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I pulled The Magic of Ordinary Days out of the pile because I was looking for something different. I’ve reviewed a string of mediocre books, and I thought maybe some straight fiction, set in my home state, might be just the thing. Well, it had its moments, and I was entertained enough to keep turning…
The Maiden and her Knight reminds me of a quote from the movie Clueless. “The plot is a full-out Monet,” Clueless heroine Cher might say. “From a distance, it looks OK. But up close it’s a real mess.” It’s a pretty accurate description of this somewhat overblown novel, which mistakes melodrama for romance and a…
Those of you looking for books focusing mostly on romance will likely enjoy Getting Lucky. The fifth installment in Marilyn Pappano’s Bethlehem series has a yummy hero and a pretty good heroine, but there’s just a little something missing. Ben Foster comes to Bethlehem to meet the daughter he never knew, Alanna Dalton. Alanna’s mother…
Each time I choose books to review I look for a couple that will offer something different. That’s where Beauty and the Brain comes in. The beauty is Brenda Fitzpatrick, a silent movie actress who falls for a scholarly yet handsome professor named Colin Peters. The year is 1907 and the film crew is in…
Legends Lake is a horse, a thoroughbred born and raised in the tall grass of Ireland. He runs like the wind, has a valiant heart, the disposition of a kitten, and in the middle of races, he bolts, leaving the track and jumping fences to get away. To get away from what? Nobody knows. Alec…
Despite plot problems, character inconsistencies, and a carload of anachronistic language, I ended up liking His Betrothed more than I thought. The quote on the cover vaunts this as a riveting emotional read. While it’s neither riveting nor emotional, it’s a quick read with a hero and heroine who really are a perfect match. Lady…
When does a book cease to become an ambling, paced read and start to become a slow boat to nowhere? I’m not really sure when it happened here, all I know is that I began this book with interest, but rapidly lost all concentration and will to finish it after the first third. Excessive violence,…
A woman in peril and the man who must keep her alive are thrown together and have only each other to turn to during moments of danger. Sounds really exciting, doesn’t it? However, this strong premise was undermined by somewhat weak characters in this cabin/road romance. Former concert pianist Lauren Brownley finds herself hiding in…
It starts off with a bang: a tomboyish ranch owner’s daughter comes across a man bathing in a creek, mistakes him for a horse thief, and summarily makes him march to the family ranch at gunpoint. She lets him put his clothes back on, but not before experiencing a healthy dose of lust at seeing…
Double Standards was a fun romp of a book. I picked it up because it’s set in Michigan, primarily in Detroit. I live in Michigan, and have lived in Detroit. I thought it might be fun to read a book with a more familiar setting, to take a break from books with cowboys or English…
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