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Harper Allen wrote some of my all-time favorite romances. She is noted for her emotional storytelling and strong, often tortured characters. When I heard she would be writing a book for Silhouette Bombshell, I was curious to see how her talents would translate to the line. Her first Bombshell, Payback, has its flaws, but it…
Embracing Darkness is a book I didn’t intend to buy. Vampire romance heroes are so commonplace these days they’re starting to become the latest romance cliché, and I’m kind of burned out on them. But despite my best intentions, I couldn’t quite resist it when I saw it in the store. Luckily it turned out…
Kristen Heitzmann’s Secrets is a book that sounded much more interesting than it turned out to be. The premise seemed to offer mystery and romance in a beautiful setting. The scenery is nice enough, but the story moves so gradually that it never really takes off. Lance Michelli came to the Sonoma Valley at the…
It can’t have escaped the attention of even the most casual of romance readers that there are an awful lot of paranormals out there right now. Some are good. Some are bad. And quite a few of them – like this one – fall somewhere smack dab in that oh-so-forgettable middle ground. Cindy Harper is…
I like my vampire heroes to embrace their dark side, to accept their vampire nature, however, the hero of My Demon’s Kiss fights against his every step of the way, and for good reason, he viciously kills a friend immediately after becoming a vampire. The romanticized version of vampires is not present here, no sir….
Seal Island is a gothic paranormal that is just…too long. There’s a lot of interesting stuff here that would have been much more interesting had the book been shorter by about a third. Cecilia “Cecil” Hargrave is at a crossroads in her life when she unexpectedly inherits a house and business from a rather distant…
This novel has at its center a very interesting and little mentioned event in English Regency Romanceland. King George III is dead and Prinny has declared a year of mourning at the end of which he will be crowned King George IV. He plans to use that year to obtain a divorce from his despised…
I admit it: I love amnesia books, especially where the amnesiac is the hero. I know it’s overused and medically inaccurate, but something about a strong man made uncertain and confused by a loss of memory really appeals to me. It’s not just an effective romance novel plot point, either: I’ve read excellent amnesia books…
The Bachelor is set in Calgary, Alberta in 1893, and the hero is a Mountie. The story is a good one and so are the characters, but it suffered from “Harlequin Historical” compression – there were lots of interesting points that were hurried over. If only it could have been longer! The Royal Canadian Mounted…
Many Regency authors have left to write single title romances, and many others have just plain left. Signet is clearly seeking out new talent to replace the old, and Sharon Sobel is the latest author to make her Regency debut. Like many other debuts, it’s an okay read – strong in some areas, weak in…
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