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Sophia LaRue is an agent with the U.S. Secret Service. She operates in Galveston, Texas, under a secret identity known as Twilight’s Ghost. I found the code name rather silly, and the premise just wrong (there were no female Secret Service agents until thirty years ago), but those things aren’t really what bothered me about…
The cardinal rule of good storytelling is, “Show, don’t tell.” Reading Buffalo Valley, the fourth installment in Debbie Macomber’s Dakota series, I got the feeling that I was being told the story, not shown it, and my reading experience suffered because of it. Moreover, a good part of the story was told in awkward flashbacks…
I was very, very impressed with the beginning of this book. It’s set in 1839, and the country in general was reeling from the Panic of 1837. I can’t recall many books set in America during this time, and I’ve never seen one that discussed this particular economic disaster, which was huge at the time…
The Outlaw and the Lady opens with Angela Bainbridge, a heroine who manages to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. She walks right into notorious bank robber Lee Raven just as he’s leaving the scene of his latest crime. He kidnaps her and takes her with him, because no one else has…
There’s a big mystery at Bantam. They’re touting Josie Litton as the next big thing, but the name is a pseudonym of a “successful” romance author who so far has been able to remain anonymous. If these two books are any indication, the publisher is right to create some buzz. I can’t remember the last…
Before reading Touching Evil make sure to turn on the lights and lock the doors, because Hooper has created a story with a mood of terror that will seep into your very bones. Maggie Barnes is a sketch artist for the Seattle police department. She has a special empathic skill that allows her to see…
If you are fond of Regency Romances where the London Season is presented as a glittering round of balls, parties and fun, you will probably not like Allison Lane’s portrayal of it. In almost all of her books, the Season is presented as a pitfall for young women (and men too). They are prey to…
For those who have been griping that all romances are cookie cutter with the same settings and time periods, I highly recommend picking up this little gem by Martha Schroeder. It is part two of her Angels of Mercy trilogy about three Englishwomen, from varying backgrounds, who follow Florence Nightingale to the front during the…
Early on in this novel, I got the impression that it shared a similarity with certain popular Susan Elizabeth Phillips stories: if you can get past an early unpleasant-to-read scene, there’s an excellent book in store for you. While it wasn’t exactly on the same level as those stories, Jane Graves’ latest offering, I Got…
Believe in Me picks up soon after the first book leaves off. This second volume’s plot is similar to the first an alliance is to be formed between the Saxons and the Norse Vikings. Again paranormal elements are utilized, but they continue to be less then fully realized. Lord Hawk is the hero of this…
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