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The year is 1120, and Sabin FitzSimon is in trouble again. The bastard son of a noble English family, Sabin is a wild and reckless young man whose latest escapade has resulted in the death of an innocent. Since his bad reputation is about to affect the fortunes of his legitimate half-siblings, his family hastily…
Losing It promised to be just the kind of story I love: a transformation story. However, a main character who started out so odd killed the potential and the execution for me. Diana Christopher is miserable. In the prologue to the story, we find out that 32-year old Diana just crashed her car through a…
Robin McKinley is already an established fantasy author, retelling some of our favorite childhood tales (Beauty and the Beast and Robin Hood among them) and winning various literary awards in the process. With Sunshine, she delves into the fantastic world of vampires, imbuing it with the skewed sunshine of Chick Lit and creating an unforgettable…
Stephanie Bond’s first book for Avon, Kill the Competition, is a surprisingly flat offering from an author adept at zippy dialogue and fast pacing. This book has neither. Belinda Hennessy moved to Atlanta to start over after a disastrous attempt at matrimony in Cincinnati. Taking a job at the Archer Furniture Company, she joins a…
I love sinking my teeth into a great vampire book. Sizemore’s hunky vamps can visit me anytime! Domini Lancer works hard at her grandfather’s private security company. She loves her job and protects her clients very efficiently. Lately, though, her psychic abilities threaten to interfere with her work. Who is the extremely handsome man invading…
In an age when scientific proof is paramount, how is one to simply accept something on faith alone? And, if not, can one scientifically prove the existence of God? These are some of the difficult questions posed in Love’s Proof, issues not often pondered in romantic fiction. Had the plot been a little more inclined…
On an autumn day in 1977, six year old Clare Abshire goes outside to the meadow behind her house to practice her penmanship. There she finds a very naked 36-year-old Henry DeTamble. Clare knows she shouldn’t talk to strangers, but this stranger knows her name and he seems to know her. He tells a fantastical…
I have read Karen Templeton before and enjoyed her, so I was glad to have the opportunity to review her newest, Playing for Keeps. At the very least, I knew the book would be readable and chock full of down-to-earth characters. Templeton has a knack for making the mundane details of the everyday come to…
Trick Me, Treat Me is a fun, light seasonal read. There’s a little bit of everything here, from ghosts, to amnesia, to a misunderstanding and a mysterious old house. Sometimes the cornucopia of plot devices runneth o’er, but then there’s a lot here for such a short book. Gwen Compton and her aunt Hildy run…
I chose to review As Seen on TV because I’d heard good things about Sarah Mlynowski and because the premise of a reality TV show experience seemed interesting and original. Unfortunately, this interesting premise was simultaneously compelling and off-putting. Sunny Langstein has a boyfriend, a wonderful boyfriend named Steve who lives in New York City….
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