Half Past Dead by Meryl Sawyer

One of the worst things I could ever imagining happening to me would be to be imprisoned for a crime I didn’t commit. Being in prison is enough of a soul-killing experience without the knowledge that you’re innocent as part of the package. Maybe that’s why I’m always fascinated by characters in fiction who have…

Dead Reckoning

I have to say one thing for Dead Reckoning – it was a fast read. I read it in one sitting. The pace moved along quickly, but after I finished the book, I realized I hadn’t enjoyed it that much. The characters didn’t engage me, and there were a couple of plot points that seemed…

The Prey

With a second half considerably better than the first, The Prey marks a promising debut for new romantic suspense author Allison Brennan. Former FBI agent Rowan Smith is now a bestselling author of crime novels whose books are currently being made into movies. When a woman with the same name as one or her characters…

Willing

Lucy Monroe has quickly made a name for herself in just a few years on the romance scene. I’ve been interested in trying one of her books, and since I have a fondness for characters who are mercenaries, Willing sounded like a good bet. I hoped to find a sexy, suspenseful read. What I got…

Heartbeats

Dr. Elizabeth Iverson is a dedicated cardiologist on staff of an exclusive Chicago heart center catering to the affluent. An overachiever by nature, medicine is Elizabeth’s life – or was until five years earlier when her precious daughter was born. Not wanting the father’s interference and assuring herself that he wouldn’t want to be involved…

Now You Die

Yes, it’s true. AAR reviewers are not fond of writing C reviews. Christiane Heggan’s Now You Die perfectly illustrates why. When the biggest reaction a book provokes is an indifferent shrug of your shoulders or mildly raised eyebrows at a bit of plot inanity, there’s just not that much to say. So, instead of trying…

Red Hot Santa

Red Hot Santa is a collection of four romantic suspense tales set during the holiday season. Each of the heroes works for an elite agency specializing in “victimization prevention.” Unfortunately (or perhaps quite fortunately), each of the heroines finds herself in need of some personal protection for Christmas.

Slow Burn by Julie Garwood

Slow Burn by Julie Garwood

I haven’t read a Garwood book for a long, long time. I loved her historicals, but haven’t picked up one of her romantic suspense novels. I have to say I enjoyed her historicals much more than this offering. Since I haven’t read any of the others, I’m not sure if Slow Burn is a good…

Crazy Cool

Though Crazy Cool moves along at a brisk and mostly satisfying pace, I can’t help but think how much better a book it could have been if the inner dialogue of all the characters was a shade less one-note. Still, anyone looking for an entertaining, over-the-top story featuring w-a-a—a-y larger than life (and not even…

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