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Advertising Executive Lucy Cunningham sells one of her accounts on the idea of doing a makeover of a hapless overweight woman in “real time.” Little did she guess that the guinea pig would be her. When she shows up to meet her gorgeous trainer Theo Redmond looks like Malibu Ken and is training a super…
Ride The Fire is a rather intriguing read and a sweet romance. Almost at odds with the sweet romance, though, are its graphic scenes of war and torture. This book is not for the faint of heart. Elspeth Stewart lived a nightmare of a childhood, abused by her stepfather and stepbrother. She is almost relieved…
Technically, this book is romantic suspense. There is a complicated, emotional suspense plot, and there is a little bit of romance on the side. While this is not bad, per se, both of these elements need to work together to make a great book. In this case, they’re almost unrelated. Susan Chandler’s husband Richard disappeared…
I am a sporadic reader of Chick Lit. I like the first-person point of view and the beta heroes that are frequently found there. If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend is just the kind of story I like. It has a heroine I can relate to, a sweetheart of a hero, and a nice touch…
Now here’s something you don’t see everyday: a contemporary romantic comedy/adventure set in India against the backdrop of Bollywood. I almost wish I could recommend it for sheer uniqueness alone, and for some readers that may be reason enough to check it out. I found Hot Stuff to be an interesting read, but many of…
Are you up for a good gothic novel? One with a labyrinthine medieval castle set in the deep, dark woods, complete with mysterious noises in the night, and a Saturnine, masked earl issuing warnings not to wander the castle? Sounds good, doesn’t it? Well, Wicked, a gothic-wannabe, is not good. Not by a long shot….
On Winding Hill Road is a gothic romance in the classic mold. Diane Tyrrel ably captures the style and tone of the old gothics, delivering a story that should appeal to fans of the subgenre. <!– var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneID = 4; var browDateTime = (new Date()).getTime(); if (browName=='Netscape')…
One of the first things I thought as I read Emmaline was that I just had to let go and enjoy the ride. The airiness of the writing gave it a fairytale feel and that’s a good thing. From start to almost finish I was engaged in the charming, if admittedly unreal, relationship between the…
Jo Leigh wrote my favorite Harlequin Blaze to date, Scent of a Woman, so I always make a point to buy her Blazes, even if they’re very hit or miss. Hush, the first installment in the multi-author Do Not Disturb miniseries, is more hit than miss, although there are some weaknesses in the execution. Piper…
Nectar From A Stone is a historical novel set in 14th-century Wales, seventy years after the country was conquered by England and immediately after the population was ravaged by the plague. It is an intensely atmospheric story of love, vengeance, and magic; although it is not a romance novel, its love story, while not altogether…
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