editor Malena Lott:

Best General Fiction:

The Letters by Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilynn Jackson

Best Women’s Fiction:

The Opposite of Love by Julianne Buxbaum

My Husband’s Sweethearts by Bridget Asher

Best Debut Novel:

Falling Under by Danielle Young-Ullman

Best Mom Lit:

Mrs. Perfect by Jane Porter

Best Non-Fiction:

Where Did I Leave My Glasses by Martha Weinman Lear

To Hell with All That, Loving & Loathing Our Inner Housewife, by Caitlin Flanagan

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

The Meaning of Sunglasses, Hadley Freeman

Best Inspirational Non-fiction:

More Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

Best Memoir:

Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry

Before the Scandal

Posted on August 1, 2008 by malenalott

Before the Scandal by Suzanne Enoch

First line: Lieutenant Colonel Phineas Bromley didn’t expect paradise.

Suzanne Enoch has a true knack for historical intrigue. Her cast of characters is wide and varied. In her newest book, Before the Scandal, Lieutenant Bromley has not been home for ten years because he is running from himself. Having caused his elder brother’s accident in which he would never again walk, Bromley joins the effort to quash the Bonaparte and the French. But his younger sister sends him a letter begging his return before it’s too late to see his brother on his deathbed. His childhood friend Alyse, thrown in the mix by her cousin to entice Bromley, is the only one he can trust.

For: Women who want a book that you cannot put down for turning the pages, Suzanne Enoch never fails in her efforts. -Kathy Wheeler

Buy it at Amazon.

New Historical Romance: August

Posted on July 23, 2008 by malenalott

If you’ve not read a historical romance novel before, you are in for a big surprise. They are richly drawn, with great period detail and tightly woven plots that usually involve danger, scandal and seduction. Why watch the History Channel when these are so much more fun?? Here’s what Avon has in store in August:

Before the Scandal by Suzanne Enoch, Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros, Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan, Too Dangerous to Desire by Alexandra Benedict, The Mistress Diaries by Julianne MacLean