"Pieces of Sky," by Kaki Warner

The Chick: Jessica Thornton. When her brother-in-law rapes her to try and get her to sign over the deed of her estate, this English miss (n...

"Too Wicked to Kiss," by Erica Ridley

The Chick: Evangeline Pemberton. On the run from her appalling stepfather, she tags along with her neighbours, the Stantons - unaware that L...

"The Down Home Zombie Blues," by Linnea Sinclair

The Chick: Commander Jorie Mikkalah. One of a group of Guardians, intergalactic zombie hunters, she's sent to Earth when her undercover...

Library Loot: Gone Fishin'

Oh me, oh my, there are many things in life to which I am immune - H1N1, cilantro, and the lure of Robert Pattison and the rabid muskrat sur...

AnimeJune's Guide to Exploiting the Dead for Fun and Profit: A Rant

I have no idea when it all started, but since about the last decade, there have been a glut of "re-written" classics, many involvi...

"Powder and Patch," by Georgette Heyer

The Chick: Cleone Charteris. While she loves her childhood sweetheart Phillip, she wishes he would at least make an effort to her impress h...

"A Bride in the Bargain," by Deeanne Gist

The Chick: Anna Ivey. Orphaned and looking to escape a violent suitor, she takes up Asa Mercer's offer to travel by boat to Seattle and...