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In the 1980s, Lee and Miller published three novels (unread by me) set in the Liaden Universe. Del Rey dropped the series, but the novels have been re-published by Meisha Merlin, along with Pilots Choice, which contains two previously-unpublished adventures in the series. They are of the sub-genre known as “space opera,” but to me…
The Commander is second in Kay David’s The Guardians trilogy. Not as compelling as the first book, it’s still a solid read with strong characters. You’d think from the title that the commander is some hunky SWAT team cop, wouldn’t you? In a very nice twist, Destin, Florida’s Emerald Coast SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics)…
Peggy Waide’s Mightier Than the Sword is a rather stock Regency-set historical featuring a war hero and bluestocking as its leads. While nothing particularly out of the ordinary, this light romp of a read isn’t totally without merit. Adam Hawksmore, the Earl of Kerrick, has been imprisoned by the French, and branded as a traitor…
Colleen Faulkner’s Highland Lady left me so underwhelmed I don’t know where to start. After all, there are so many choices: the contrived plot; the one-dimensional characters and their unbelievable actions; the grammatically-mangled dialogue and painfully abused accents; and the foolish choice of setting. I might as well just start at the beginning. Elen of…
Dear Love Doctor, I have a dilemma about a new encounter. Sure the packaging is great, suggesting a humorous, charming few hours, but when it gets down to it all I’m left with is a few nice words sandwiching a lot of sex. Talk of sex, thoughts of sex, and then the sex, sex, sex….
Having enjoyed Barbara Metzger’s Cupboard Kisses, I was eager to try The Painted Lady. Sadly, despite an utterly wonderful beginning, it lacks nearly all of its predecessor’s charm and substitutes in its place implausible situations and kitchen-sink plotting. The Duke of Caswell has a deep, dark secret. He likes to paint – especially ladies in…
Born a Hero is the first in the new Firstborn Sons series from the Silhouette Intimate Moments line, and let me say that it was a wonderful start to this forthcoming 6-book series, which will star the firstborn sons of a group of men who served together in Vietnam. Dr. Katherine Remson is called to…
The Beautiful Stranger is the third book in the Rogues of Regent Street series, but if you haven’t read the others, not to worry; I hadn’t either and it didn’t detract from Arthur and Kerry’s story one bit. Arthur Christian still feels tremendous guilt over his friend Philip’s death. He believes that there was something…
I think my brain developed a stutter during the reading of this one. Read a few pages with hope, have it dashed, read a few more pages, hope some more, dashed again, and so on. It had so many ways in which to engage the reader and failed at just as many of them –…
Finally – a Desert Isle Keeper for me! I’m pretty sure that this is my first for this year, and I’m thankful. Luanne Rice’s latest story has a touch of magic, lots of love, and a hero I loved, even when he was being a jerk. May Taylor is a wedding planner and a single…
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