About Sophia (FV)

Reader of urban fantasy, paranormal, historical and contemporary romance. Wife, mom, blogger, coffee drinker, iPhone addict, Kindle lover, and a bunch of other stuff too. Most of all, firm believer in Happily Ever After. Never without an audio-book on the iPod, an eBook on the Kindle and a paperback in the purse.

Review: Knight by Kristen Ashley

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Anya Gage works hard, goes to school and likes to dress up and go out with her girlfriends now and then. She doesn’t expect anything to be handed to her on a silver platter and doesn’t complain about having to earn everything she has. She attends a party with her friend that is hosted by [...]

In Case You Missed It: Weekly Recap and Giveaway Winners

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Recap: Review: Captivated by Lauren Dane Review: In the Company of Witches by Joey W. Hill Review: Knight by Kristen Ashley Review: Lover Unexpected by Brindle Chase Review: The Shifter by Jean Johnson Review: Cost of Repairs by A.M. Arthur Book Craft: Shanna Vaughn from Hide A Book Samantha Rides Again and Wants to [...]

Book Craft: Shanna Vaughn from Hide A Book

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  Juliana is back with another Book Craft feature. Today is she is talking with Shanna Vaughn from Hide-A-Book.     FVBR: Tell us a little about yourself and what it is that you do. Shanna: Hi, my name is Shanna. I am a book lover, romance reader and I make book covers. Hide-A-Book covers [...]

Random Friday: Jowl Flapping Funny, ARCs, eBooks Deals, Guest Review Ops and More

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Happy Friday!! I have no idea what that penguin has to do with this post, other than it’s totally random. Thank goodness the weekend is in sight. In addition to running a busy blog, the girls at Fiction Vixen have a lot going on on the personal front. My eldest daughter has returned to work [...]

Weekly Roundup and Giveaway Winners

Weekly Roundup

Happy Mother’s Day!! I hope all you mommas have a wonderful day! I’ll be spending the day with my lovely daughters. My mom is feeling a little under the weather so when she’s feeling better we’ll have a “ladies day” where we all go out to lunch and have a good time. It will be [...]

Weekend Spotlight + Giveaway: The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan

The Governess Affair Courtney Milan

She will not give up… Three months ago, governess Serena Barton was let go from her position. Unable to find new work, she’s demanding compensation from the man who got her sacked: a petty, selfish, swinish duke. But it’s not the duke she fears. It’s his merciless man of business—the man known as the Wolf [...]

My Never Say Never Romance Books – Throbbing Members And All

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I’ve read romance on and off for years. I read my first romance novel when I was a teenager, probably about 14 years old. I’m pretty sure I tossed the paperback in the grocery cart just to see if I’d get a reaction out of my mother. I didn’t. It was a historical romance and [...]

Review: The Hostage Bargain by Annika Martin

The Hostage Bargain Annika Martin

Melinda Prescott is an adrenaline junkie who works as bank teller and lives on her family’s sheep farm. Clearly she’d rather be doing something more exciting with her life but she’s committed to saving the family farm if no other reason for the sake of her sisters. She detests her smarmy boss who is on [...]

Giveaway: I’m Un-Stuffing My Bookshelves Again!

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Set 1 includes: Coming Up Roses by Catherine Anderson Karma by Carly Phillips Angel’s End by Cindy Holby Set 2 includes: All For You by Lynn Kurland My Lady Rival by Ashley March Heart of Brass by Kate Cross Set 3 includes: Lies & Omens by Lyn Benedict The Impossible Cube by Steven Harper Magic [...]

Author Guest Post + Giveaway: Alexia Reed Talking about Science & Writing

Hunting The Shadows Alexia Reed

Fiction Vixen is pleased to welcome author Alexia Reed today. I love science. If you follow me on Twitter, you’d probably see me re-tweeting science articles quite a bit. As a science major, I like knowing how something works. Well, it’s not just like…it’s a need to know. So when it comes to the paranormal, [...]