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Are We Still Doing Vampires?
On a trip to the Gold Coast a few months ago, I found myself without anything to read. So we made a trip to the newsagency down the road, where they had a bunch of “beach read” kind of books. One of...
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Diving back into Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
I realised with some surprise the other day that I could count on one hand how many paranormal books I’ve read this year – and I’d have fingers to spare. This definitely wouldn’t have been the case in...
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Lover Avenged Handbag
Are you a fan of J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood vampire series? Want a BDB-themed handbag? If so, you’re in luck, because Book Purses made one!
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Where are the Women?
Recently I was catching up with RT Magazine (having missed a few issues while travelling in Europe) and I came across an interview with an author whose work I happen to have a lot of respect for: Jill...
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The Shadows, drama and the BDB.
SPOILERS AHEAD!! I stopped reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood vampire series many years and many books ago. It was one ground-breaking series when it began, with many obsessive fans, but like too...
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The Week: 13th – 19th April
Autumn in Canberra this week Weird week! I could say a lot more, but I wouldn’t even know where to begin! Seems the world is finally waking up… Congratulations to The Australian Ballet’s Ako Kondo –...
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Fan Longevity
Now, clearly there are books that stand the test of time. There have to be, because otherwise my literature degree was a waste of time! However, with genre fiction things seem to move fast and date...
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J.R. Ward: The Beast
I don’t read the Black Dagger Brotherhood series anymore (in fact, I don’t read much paranormal romance or urban fantasy anymore), but I have to admit to being a little bit excited about J.R. Ward’s...
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The Week: 20th – 26th July
Dusk on the lake in Canberra. This was taken out the side window of the car. And the award-winning foyer of Canberra’s Hotel Hotel yesterday afternoon. This was the week I dumped my review books and...
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Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other – six vampire warriors,...
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The Week: 9th – 15th November
The National Carillon in Canberra. One of the multiple buildings lit up here in the colours of the French flag on Saturday night. Well, what a week this has turned out to be. Terror in Paris, Russian...
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Black Dagger Brotherhood Bracelet
This paper bead bracelet with words from the Black Dagger Brotherhood vampire series by J.R. Ward is made by Hippiemysticstudio.
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Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood #4) by J.R. Ward
Butch O’Neal is a fighter by nature. A hard-living ex-homicide cop, he’s the only human ever to be allowed in the inner circle of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. And he wants to go even deeper into the...
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The Week: 23rd – 29th November
This week in Canberra – for years in a row – we broke a World Record for Christmas lights. It’s a bit scary, because now we feel like we have to break the record every year! The pictures above are...
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Black Dagger Brotherhood Christmas Ornament
Want a vampire-themed ornament for your Christmas tree? You can buy a Black Dagger Brotherhood ornament from frombooktolife.
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Coming Soon: The Beast (Black Dagger Brotherhood #14)
Surely one of the most anticipated books of the year, The Beast will be released in two weeks. Will I read it? I’m not sure yet. I love Rhage and Mary, but I think maybe I’m happy as they were after...
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The Week: 21st – 27th March
Happy Easter! This is not “our” Easter; Ukrainian Catholic (and Orthodox) Easter is on the first of May. I will be in my grandmother’s village in Ukraine on the day, so I doubt I’ll be getting a post...
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Release Day for J.R. Ward
The Beast is out today. It is the second Black Dagger Brotherhood book featuring (my favourites) Rhage and Mary. Initially I thought I might not read it, but early reviews are suggesting that it is a...
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The Week: 4th – 10th April
I was hoping to get some good autumn pictures before we head overseas and have another summer, but there’re very few changing leaves because of the hot weather… We had our hottest April day for thirty...
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