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Now that Suzanne Brockmann has become one of the biggest names in romance, Silhouette has clearly decided it would be a good idea to publish any of her earlier works that it can. Scenes of Passion is one of these, and was written nearly ten years ago for Meteor’s Kismet line, but was never published…
I read the blurb on the back of Wild About You. “Oh boy,” I thought, “Miss Ditzy and Mr. Stuffy meet, hate each other at first sight, then fall in love. Been there, read that, didn’t like it.” I was wrong. I read the book straight through and loved it. I loved the story, and…
Contemporary romances don’t get much better than Take A Chance On Me. It’s got the thinnest suspense plot in the universe, but the characters! Such wonderful characters! But wait there’s more. You want sexual tension? This book drips with it. How about a love scene that is everything that a love scene should be? There’s…
The Secret Diary is a pleasant enough Regency Romance with lots and lots of local color, nice characters, a totally transparent mystery, and some rather tepid sexual attraction between the hero and heroine. It started off very slowly, but finally picked up speed and moved along very nicely. Kirkland’s latest lacks originality or distinctiveness, but…
In the dramatic prologue of Cold Ridge, Carine Winters is shot at in the New Hampshire woods, and then rescued by hometown hero Tyler North and his two buddies. Soon the two start dating and then get engaged, but shortly before the wedding, Tyler announces to Carine – without explanation – that he can’t go…
Do you like hot romances, just this side of burning? Do you like heroes who are impossibly alpha, handsome and studly? How about heroines who are blindingly beautiful? Do you like lots of love scenes and purple prose? Then rush out and buy The Prince of Pleasure. Fans of old-fashioned erotic romances will love it….
Slow Hands is the debut novel of playwright Lynne Kaufman, whose uncluttered prose and unique voice make her a welcome addition to contemporary women’s fiction. Sara Russack acts as narrator; she is a marriage and family counselor with an established practice in San Francisco and specializes in women’s issues. Sara is at an impasse with…
When Evelyn May’s longtime boyfriend proposes to her at work, Evie says “yes,” then runs into the ladies’ room and throws up. It’s the less-than-perfect beginning to her odyssey toward marriage, and the very funny beginning of debut author Jackie Rose’s Slim Chance. Despite her initial reaction, Evie is thrilled about the wedding, at least…
I’ve been a fan of Karen Harper’s writing since she wrote Harlequin Historicals under the name of Caryn Cameron, and have been enjoying her Elizabeth I series for a while. For some reason, I’d not yet read any of her contemporaries until now and remain undecided as to whether I’d try another of her contemporaries….
Anne Stuart is one of my three all-time favorite romance writers, having written at least a dozen books that are keepers for me, including Banish Misfortune. Even when her stories are weak, as was the case with her two most recent MIRA releases, The Widow and Still Lake, I was content to bask in the…
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