DESERT ISLE KEEPER

Reviews, as we all know, are subjective. One person's taste on one day. Some people won't review a book they don't like (I won't myself).

Over the years I've had a lot of wonderful reviews, including one of the now defunct Gold Medals from Romantic Times. I've had some snorters, too, including those from people who are unfamiliar with some of the English English words I use and assume I made a mistake. That's life. You book a put out into the world and it's no longer yours. Either don't read the reviews or live with them.

Yesterday, though, was a review Red Letter day.

Flirting With Italian earned Desert Isle Keeper status from All About Romance, one of the toughest review sites on the planet (including Smart Bitches Loves Trashy Books). You get a flavour from their opening salvo - 

   "This book sounded trite: A recently dumped heroine lands a dream job in Rome and meets a gorgeous Italian Count..."

But then it goes on...

"Fortunately, trite is the last thing it proved to be. While it started off light and pleasant, by the end I realize just how textured and deep the characters are, and how lovely the story is. This is a good one."

Be still my beating heart. She liked it...

The review is a long one, with a summary of the plot and then finishes -

   "I enjoyed the author’s technique of beginning each chapter with an excerpt from Sarah’s blog. It helped show the changes she went through while in Rome, and also provided insights into her growing relationship with Matteo. 
   "I’ve never been to Rome or the outlying countryside, but the author brought them alive for me. I felt as if I was there, and could smell and see the sights right along with Sarah.
   "I’ve read a quite a few of the author’s books. Some have been enjoyable while others were forgettable. As I closed the book on the last page I found myself crying a few happy tears. I loved this one and know I will read it again at some point in the future. It’s on my keeper shelf."

If you want to read the whole thing, you'll find it here

Here is Liz. She is smiling...

FAB REVIEWS!

Many thanks to Nicola for a fun weekend, and to everyone who took time to leave a comment or take part in the draw for THE UNMASKING OF LADY LOVELESS.

I'll post the name of the winner as soon as Nicola has made the draw.

In the meantime, while I'm battling through the last chapter of my wip, here are some absolutely fabulous reviews for WEDDED IN A WHIRLWIND, which I know I don't have to remind you is ON SALE NOW!!!

First, Cataromance said this...

Liz Fielding never ceases to amaze me! Just when you think that her books cannot possibly get any better, she pulls the rug from under your feet by delivering an outstanding romantic tale that leaves you breathless! Sensitively-written, heartrending, beguiling and absolutely impossible to put down, Wedded in a Whirlwind is another classic by one of Harlequin’s finest writers!


Then Romance Junkies added their pennyworth with: --

If you’re looking for a soul stirring tale that makes readers laugh, cry, and look at the world just a little bit differently then WEDDED IN A WHIRLWIND fits the bill perfectly. Nick and Miranda have troubled pasts that they’ve never fully shared with anyone. The time they spend together talking allows them a new perspective on their lives. While I really enjoyed Miranda and Nick’s arguments and their stubborn attitudes I really became ‘attached’ to the characters once they began disclosing the events of their past that made them into the people they are today. Liz Fielding gives readers a fun story full of passion, adventure and believable emotional situations which allow readers to feel like they’re a part of the story rather than just a reader.

And finally there was this from All About Romance, who are famously hard to please. I've never made their coveted Desert Isle Keeper list before, but Wedded touched the right chord this month and here's what their reviewer said about Miranda and Nick and their story: --

As a reader, I find myself quick to praise the new and innovative. However, sometimes a sweet, "comfort food" book comes along that just leaves me smiling. Wedded in a Whirlwind is just such a book. It does not reinvent the genre, but in a very limited number of pages, the author constructs a beautiful fairytale that truly sweeps one right out of the everyday world.

Read on here



So would you like to share your own excitement about books that touch your heart? The Pink Heart Society is looking for regular, enthusiastic reviewers who would like to join them and write about the new releases.

They are looking for reviewers for every line and they would really like to see more of the American lines represented as well as the ones edited from the UK. So if you're interested, why not email the Pink Heart Society (there's a link on the sidebar) and tell them a bit about yourself. Maybe you can join the team, which means yo'd get the new books, which has to be the biggest incentive ever!