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It’s always something of a gamble when a romance novel contains paranormal elements. They might make a book more memorable than the typical conventional read, but if there are flaws, they tend to be more glaring. Katherine Stone’s Star Light, Star Bright has an isolated fantasy aspect and a psychological conflict involving a couple of…
A couple of things occurred to me as I sat down to write this review. First of all, (and this is something you’ll notice very quickly) the review is going to be primarily about plot. There isn’t much I can do about that because the book is all about plot, which kind of goes with…
This was a tough one to grade since there was a lot to like in Bethany’s Song, including the setting and lead characters Bethany James and Matthew Gray. The story also had many intriguing elements, but there were so many of them that the overall impact was diluted. And while the heroine and hero were…
Sister of the Moon is a dreary fantasy romance about a dying race of Sidhe (fairie folk) that I recommend leaving on the shelf if you’re looking for a little cheer this holiday season. With each winter that passes, the Sidhe diminish in number. Invading “Men” have taken their livestock and crops and have forced…
After writing traditional Regency Romances for years, Candice Hern makes her full-length historical debut with The Bride Sale. This book has an interesting premise, and the characters have their moments, but mostly it’s just an average read. It’s not bad, but not terribly exciting either. The book begins with the heroine, Verity Osborne, being auctioned…
Marilyn Pappano is a wonderful storyteller, and Heaven on Earth, her latest installment in the Bethlehem series, is proof of that. Even with the ever-present (though not prominent) angel gimmick, the perfect town of Bethlehem (so squeaky clean it bears little resemblance to reality), and at least one character per book with a soul-destroying problem…
A tortured hero, a heroine who has a shady background (and thus is not the best choice for a wife), and the concerned retainers caring for them have become common in regency-set historicals; much as embattled castles and the war-weary knights come to guard them dominate medievals. This is not a criticism, it’s a fact….
I selected this book by Catherine Anderson for review, not because I’m a fan, but because I’ve never read her. Before I was halfway through Sweet Nothings, I was down at my local UBS picking up as many of her backlist as they had on their shelves. Other than a teensy little quibble at the…
I’d never read an historical romance set in Canada before, so I was looking forward to reading The Third Daughter. Unfortunately, this book turned out to be a real mixed bag for me. Fox paired a likable hero who had an interesting job with a thick-skulled, overly tomboyish heroine, and those two did not strike…
Fortune hunters abound in traditional Regency Romance and, for the most part, they are not heroine material. They sidle up to the heroes at Almack’s. They gossip about the heroine. They dress in vulgar, albeit expensive, clothing and never get a husband unless he is old and depraved. At first glance it may seem surprising…
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