Meet The Dark Divas
Dark Divas Reviews is about giving frank and honest opinions of romance books. The Dark Divas Staff includes several authors, and we are all avid readers of all genres of romance.
A.J.Owner
A.J. if often referred to a doctor because she is one. She's a world traveler and has visited most of the continent at one time or another in her life. In addition to English, she is fluent in three other languages,hence, her passion for traveling. But she has other passions as well. A.J. is a voracious reader and enjoys reading erotic romance, anything paranormal, fantasy, and historical. When she's not reading or traveling, she spends time with her friends and family. She enjoys cooking, crocheting, movies, playing volleyball and tennis, relaxing outdoors, and music. At one time, she was a part-time DJ for country western station. A.J. often over multi-tasks if there is such a thing and her friends have a tendency to consider her a perfectionist. Currently, she is trying her hand at writing erotic romance. Don't forget to check out AJ's other sites:
Review Coordinator
Hello everyone my name is Deb; I have been a lover of romance since my first book at the tender age of 13. That is why I have been reviewing for over 7 years. I am quirky, passionate. I am a wife to a wonderful man and mother of 2 girls. Hobbies for me besides reading include scrap booking, card making, spending a lot of time outdoors with my family. I am honored to be a part of the Diva team.
Ashe is a book addict with a voracious appetite for anything romance. Though she also writes erotic romance, reading remains her first love. She's a sucker for a tough heroine with killer heels and a softness for Alpha males, and recently discovered a brand new distraction: well-written M/M romance laden with angst and conflict. Ashe resides in the New York area with a much-neglected Spousal Equivalent and 6 y/o daughter.
I am a student working towards a BA degree in English and minors in French and Portuguese. I love learning new languages, and my next conquest will be, hopefully, Italian. I am originally from Brazil and have been in the U.S. for the past five years. But, my true nationality is Avid Reader. My taste ranges from the tame to the wild, and the hotter the better. Besides my love for new languages and cultures, and books of all genres, I love food, music, sports on the weekends, and frying my brain watching TV shows and movies (instead of studying of course) during the week. My true calling is writing, and I plan to become a writer someday (though if I am any good is still a mystery).
Bill is a Southern Gentleman by birth and training and a Renaissance Man through experience and education. He has degrees in Political Science and Mortuary Science and a lifelong interest in history, astronomy, environmental activism and progressive thought. Bill's hobbies include hiking wilderness trails, bird watching, biking, cooking and reading. Living in a log cabin in the mountains of Western North Carolina places Bill in the perfect location to pursue his hobbies and enjoy life.
Destined to become a voracious reader, Cryselle devoured Dickens as a toddler (in a tasty leather binding.) In another twenty or thirty years, the family may let her live that down. Once she learned to read the words, nothing was safe, from the backs of cereal boxes to the novels found tucked into the bookcase with the covers bent back hiding the spines. Her tastes remain eclectic and the bookshelves are stuffed with a little of everything from history and classics to science fiction and vampires. Her preference in romances leans to m/m. Cryselle lives in Denver, Colorado and has always dreamed of finding someone special for her own HEA.
Dakota hails from the home state of the Hawkeyes, corn and pigs. Surrounded by her kid's laughter and the corn fields, she splits her time between reading and crafting her stories. She enjoys writing romances and sci-fi/fantasy stories. She is a romantic at heart, so even the sci-fi stories have an underlying romantic plot. She started writing at the tender age of fourteen and hasn't stopped since, although it is a mystery to most where she finds the time to write. Aside from being a full time wife and mother, she also works the dreaded overnight shift at a clothing company. To learn more about Dakota, visit her website:
Hello everyone, I'm Dharma. I have loved reading books since the age of 6. When I realized that you really can escape into other worlds, whether it be romance or paranormal, I learned to love taking the journey with the characters. I find it's not so much what happens at the end, but what you learn along the way.
I have been a voracious reader since my first board book. Required reading for my careers during my years of gainful employment was vocationally motivational but not great fun. Once I became a woman of leisure and discovered the worlds of shifters, vampires, Chanku and demons quickly followed by the worlds of cowboys, menage, BDSM, M/M, M/F/M, M/M/F, M/M/M/M/F, etc, reading became not only fun but inspirational. I am a much happier person for all my reading, and my husband smiles as never before.
I am an educator by day and an author at heart. I love being able to escape into the world of books, discovering new ideas, and experiencing timeless emotions in new and creative ways. To be able to share books which have carried me on a journey of laughter, tears, anxiety, and satisfaction is a great honor and I look forward to sharing with you, my fellow impassioned readers, books which may bring you great joy as well.
Jae has been an insatiable reader of romance novels for many years. She enjoys reading just about any sub-category of romance she can get her hands on so long as there is a happily ever after to be found at the end. She loves traveling with the characters through their journeys and resolutions. After deciding that a career in law wasn't for her, she has just started a brand new company and she is currently working on her very first erotic romance novel. She currently lives in the sunny south where she gets to wear sandals all year round yet never seems to get a tan.
I am a stay at home mom of two girls. When I am not busy cleaning (I hate cleaning, but I hate having a dirty house more) and cooking and carpooling, I read or write. I love, love, love reading! I also love writing. I like all kinds of books but tend to gravitate towards erotica and romance novels. I read my first romance novel when I was fifteen and have been hooked ever since. When I have time I write for online magazines and ghost write for travel blogs. I am very excited to be a Dark Diva reviewer.
My name is Kathy and I'm so excited to be here at Dark Diva Reviews. I'm married to a great fella who's learned to put up with my idiosyncrasies; 25+ years will do that. We have four wonderful children only one of whom is still at home... for now. I've been babysitting from my home for 18 years or more and still enjoy the challenge of keeping young children busy... or is that I'm busy keeping children? :grin: I'm an avid reader and have been as long as I can remember. I read just about anything, except for horror... my imagination tends to take over; I'm definitely not a fan. But my favourite genre is romance; be it m/m or m/f all I need is the HEA. Sometimes even a well-done HFN. Watching as two, or sometimes even three, people fall in love makes my world a lovelier place. Whether it's erotic, paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary or historical it's all good.
Hi everyone, I'm Kelley. I am thrilled to be here! I started reading hot and heavy when I received my first Kindle and I haven't stopped. I started with mysteries and along the way moved on to erotic romances and I've never gone back. How a relationship starts, the turmoil in the middle (along with some hot scenes of course) and what happens in the end is what does it for me. I find that I am a little bit of a sap too because I love a happy ending. I live in Atlanta and I am married to a great man (aka...Mr. Wonderful) with 3 children. They keep me busy but I wouldn't have it any other way. I have a full time job that I love and find very rewarding. As far as particular genres, I don't have a favorite because I enjoy reading them all. I can also admit without embarrassment that I have learned a wealth of information from reading erotica that my hubby is very happy about :-))). I am so happy to be here and I am honored to be a Diva.
Hi everyone! I'm Kris, I currently live in London in the UK, and am a very big nerd. I adore reading and am currently using this as an excuse to procrastinate on doctoral work: I will read anything I can get my hands on but I adore fiction (it doesn't have fifteen-letter words and it can feature sex). I particularly favour thrillers and m/m romances that include cowboys or detectives.
Hi, my name is Lasha. I have been reading romance books since I was in sixth grade. As an undergrad, I worked at Waldenbooks and ran the "Romance" section of the store, where I got to set-up book signings with a lot of local series romance authors. (FYI, Nora Roberts is as awesome as her books!) To me there is nothing better than two people meeting, falling in love and living happily ever after. These days I go back and forth between m/f and m/m books.
As for myself, I am a former flight attendant turned high school history teacher. I like to tell my students I have been to every continent besides Antarctica - and one day I will get there too! Currently, I am working on my second Masters degree, I finish up my coursework in May. I have two dogs and two cats who run my house and one day when I am completely finished with college, I will finish that m/m novel I have been writing for over a year with a friend. Until then, I will continue to read the genre I love.
Well, hello! My name is Maggie B. I really enjoy books that take me to a world I may never have experienced but find exciting to visit through the experiences of others, whether fictional characters or real people. And that brings me to an appreciation of m/m, BDSM, menage stories as well as plain ol' sweet love and sex. When not reading, you may find me doing needlework, upholstering and refinishing furniture, inventing recipes, having fun with my family and even working in my office as a Chief Technology Officer.
Rhonda met her soul mate 25 years ago and from that love they have a 16 year old son. She lives in Indiana and works full-time in an attorney's office. In her spare time, she enjoys working with a local charity, but most of all, she enjoys reading which is the reason her Kindle is always in her hands. A little on the shy side, Rhonda's always enjoyed reading and the different places that fantastic stories can take you. But it's the connection between the characters that get her every time. She's excited to be the new Diva on the block and hope you enjoy her reviews and love for books.
I am a single mom of a son with Autism and a big geek. :) I have a BA in Classics (hence the geek comment) and plan to get my MFA in Creative Writing (as soon as I get my samples together). I am an avid reader, will read just about anything that catches my interest, and, more often than not, can be caught reading more than one book at a time.
I'm a married mother of two (ages 19 and 20) who finally has time to read all types of romance. The kids pretty much take care of themselves these days and know that "Mom" is busy with her romance novels. My husband just wants me to give him "all the juicy details" (lol)! I work part-time at the local Borders as the "romance expert" so I need to do alot of "research"!
Hello Readers, I am Susan. When not teaching, reading, collecting sea glass, or scrapbooking, I am writing! Yes, writing. I have several completed manuscripts just waiting on an editor to know they are perfect for them. and a gazillion opening lines and scenes for future books. I have been an avid romance reader since I was in junior high, where I was introduced to Harlequin and Johanna Lindsey, love her books! I have been married to the love of my life for almost 25 years and we make our home in beautiful Southern California, close to the coast and mountains, and just close enough to Los Angeles to attend amazing events. I am the the proud mom to 3 amazing kids, 2 daughters and my look alike son squeezed in the middle. Within a few months all 3 will be in college, and I will find myself with lots of writing time. I can't tell you how excited I am to be a Dark Diva, check one more thing off of my bucket list!
