TammyJo Eckhart PhD

http://www.tammyjoeckhart.com

TammyJo Eckhart, Ph.D. is the published author of eight fiction works, one novel, and several scholarly articles. Her fields of study include ancient history, gender studies, folklore, and alternative sexuality. Her fiction ranges from contemporary erotica to innovative horror and science fiction, to solid historical tales and bewitching fantasy.
Dr. Eckhart has been a respected book reviewer for over a decade with a current monthly load of 4–8 books at any time. She is also the founder of The Chocolate Cult, which has done almost a hundred featured reviews of chocolate-related products from around the globe for an ever-growing readership.

Dr. Eckhart is also an excellent RPG Storyteller who runs games in her home and on the science fiction convention circuit. She can be found on a variety of social networking sites all linked from her webpage.

Books by TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Image of S/M FUTURES
Image of Punishment for the Crime
Image of Amazons: Erotic Explorations of Ancient Myths
Image of Some Women
Image of Eroscapes: Erotic Fiction from the Mind of TammyJo Eckhart
Image of Color of Pain, Shade of Pleasure
Image of Servants of Destiny (Fem Fist Books)
Image of Sweet Memories of Pain & the Future of Pleasure (Fem Fist Books)
Image of Women of the Bite: Lesbian Vampire Erotica
Image of At Her Feet: Powering Your Femdom Relationship

Book Reviews by TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Image of Blood Rights (House of Comarré, 1)
Author(s):
Kristen Painter
Genre(s):
Romance

Blood Rights (House of Comarré)

September 20, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

“Kristen Painter’s new trilogy, House of Comarré, looks like another vampire romance. Don’t let the beautifully crafted cover fool you. This is not just a typical romance. . . .

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Image of Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers
Author(s):
Deborah Cadbury
Genre(s):
Ingredients, Food Memoir, Industries, Manufacturing

Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers

August 31, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

“Before you pop another truffle into your mouth. Before you buy another bag of baking chips.

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Image of The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume 2
Author(s):
John Pelan
Genre(s):
Anthologies

The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume 2

June 23, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

This is the second volume of John Pelan’s The Century’s Best Horror Fiction covering the years 1951 to 2000.

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Author(s):
Genre(s):
Horror

The Century's Best Horror Fiction Volume 1

June 7, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

“reading to get the chills is a perfectly acceptable use of this anthology . . .”

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Image of Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex
Author(s):
Erica Jong
Genre(s):
Health, Wellness & Medical

Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex

May 12, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Author and editor, Erica Jong, presents us with 29 essays, poems, short stories, and cartoons exploring a wide range of sexuality and sex issues in Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write about Real

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Author(s):
Glen Duncan
Genre(s):
Horror

The Last Werewolf

May 1, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Vampires have been the subject of popular literature for well over a century now, but werewolves have continued to wallow in the shadows.

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Author(s):
Faye L. Booth
Genre(s):
Romance

Trades of the Flesh

February 18, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Trades of the Flesh takes place just over three decades after Faye L. Booth’s debut novel, Cover the Mirrors.

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Image of The Dracula Papers, Book I: The Scholar's Tale
Author(s):
Reggie Oliver, Abraham Van Helsing
Genre(s):
Horror, Fantasy, Literary Fiction

The Dracula Papers, Book I: The Scholar's Tale

January 7, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Think of fiction as falling into two broad categories and leave aside all of the subgenres that you’ll find a book under in bookstores or libraries.

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Image of Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar
Author(s):
Robert Lebling
Genre(s):
History

Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar

December 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Where does folklore cross into history or religion? How do you study another culture’s stories, even their beliefs, without sounding like you are belittling them or attacking them?

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Author(s):
Jeffrey A. Kottler
Genre(s):
Medical Writing

The Lust for Blood: Why We Are Fascinated by Death, Murder, Horror, and Violence

November 19, 2010
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Popular psychology books seem to always sell big. In many large bookstores they have their own section labeled self-help or psychology.

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Image of How to Mellify a Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition
Author(s):
Vicki Leon
Genre(s):
History

How to Mellify a Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

If Vicki León’s name isn’t familiar perhaps some of her books are: the very popular Uppity Women and Outrageous Women series as well as books about animals and aspects of history for both children

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Image of Dirty Girls: The Naked Truth about Our Guilty Secrets (Unpretty, Unclean, and Utterly Horrifying)
Author(s):
Gillian Telling
Genre(s):
Health, Wellness & Medical

Dirty Girls: The Naked Truth about Our Guilty Secrets (Unpretty, Unclean, and Utterly Horrifying)

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

If you are a reader of Maxim, then Gillian Telling’s name may be familiar since she is their sex columnist.

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Image of Sweetest Kiss: Ravishing Vampire Erotica
Author(s):
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction

The Sweetest Kiss: Ravishing Vampire Erotica

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

Vampires are hot. Looking at recent incarnations of them in movies or on television might lead a reader to think this was a new craze. Not true.

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Image of Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Author(s):
Genre(s):
Science Fiction & Fantasy

Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

What is terrifying? What makes you feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? What makes you repeatedly look over your shoulder?

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