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Connor Quinn grew up alone and in darkness. Blind since birth, he was abandoned at Woodland Haven, an orphanage outside Boston. Now a successful and wealthy inventor, he uses his money to fund the orphanage and help kids like him who have no one. So he’s furious when the board of the orphanage hires Alyssa…
I wasn’t sure what to expect from No Ordinary Groom since my past experience with Ms. Callen’s work was mixed. Even after finishing the novel, I’m still not sure what to think, because while there are some extremely enjoyable elements to this book, they are, unfortunately, packaged in a fluffy plot crammed with Big Misunderstandings…
Counting all the books and novellas, Divided in Death is the 21st entry in the long-running series about Eve Dallas, her husband Roarke and her friends in the NYPSD. That’s a long time to be following one group of characters, and while many readers will disagree, I think the series is starting to show its…
The Briar and the Rose tells the story of a beautiful young maiden who, found near death and having lost her memory, is named Raven and taken in as a maid at an Irish estate, where she soon comes to the notice of the owner. Devan, Marquess of Castlereagh, has come to his Irish estate…
Over the course of a long career, the late Elizabeth Mansfield wrote over thirty books, some of which could be characterized as great. Unfortunately, An Encounter With Venus doesn’t touch greatness. With a hero and heroine who never really come alive to the reader, as well as a plot that sags in the middle, the…
A Will of Her Own reinforced something that I’ve just come to realize about my reading preferences: I read more for characters than for plot. Unhappily, the reinforcement was of the negative sort – even though I liked and admired the heroine, I just couldn’t warm up to the hero. William Trevaron broke his engagement…
Judi McCoy’s Wanted: One Perfect Man has a very original and rather fun paranormal setup. It falters in execution, though, and is likely to be enjoyed most by those who don’t closely examine the plot. Robert Lotello is in hiding. Six years ago he abandoned his career as an astronomer, kidnapped his toddler son, Will,…
Humor is obviously subjective and what works for one person may not work for another. Recently there was some discussion on the boards about Lori Wilde’s License to Thrill, a book some didn’t like, but that book was madcap and slapstick in a way that worked for me. Mary Leo’s Stick Shift on the other…
My enjoyment of Jane Green’s books is on the wane. I loved her first American release, Mr. Maybe. I enjoyed her second book Jemima J despite its flaws. But her latest release Straight Talking pretty much just depressed me. Tasha is a 30-year-old television producer who has everything together except for her love life. Her…
I began A Dangerous Engagement and could not get into it at all, a surprise considering my love of military romances. Even at the book’s halfway mark I remained uninterested, but since I was trying to work, grade final exams, and do the million things that I have to do during the Christmas season, I…
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