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It’s not often that I come across a romance novel in which the hero and heroine don’t spend enough time together – alone – in the book. Regrettably, The Snow Bride is one of those books. Jenna Campbell is a practical woman who just so happens to be in love with her boss. After six…
Stella Cameron revisits the small town of Toussaint, Louisiana in her latest, a place so crime-ridden one can’t help but wonder why the residents bother to stick around. As I read this tale, I tried my hardest to find more than the most minute redeeming qualities, but the task was beyond me. As the book…
To put it simply, reading Babyville was a revelation to me. I experienced it like a completely unexpected sock to the gut – it knocked the wind out of me and left me gasping for air. Reading this novel was an emotional journey I didn’t expect to take. It rose above stereotyped characters and you-can-see-them-coming…
Jenna Mills is a talented author whose work I’ve enjoyed in the past, but not even she can do much to liven up a standard issue secret child story in the latest Family Secrets book, A Verdict of Love. After the sudden death of his father, Eric Jones found comfort for one night in the…
When I finish a book and can’t remember the main characters, it’s bad. When I finish a book and remember the main characters, but that’s all, it’s average. When I finish a book and remember the main characters, plus all the secondary characters, and wish there was a 24/7 bookstore so I could go out…
In the France of olde, Diane de Poitiers returns to the court of Francois I after an informal exile of five years. The two were involved in a scandalous relationship then, and though he’d like to start it up again, she wants to begin anew. She is thirtyone, beautiful, and clever. She is also strong,…
Beachcomber is the most genuinely suspenseful romantic suspense novel that I’ve read in quite a while. A smart and genuine heroine balances a not-as-likable hero – add a downright creepy villain and you have a good read. That said, after finishing Robards’ latest, I’ve officially overdosed on romantic suspense. Attorney Christy Petrino is terrified. She…
Men in Kilts is the second book this year that lured me in with an irresistible title (the first was Nerd in Shining Armor). I love intellectual heroes, but like any red-blooded Outlander fan, I find it hard to resist a man in a kilt. I even wrote a purple prose parody on the subject…
Sharon Sala is certainly no stranger to difficult topics. Her past novels have handled subjects such as miscarriage, disfigurement, and child abuse. This novel, with its gut-wrenching portrayal of child prostitution, certainly has one of the grimmest themes I have encountered in romance. But, while I have to admire the author for her bravery in…
I had a hard time getting through Cheryl Howe’s The Pirate and the Puritan. It has an interesting pre-Revolutionary setting and a lot of action, but a pair of aggravating protagonists and some historical inaccuracies ruined it for me. The year is 1721. Felicity Kendall is a 29-year-old spinster who flees to the British West…
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