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  • Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy is a Christmas offering from Zebra that failed to put me in the holiday spirit. Charles Rycroft is a member of the Boston creme de la creme. He’s inherited a publishing business, and as a hobby he collects fine art. One day, after making a particularly important art purchase, he is mugged…

  • A Place Called Home

    Every time I pick up a new book, I’m hoping it’s going to be the best book I’ve ever read. Every time I pick up a new book, I’m hoping it’s not going to be the worst book I’ve ever read. Most of the books I read fall somewhere in between these two extremes, and…

  • Stuck with You

    Paige Hart and Ross Bennett are attorneys fighting opposite sides of a divorce case. Paige is actually a tax attorney – she’s representing her cousin as a favor – but Ross is actually a divorce lawyer who specializes in divorce. Paige hates divorce lawyers; she thinks they prey off people’s misery. The fact that Ross…

  • Under Suspicion by Rachel Lee

    Rachel Lee’s latest novel Under Suspicion is mislabeled as romance. In truth, it is an extremely suspenseful mystery accompanied by a flat, boring romance, which is acted out by a flat and boring hero and heroine. Luckily the secondary characters are all that the leading couple are not – interesting, amusing, and colorful – which…

  • Abducted Heiress

    On the surface, Abducted Heiress seems like a traditional period romance involving familiar elements such as warring nobles, an impregnable castle, and a guardian-ward relationship that spirals into passion. Thanks to a refreshing supernatural angle, the tale stands out. Too bad the same cannot be said for the hero. The legend of Molly Gordon’s vast…

  • This Time Forever

    Janice Sims’ latest novel, This Time Forever, combines an interesting murder mystery and great characters, and a well-drawn small-town setting in a very believable way. However, the lack of any substantial obstacle to true love’s supposedly rough course made me feel as if these characters were being cheated out of the truly well-built relationship obviously…

  • Deadly Grace by Taylor Smith

    I’m starting to think they’ll let just about anyone publish a suspense novel these days. Apparently some readers must be gobbling them up like candy. I thought I’d read this one because it sounded exciting. World War II! British Intelligence and American OSS! Pilfered Nazi Gold! Unfortunately, this was nowhere near as interesting as it…

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