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  • Fast Courting

    I asked for this book since I had not reviewed Barbara Delinsky before and it had a sports background which I love. Fast Courting is a re-print of a book first published in 1983 and is dated in certain ways. Old movies show their age in outdated clothing and hair styles. Fast Courting showed its…

  • Another Summer

    Georgia Bockhoven has written a sequel to the enjoyable The Beach House. Another Summer is equally enjoyable and the four couples whose stories are told in this latest work are as entertaining as those in the earlier book. The Beach House is the centerpiece of this book. The house has existed for almost a century…

  • One Good Turn by Carla Kelly

    Carla Kelly’s One Good Turn features Benedict Nesbitt, Duke of Knaresborough (Nez), who first appeared in Libby’s London Merchant There are also small guest appearances by Jane and Scipio Butterworth from Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind. Nez stops his coach one rainy day to pick up a woman and a young boy. Nez assumes that…

  • Laird of the Mist

    Forget judging a book by its cover; don’t judge this one by its cheesy title. Elizabeth English’s second release is an enjoyable and fast-paced romance with a strong plot and generally likable characters. Despite a few problems, it kept me turning pages right through to the very end. Deirdre Maxwell wants to go home to…

  • Sullivan by Linda Devlin

    I’ve enjoyed other books by Linda Devlin, who usually writes as Linda Winstead Jones. Something about the way she writes appeals to me, even when, as in Sullivan, the story she’s telling isn’t actually all that good. Eden Rourke is an ever-so-nice young lady from Back East who has come to Texas to find her…

  • The Texan’s Dream

    Everything about The Texan’s Dream was average. The hero and heroine were acceptable but not remarkable. The same was true of the plot, the secondary characters, and the pacing of the story. It certainly wasn’t hard to read stylewise, but nothing about the book stayed with me once I put it down. Karina O’Riley is…

  • When the Halo Falls

    When the Halo Falls is a pretty entertaining book about angels, imposters, true love and second chances. Even though it has a stronger beginning than ending, it’s worth a read, especially for those who like a little magic with their romance. Patience Goodfellow is an angel. Specifically, she’s saloon owner and ex-gunfighter Brady Shaw’s guardian…

  • Gifts from the Sea

    I had mixed feelings about Gifts from the Sea. One minute the characters would be refreshingly honest, and the next they were having very clichéd misunderstandings. It was this inconsistency that kept me from truly connecting with the story. Goodger transports the reader back to the 1800’s and the tiny coastal village of Truro on…

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