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Give Me Fever sounded like it would be right up my alley. The heroine is a lounge singer searching for a pirate’s long-lost treasure, with the pirate himself providing aid in ghost form. It’s not a bad read by any means, but also isn’t as good as I’d hoped. After her mother abandoned their family,…
For the first half of An Invitation to Sin, I thought Ms. Enoch had escaped the Avon curse. In the mid-nineties Avon hit it big with several of their historical authors. These authors were publishing Regency-set historicals and since the books sold so well, the publisher decided all their (or as many as they could…
When Spencer Ashton was murdered, he left his family affairs in a fierce tangle. He had three families by three different wives (one of whom he never bothered to divorce) and an illegitimate son by one of his lovers. The Dynasties: The Ashtons miniseries has been all about marrying off the various Aston offspring. Savor…
His Dark Desires is set in Reconstruction Era New Orleans. Heroine Juliet Boucheron is still dealing with the after-effects of the war. Her husband disappeared with thousands of dollars in Confederate gold, and as a result, she and her son have been shunned by all of their friends. They also have little closure in their…
I’ve been aware of Leslie LaFoy for awhile now as her recent books have garnered good grades from my fellow reviewers. The problem is, I’m not too keen on Regency historicals or spies. So when I saw she was now trying her hand at category romance which is more my cuppa, I jumped at the…
A decent hero falling for a spoiled, self-centered heroine is always a stretch for me when reading romance, but a premise I can accept if the heroine is allowed to mature and become more gracious within the course of the story. But if that character growth is missing for the majority of the book, I…
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…
A Fine Passion features an overblown writing style and a lack of internal conflict. Unfortunately, the external conflict didn’t compensate, and while the hero and heroine weren’t poorly drawn, neither were deep characters. Seven years ago, Lady Clarice Altwood was banished to the country by her disapproving father after she refused to choose a husband…
Rashi’s Daughters: Book One – Joheved is a book I never would have picked up had I not received it, more or less by default, for review. Though there are notable exceptions, generally speaking I’m not a big fan of straight historical fiction. And this book is set in mid-11th-century France and revolves around a…
When Horses Fly, with its interesting premise and admirable heroine, didn’t live up to its promise. It started well, but lost steam as the story progressed. Cora, an impecunious young woman, offers her household and nursing skills to elderly relatives in exchange for room and board. After her latest patient’s death, she travels to a…
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