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“All righty then,” the reviewer said with a weary sigh. “Rip out about half the pages from this book, and you’ve got a pretty good read. Those lost 200 pages are naught but filler,” she moaned, rubbing her bleary eyes, “and do nothing but slow the pace of the book down to a crawl.” Well,…
As I write this review, I’m really trying to keep my temper under control. With few exceptions, the heroine of A Christmas Promise is the most irritating, pig-headed, unreasonable, whining twit I’ve ever read. I couldn’t get through this book fast enough and get that woman out of my life. Lady Juliana Archer married the…
Going back to one’s hometown, particularly if you’ve been living a completely different type of life, can be rough. I can relate. Thankfully, unlike the heroine in Head Over Heels, I didn’t have to deal with my sister’s murder or have to become the parent to her child. If you’re a fan of Susan Andersen’s…
There’s a special kind of disappointment in a book that starts out with promising characters but fails to deliver an interesting plot to sustain them. Trust to Chance has two of the most intriguing characters I’ve seen in awhile – and one of the worst, most un-romantic plots in recent memory. What a waste! Rebecca…
Wild, the new Lori Foster contemporary will likely delight fans of Linda Howard’s Mackenzie Family series. It has many of the same elements: the tightly knit group of extremely macho men, one of whom is involved with an independent, spunky woman who, despite herself, responds well to possessive, protective, extremely sexual behavior. Unfortunately, I am…
Desire, the latest book in Nicole Jordan’s Notorious series, mixes searing love scenes with a strong plot and inherently good characters. Despite some problems with both the hero and the heroine, overall the book passionate, romantic, and well-written. Brynn Caldwell is a woman cursed. Generations ago, her ancestress stole the affections of a Gypsy woman’s…
Her Secret Thrill by Donna Kauffman is everything I’ve hoped the Harlequin Blaze line would be. While the sex is hot (hot!), the characters face realistic conflicts; the result is an emotionally satisfying story along with the expected dose of risqué business. Natalie Holcomb is the character you’ve seen over and over in the Blaze…
I’ve been hearing great things about Dennis Lehane for some time now, and I finally bought the first book in his series of mysteries set in Boston. All I can say is, believe the hype. Great writing and a funny yet tortured hero/narrator has me eagerly anticipating the rest of the series. Patrick Kenzie is…
I stumbled across the book Archangel as a result of a conference I went to on the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres. In no time at all I had read this book, its sequel, and much of Sharon Shinn’s backlist, which is, unfortunately, not nearly long enough. Sharon Shinn is a buried treasure and someone…
I asked for this book since I am a lifelong Kentuckian who loves to see what kind of stories authors set in my home state. I’ve read two books with Kentucky settings this year and both are set on horse farms. Seems like in series romance land just like all Texans are either ranchers or…
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