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I gave up on Jayne Anne Krentz’s novels for a time because they started to have a sameness about them. When this came up for review, I asked for it, wanting to see if her publisher switch might have made a difference. Fortunately, there’s no goofy water religion in this book like the last one…
The Marriage Masquerade is a readable story with likable characters, but it moved a little slowly and the ending definitely missed. Lady Lucianne Gordon has a problem. She’s on her fourth Season, and two weeks ago she had a public spat that resulted in the breaking of her long-standing betrothal. Not only is she now…
What a way to start off the New Year! Although technically I read this in 2001, since it’s a 2002 book, I’m counting this as my first winner of 2002. Christie Ridgway writes a great tale of overcoming expectations and reputations and finding a perfect match in First Comes Love. Kitty Wilder plays the madam…
Ever wanted to have it all? All the romance sub-genres in one sexy epic? Yankee pirate Dominic Challenger captures pure and sheltered Marisa, then transports her to the decadent court of Napoleon. Amidst glittering intrigue, Dominic and Marisa are forced into a loveless marriage by the wily French diplomat Talleyrand. Crazy about regency-set historicals? Months…
Having enjoyed several of Susan Wiggs’ recent books (especially The Charm School) I’ve been picking up her older works whenever I find them. And in Lord of the Night, I found a real treat. Sandro Cavalli is a Lord of the Night, one of the aristocratic aids to the doge of Venice who investigate crime…
No Place Like Home is the third book I’ve read in 2002, and with such an auspicious beginning, I can only feel hopeful about what this new year will bring. What a beautiful story this was! Jewel Sabatino is smack dab in the middle of the hardest part of her life when she receives news…
Lords of the White Castle is Elizabeth Chadwick’s eleventh book. Set in late twelfth and early thirteenth century England, it recounts the true tale of the outlaw Fulke FitzWarin, a proud man who dared to stand against King John in order to reclaim his family castle. It also follows the life of Maude le Vavasour,…
When I am cleaning up the kitchen for what seems like the millionth time or coaxing a reluctant child to do her homework, I remind myself that parenting has its perks. Topping the list for me is the joy of introducing my children to books I loved as a little girl. Over twenty years ago…
Veronica Davis goes home to Fossil intending to takeover the care of her murdered sister’s young daughter and sell the bar that Ronnie’s family has always owned. Cooper Blackstock is tending bar while trying to find evidence to prove his half-brother innocent of the murder. Cooper and Ronnie strike sparks off of each other from…
There’s an awful lot to like about this book. It’s got an intriguing storyline, a fabulous hero, and just enough suspense to keep the ball rolling pretty much up until the final page. But, regretfully, all that good stuff comes along with a big, big problem – the heroine. Calling her TSTL would be an…
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