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Some people might think comparing a single title to a very good series romance isn’t much of a compliment, but in this case it is. Rebecca York is a veteran series author, primarily for the Harlequin Intrigue line, whose books I used to enjoy a lot. Her most recent series books have disappointed, though, ranging…
After several angsty reads, I was really in the mood for a pick-me-up, and Diane Farr’s Under the Wishing Star fit the bill perfectly. This is a funny, sweet, uncomplicated, and touching love story. <!– var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneID = 4; var browDateTime = (new Date()).getTime(); if (browName=='Netscape') {…
Slippery When Wet is the kind of book I’ve been hoping for in the Harlequin Blaze line. There’s hot, envelope-pushing sex, yes, and it’s very well done (yummy, even). But the sex enhances a surprisingly realistic story of two people falling hesitantly in love. Blaze books can be fun, and some are more successful than…
I love medieval romances. A great medieval romance combines interesting historical details with a compelling romance. Since I struggled with By Starlight for over two weeks, I’d say it fell far short of great. While the author did her historical homework (for the most part), her characters drove me crazy. By the time I was…
A Stolen Time is a promising debut novel about love and redemption. It’s romantic and often enjoyable, but it doesn’t live up to its potential. Uneven characterization limits the effectiveness of the love story. Janet Garret is a member of the notorious Garret Gang, led by her father and brothers. Disguised as a man, she…
Attention, readers in search of an exciting historical with a lush love story: have I got a book for you! Marsha Canham hits one out of the park with this gender-bending tale of pirates, spies, and love on the high seas. At the helm of her ship the Iron Rose on what’s supposed to be…
Marne Davis Kellogg specializes in female protagonists who are not what you’d consider warm and fuzzy. Edgy and decadent, yes. Cute and cuddly? Uh, no. Back in the mid/late 90s she wrote an enjoyable mystery series featuring Lilly, a female Marshal in Wyoming who runs her own security firm. Lilly is always well dressed, travels…
The Captain of All Pleasures is certainly an interesting title. It’s the kind of title belonging on a book you’d read while snacking on bon-bons and tossing that feather boa over your shoulder, but it’s also more distinctive than some of the generic romance titles out there. My verdict: great title. So how is the…
Emilie Richards’ The Parting Glass, sequel to Whiskey Island, continues the story of the three Donaghue sisters. While it’s not as enthralling as the earlier book, it’s a good, as well as surprising, follow-up. The Parting Glass picks up very near where Whiskey Island left off. Megan Donaghue is preparing to marry her fiancée, Niccolo…
Let me start by saying that in the past, Lynne Graham has been a guilty pleasure read for me. Yes, her plots are often stunningly similar: her heroes are inevitably some insanely rich tycoon of Mediterranean origin, her heroines virginal working class girls, and the relationship necessarily volatile, and yet I must blushingly admit to…
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