Founder Laurie
I’m a mom that loves to read romance. I started this blog back in 2009 when paranormal was so hot and since then I have found a love for all things romance, hence the name change from Bitten by Paranormal Romance to Bitten by Romance.
My favorite romance sub-genre is paranormal, but I like to
mix it with historical and sci-fi romance. I also read cozy mysteries and
cookbooks. I'm picky when it comes to endings in romance, I like them to be
“Happy Ever After” so I tend to steer clear of reading Urban Fantasy and I also
don’t care much for head-hopping.
When I review romance I’m looking for the romance to be the
main focus of the story and connection between the main characters and so on. I
also look for uniqueness for plots and grammar.
Besides reading I have an addiction for gaming, baking,
gardening, and writing.
Happy reading!
my read shelf:
Jasmyn
Reviewer/Writer
Reviewer/Writer
I am a mom, full-time employee, and part time student. With so much of my day taken up by others, I have found that reading is the perfect way for me to relax, unwind, and take a deep breath. I was lucky to have parents that encouraged my reading from a very young age, and I only hope I can do as well for my own two little ones. I grew up reading fantasy and contemporary fiction, but once I got a little older I discovered how much fun romance could be. The best part was I could find romance books that over-lapped in just about every other genre, including my favorite - fantasy. Paranormal romance has begun to overtake my library at home where I have about 800 or so paper books, and 300 or more in electronic format. It may sound strange, but I really have a hard time picking them up or getting rid of them - I never know when I'll want to pick one up again.
When I'm not reading, you can find me playing computer MMORG (massively multi-player online roleplaying games). My current game of choice is EverQuest II. I may even occasionally pick up the good old Rock Band or Guitar Hero on the xBox and "jam" for awhile to expend some extra energy. You'd be surprised how much exercise you can get on the drum kit!
Artemis
Reviewer
My love of reading developed in high school with the dreaded Eng Lit 101. I was enthralled with the heroes, monsters, gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. I also had a keen interest in the classic movie monsters: Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Mummy and Dracula. It was the vampire myth that intrigued me the most. My reading would consist mostly of mainstream fiction (never a romance) with a sprinkling of history, biography, and a few others thrown in. There was little time for reading though when it came to raising a family and working full-time. I was lucky if I read four books a year.
The year 2009 was a revelation for me: I discovered TRUE BLOOD and Charlaine Harris. (I like the books better and I’m an Eric Babe!) Shortly after 2009 began, I was no longer gainfully employed - having a grand time being a SAHG, with time to R-E-A-D! After devouring what Sookie Stackhouse books were available at the time, I researched paranormal series and headed off to B&N with list in hand. They didn’t have the first book of the series that I really, really, really, REALLY wanted to read. But while I was in there lollygagging around, I struck-up a conversation with a lovely young woman. She had the book I was looking for in her pocketbook and she gave it to me - YES - GAVE IT TO ME! True Story! I never got her name, but I will never forget her because that book was my introduction to the romance genre. (And I have found the generosity, kindness, and friendliness of the romance community since then too.)
Now, there isn’t much I don’t read in the romance genre; well, except for inspirational and in a pinch I might read that. I still like to read all types of fiction and non-fiction, but I have found myself caught up in this romance roller-coaster and I’m having a blast! If I had to list my romance reading preferences, I guess it would look something like this: suspense, paranormal, historical, m/m, contemporary, sci-fi. And of course, you can pair the sub-genre of erotic with any of those.
A Little Bit More
Vanilla or Chocolate: Rocky Road
Favorite Paranormal, not romance, Book: THE VAMPIRE LESTAT
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
A Hobby besides reading: Gardening; then canning & preserving the harvest
One Unusual Thing About Me: I have a CWP
One of my many Witty Isms: I’m old enough to know better - young enough NOT. TO. CARE.
I bet you’re still wondering the title of that book - huh? It will remain one of my favorite paranormal romances and first loves. My Blind King, Wrath, DARK LOVER by J. R. Ward.
Artemis Goodreads
Below are reviewers that are no longer reviewing, but you can still find their old reviews postings.
Below are reviewers that are no longer reviewing, but you can still find their old reviews postings.
Retired reviewers
WildAboutBones
I love to read! I don't read books, I devour them voraciously. My current favorite genres are Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Erotica, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult (even though I haven't been one of these in a long time), Sci-Fi and Mainstream and "Blockbuster" Fiction.
I grew up watching the wonderful old Universal Studios & Hammer B-movie monster films on Friday nights - Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Mummy, The Thing, Cat People, I was a Teenaged Werewolf, The Day The Earth Stood Still, etc. Then something wonderful happened when I was in the 8th grade. I was lent a copy of Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire and I was hooked. At summer camp that year, I borrowed a copy of The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. I then found Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain vampire series and there was no turning back. (LOL, No, Mom did not know I was reading these.) Thereafter, I couldn't get enough of Anne Rice, Stephen King, Brian Lumley (his Necroscope series rocks!), Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Robin Cook and Clive Barker just to name a few. I still read these authors, but once I found Laurell K. Hamilton in 1993 and J.R. Ward in 1999 my tastes turned more to the Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance genres - L.A. Banks helped too.
Professionally I've done many things such as customer service, technical support, marketing design and copywriting, webmaster, UNIX system administrator, programmer, application designer, database architect and programmer and lipstick lady {grin} to name a few.
Currently a freelance editor & proofreader, I read a lot. I read very fast. I average a book (400-500 pages) a day - the ladies at the Library know me by name since I'm in there so often. LOL! This lets me catch continuity issues easily. And as an added benefit, because every thing is fresh in my mind, I can write my reviews quickly.
What's up with "WildAboutBones"? No, I don't have a skeleton fetish. I do however adore Jeaniene Frost's Bones character in her Night Huntress series.
Other tidbits you may find interesting:
Dream Job: Getting paid to read books
Favorite Author: There are just too many to name here
Favorite Supernatural Being: Vampires & weres/shifters
Stand Alone or Series: Series
Print or eBook: Print but eBooks are handy
Movies, TV or Books: Books
Favorite Music: R&B, Classic Soul, Hip Hop, Southern Rock & recently found Country again
Favorite Desert: Cheesecake
Favorite Sport: American Football (Go Browns, Buccaneers & Ohio State Buckeyes)
Authors: Need someone to find continuity issues, grammar, spelling and other problems in your works before publishing? I have helped several authors with this and I am a freelance editor & proofreader for three publishers as well. Very reasonable rates. If you're interested, contact me at
WildAboutBonesEditing {at} gmail {dot} com or here.
(Please do not use this email address to make review requests for this blog. Instead please go to the
Review Request page to do this.)
Check out my new Cover Reveals blog at http://CoverReveals.blogspot.com Twitter: @CoverReveals
Special Note from Laurie: WildAboutBones has permission to contact authors for review requests but I am not guaranteeing the review will get on the blog. {wink} She wears her big girl panties and is responsible for any review requests not going through me. So, if she doesn’t get it on the blog, please email her; don’t email me. She hasn't missed one yet, but you'll need to deal with her directly.
Ollie
Reviewer
Reviewer
She has a B.Sc. (Honours) in Psychology/Sociology and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology where she has over 15 years experience in the mental health care field and has worked in administration, research, teaching at various organizations and had her own private practice as a psychotherapist.
She is also one of the co-founders of TrueBloodNet.com where she was the Editor/Administrator and a regular contributor to the news and editorial pages.
Ollie enjoys reading paranormal romance/erotica books with a special preference for Vampires, Immortals, and Fallen Angels. If the book has those elements plus characters that she can develop an emotional connection with and lots of hot sex included, then she is glued to the pages and is on cloud 9. Nothing is better then cuddling up on the sofa with a hot paranormal romance/erotica book, well almost. ;)
CaroleDee
I'm a 28-year-old domestic goddess that loves to live vicariously through books. I'm happily married to a man who is as obsessed with music as I am to books. We have a six-year-old son that is fascinated with zombies. Our family currently lives in England, but thanks to good 'ole Uncle Sam we have resided in 4 states and 3 countries. Originally from the South, I'm on the receiving end of a lot of laughs when I say things like "you'll" and "sweet tea". I love all romance books but have a particular affection for paranormal and sci/fi :)
Carridwen
I'm a 33-year-old married mother of 2 teenagers. I am a full-time teacher, part time student as well. I also have a small addiction to reading and books. I will read anything and everything. I have yet to find a genre that I can't handle. My ultimate downtime is sipping a few glasses of wine on my front porch while escaping to another world and life.
Emi
Reviewer
Reviewer
I am a 32-year-old stay at home mother of two girls. I've only been home with my second child so it's only been a little over 1 year and it's been a wonderful experience (I didn't really have a chance to do so with my first). As far as my work experience goes I've done so many things in quite a few industries, I've been a sales associate in clothing stores, hostess at restaurants and a front desk manager and makeup artist at a salon and recently a sales assistant for a seafood wholesale vendor. I've pretty much always been in the food industry with restaurateurs being family friends and such. I've always loved reading but got really into it in my teens. I absolutely love paranormal books whether thriller, romance or erotica. I love mystery and thrillers and crime as well. Anne Rice is my favorite and my intro into the genre. I also love Larissa Ione, Heather Killough-Walden, Charlaine Harris. I'm currently reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood and I'm sure there are many more authors out there I need to acquaint myself with lol. Out of all of the sups, I would say vampires are my favorite, least at started my love for them, there is just something I love about the dark brooding sexy mysterious beings, but I love all supers. My only hobbies other than reading are word games, yes I know total nerd lol, but I love word search games and words with friends and stuff like that. I also like to cook, it's so much fun preparing a meal and then devouring it. Lol. My favorite seasons are fall and spring just sitting outside in the beautiful weather reading a book. My favorite shows are True Blood, CSI, The Closer and recently Grim, and most of the shows on ID Discovery. As far as having a favorite book there are just way too many for me to decide lol, but if I really had to choose it would be The Vampire Lest at by Anne Rice. I mostly prefer paranormal books but will read almost anything. There's not really much else I can say.
