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I’ve said it before: I’m a sucker for Cinderella stories. An Offer From a Gentleman definitely takes its inspiration from Cinderella. Sophie Beckett is the bastard daughter of the Earl of Penwood. She knows it, and she lives in his home as his “ward.” He marries the wicked stepmother, Araminta, who comes with two daughters,…
Blythe: Well, Linda, it’s really not a secret that I am a Nora Roberts fan. I’ve read her series books, single title hard covers, and trilogies, but her trilogies tend to be my favorites. This month she begins a new trilogy about a group of three women who live on Three Sisters Island, off the…
Always Dakota is the final book in Deb Macomber’s contemporary trilogy about Buffalo Valley, North Dakota and deals with various couples involved in the rejuvenation of the town. I have not read the other books in the series and perhaps it would have helped in understanding all of the quick shifts in this book. But…
Yankee Cinderella is something I would have been very grateful to read when I was an undergraduate taking History 231: Survey of Colonial America. After reading a ton of dull primary source material, I would have welcomed a little historical narrative. However, what works as history on some levels does not on others, and fails…
The mini-series A Year of Loving Dangerously saved the best for last. Sharon Sala’s book Familiar Stranger gives us the story of Jonah, the secretive head of SPEAR. It fills in the background relationship between him and Simon, the terrorist who has spent the past year trying to kill Jonah and bring down SPEAR. While…
The cover blurb for The Border Hostage by Virginia Henley calls it “exuberantly written.” Exuberant is almost an understatement. Henley flings you right into the story with a torrid sex scene between two horses, told from the stallion’s point of view. Heath Kennedy is the half-Gypsy bastard of a powerful Scottish laird and the brother…
Jacqueline Navin’s latest novel hovered on the very brink of DIK-dom for me. It was well-written, full of likable characters, a standard plot with a few new twists, and the sort of gripping emotional power that drew me in completely. A few minor character problems aside, this is one of the best new books I’ve…
Have you ever thrown a glass of red wine on a man’s silk shirt over lunch and then moved in with him the same evening? Me neither. I usually recommend letting both cool off for a couple of days. But as there’s little time to lose in short category romances, that’s what the heroine of…
After finishing My Lord Conqueror, I began hunting down more Samantha James medievals. Yes, this book has its weak points, but it also holds enough promise and enjoyment to recommend its siblings. My Lord Conqueror also wins the prize for best recovery, ever. At page 25 I violently hurled the book to the floor so…
Allie Shaw’s first novel, The Impossible Texan, is an entertaining one, and if the romance is a little on the tame side, the political plot and likable characters ensure an enjoyable read. Marlena Maxwell is the daughter of a Texas senator. While she’s forced to play the part of a Southern belle, she’s also determined…
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