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A Whole Lotta Love is a prime example of a contemporary trend in romance novels. This new breed doesn’t focus on the flawless heroines of older bodice rippers (“slim, white and light-headed” as I like to refer to them), who have Barbie-like bodies and depend on men to make their way in life. Instead they…
To Weave a Web of Magic was a lovely surprise of an anthology. I picked it up mainly for the Sharon Shinn story and also because I was curious about Patricia McKillip about whom I’d heard good things. But this was almost a clean sweep of good stories, with only one mediocre, and I finished…
This is an anthology edited by Deborah Smith. It is part of a series.
I haven’t seen as many historical romances with a Western setting as I did a few years ago. Fans of romances set in this time period probably are doing what I’m doing, re-reading their old favorites (Texas Destiny – sigh). Western lovers may rejoice at the release of this new anthology, but except for McKade’s…
Originally published under the pseudonym Kay Robbins during the early/middle 1980s, this collection of three of Hooper’s earlier literary attempts can be best described as “showing their age.” Don’t get me wrong, sometimes an unchallenging, “Mills-And-Boon” style read – complete with facile plots and easily resolved hero-heroine angst – hits just the right note for…
The authors of the April Moon anthology have taken upon themselves a real challenge. Not only are they writing romances in short form – always a difficult feat – but each novella takes place over the course of one single night. Do you doubt that three convincing love stories can happen, all under the full…
Lady Whistledown is at it again in an anthology featuring couples whose paths cross at a dinner party, a ball, and a royal celebration. Though the interconnections between the various characters in the stories are carefully constructed, the stories themselves are a bit uneven. Even Lady Whistledown’s trademark wit felt a little repetitive on occasion….
Please forgive the choppiness of this review’s appearance – it appears as it does to take advantage of our database The Red Dress Ink imprint seems to be expanding its parameters. Instead of Chick Lit, Girl Boy Etc is Michael Weinreb’s collection of short stories told from a male perspective, and the first such Red…
The stories in Wedding Belles all end with a marriage – not exactly the most original romance anthology theme, but I love Regency anthologies, and opened this one with pleasure and anticipation that for the most part was fulfulled.
The stories in Bad Boys Next Exit are short on plot and all about fantasy sex between virtual strangers. Authors Shannon McKenna, Donna Kaufmann and E.C. Sheedy pull off their romances with varying degrees of success.
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