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The Street Where She Lives suffers from more than a goofy title (My Fair Lady fans notwithstanding). Characters who talk about everything but what’s most important and a middling suspense plot make this story just one more romantic suspense on the shelf. Ben Asher, photojournalist extraordinaire, will do anything for his daughter, Emily. When Emily…
Imaginary royals are not my characters of choice, and I hate the runaway bride plot. But I’ve read books featuring characters and plots that normally would send me running the other way that turned out to be keepers. And I do love romantic comedy. So I began A Thoroughly Modern Princess with my hopes high….
To Tempt a Bride wasn’t a bad story, but the bland romance and characterization made for an only average read. Miss Camille Croft is a tomboy. She’s blunt, fun-loving, athletic, and gregarious. She receives many offers during her first season in London, but she hasn’t accepted any of them since none of the proposals were…
I seem to like books about the high school experience, despite having absolutely no desire to go back to my own adolescence. I think I enjoy them for the same reason some people love traditional regencies. Like Regency society, the social caste of high school is also rigid with prescribed rules that are known to…
The title of this book sounds an awful lot like that of one of my favorite Regencies, Emma Jensen’s The Best Laid Schemes, but the similarities end right there. The Best Laid Plans features characters ranging from uninteresting to actively irritating, and the writing is sub-par, to say the least. Miss Catherine Prescott D’Eauville (if…
Fans of Jo Beverley’s Malloren series will be hard pressed to resist Winter Fire. The Mallorens return in a supporting role as their cousin finds love and a long-standing feud resolves itself. Genova Smith finds herself spending Christmas as companion to the elderly Trayce sisters – gruff Calliope and childlike Thalia. Invited to the home…
Unraveled by C.J. Barry takes place on far planets and in deep space. Though it has some engaging moments, a lack of communication and some plot holes are troublesome, and its characters represent extremely familiar and well-worn stereotypes. The heroine, for instance, is a Virginal Bluestocking. Tru Van Dyne is a member an elite group…
Wicked Charms is well-titled: the first word that springs to mind to describe it is charming. It is the story of a man and a woman, both of whom are willing to marry without love in order to gain a castle. Aiden Brinlaw is one of the most lovable rogues I’ve had the pleasure to…
I always love to see historical romances set in times and places I don’t encounter as often those set in, for example, Regency England or the American West. Therefore, I was excited about reading a novel set among the Mounties in late 19th century Alberta. Sarah O’Neill travels all the way from Halifax, Nova Scotia…
Bunny slaying, bloodletting, and down and dirty sex? What more does a girl need? Though Hunting Midnight wasn’t a memorable romance, it will certainly stick with me for other reasons! Ulric is pack leader of the upyr, a race of unearthly, beautiful vampires who possess magical powers and can shape change into the form of…
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