Jessica Coulter Smith

I recently reviewed this title for The Novel Blog.  Be sure to stop over there for the full review and for reviews on other amazing books...

I've read books by Ms. Jones previously and I have to say that so far this is my favorite. Who wouldn't fall in love with a bad-boy turned angel who has major attitude? It doesn't take long for the hero and heroine to fall in love with one another. David admires Lucy's spunk and sass and Lucy is touched by David's thoughfulness and big heart -- okay, so she's hot for his body too.

With hot love scenes, a mystery to be unravelled, and intense emotion jumping off practically every page, what's not to like about Attitude Angel? The word flow is easy to follow, with sarcastic whit and charm filling the pages. Attitude Angel will make you laugh, make you believe in hope, and most of all will make you remember how wonderful first love is... Attitude Angel has everything a good book should - and then some.

Rated 5 out of 5

Vicus Luna has been submitted to the editors at Wild Horse Press.  It is scheduled for a late November or early December release.  This is my first stand alone werewolf novel; however, one of the editors has already asked if I would consider a sequel.  It's always nice to know someone enjoys my story enough to want more...

Whispering Lake is being released by Wild Horse Press on August 25th in ebook and early September for trade paperback. 

In other news, I have 2 free reads on All Romance Ebooks.  If you want some free short stories, they have a huge selection by some pretty amazing authors.

You may notice that Whispering Lake is showing as unavailable on my page at the moment.  Due to issues that I won't go into, I asked for the rights back to my book and am re-evaluating the story.  I have some deleted scenes I plan to add and want to polish the story as a whole.  It's going to be re-released as an extended version this fall by Wild Horse Press.

My latest short story, Dreams by Moonlight, is being featured in "Quart of Blood," the anthology is being released this fall by TheNovelBlog.

Brianna Phillips has had a recurring dream since she was a little girl. She?s being chased through the woods by someone, or something. Just as it?s about to pounce, she wakes up. What does it mean? A trip to Mercy Woods will show her that her dream is a reality, and that it isn?t always the creatures that go ?bump? in the night you need to be wary of, because sometimes those very same creatures can make your dreams come true.

*Warning: this story contains sensual love scenes with explicit language

The vampire angle has been written so many different ways that you’d think it would be hard to find a new one; however, Ms. Welsh found a way to combine our favorite tried and true vampire myths with some of our more current vampire favorites, giving us a unique approach to an old tale. I found both stories intriguing and read the book from beginning to end in one day.

For the full review, stop by The Nove Blog!

Magnolia Magick, released in e-book format with Wild Horse Press in March 2009, will be available in Trade Paperback by the end of April!  The printer has to re-send the proof, but I'm hoping it will be ready for release by April 21st. Stay tuned for updates!

Update:  Magnolia Magick is now available in ebook at All Romance Ebooks, Amazon Kindle, and Wild Horse Press.  Its also available in trade paperback on Amazon.com and Target.com websites!

Lately I've been reviewing books in my vast amounts of spare time.  My latest reviews are posted with Long and Short Reviews and TheNovelBlog.com.  I've also had two reviews accepted by We Write Romance.

Authors are welcome to send me books to review, but right now I'm a bit backed up as I'm trying to get the final touches done on a book that's being released in May.

My latest review ....

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Title: Stargazer (Evernight, Book 2)
Author: Claudia Gray
Published: Harper Teen, 2009


Bianca, partial-human daughter to two vampires, is going through some changes, and they aren’t just your average teen hormonal changes. Bianca is slowly changing into a vampire. Suddenly crossing rivers bothers her, she needs blood several times a day, and her reflexes are even faster than before. The changes are scaring her. She isn’t sure she wants to be a vampire and wonders if she can just stay as she currently is and never make the full change. To make matters worse, her love life is in a serious slump. Her boyfriend, well sort-of boyfriend, Lucas, has been banned from campus. After the headmistress discovered that he was part of Black Cross, a society of vampire hunters, he became persona non-grata at Evernight Academy.

Trying to deal with the loss of Lucas in her life, the changes she’s going through, and the pressure of her parents to make the change to a full-fledged vampire, Bianca is stressed to the max. Add to that a few wraiths giving her cryptic messages and a rather hunky vampire named Balthazar and welcome to her world of confusion....

Magnolia Magick, my paranormal erotic romance, was released on March 17, 2009 by Wild Horse Press. If you enjoy a book with romance, hot sex scenes, magick, and friendship, then be sure to check it out!

Visit the Magnolia Magick tab on my page to view an excerpt from the book!