I love it when people are different. When they dare to go against the grain and cause a stir. I suppose that’s not a shocker coming from me, since I had big blue mohawk in school. But I especially love it when authors in a particular genre do that.

Since I first heard about it across the airwaves, I’ve been anxiously waiting for the SHOMI line from Dorchester. I knew the books would be my thing the second I heard the announcement that they were launching a new line that would be heroine focused and lots of action adventure, set in futuristic or alternative worlds. You had me at heroine…

And I haven’t been disappointed.

Because I”m such a sweetheart and Eve didn’t want to hear me whine anymore, she was gracious and sent me an ARC of her book DRIVEN, which is out in September. From the second I got the book I knew it was going to blow my socks off. And it did.

In fact, it is by far one of the best books I’ve read this year.

I loved it so much, I was jealous as hell that I didn’t write it. I wrote to Eve and told her as much. And I just heard today that she received a starred review from Publishers Weekly! BRAVO EVE!!

ROAD WARRIOR
Raina Bowen knows she can handle herself just fine against anything the harsh Northern Waste throws at her. Until it throws her an enigmatic stranger called Wizard. First, she has to haul him out of a brawl he can’t hope to win. And next, her libido is shooting into overdrive at the feel of his hard body pressed against hers on the back of her snowscooter. But there’s something not quite right about this guy. Before she can strip bare Wizard’s secrets, they’re lured into a race for their lives, battling rival truckers, ice pirates…and a merciless maniac with a very personal vendetta.

Pre-order it here.

Now, I thought maybe her book was an anomaly. But I was wrong. I recently picked up WIRED by Liz Maverick, out in stores now, and let me tell you, it rocks too. I’m only a few chapters in, but I know already it’s going on my keeper shelf. And now I can’t wait until MOONGAZER, Marianne Mancusi’s book.

For me the SHOMI line is turning into a tailor made reading orgasm. And I’m hoping to have 12 months of them!!!