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I’ve read some opinions about this book that are not complimentary, opinions that roundly condemn the hero Reese Barnett for being a cruel jerk and not at all a hero. I have also seen many laments on bulletin boards that decry cookie cutter plots and same old characters being used over and over again. The…
For a short time I thought My Lady Pirate was going to be an out of the ordinary pirate book. It opens with a scene where pirate captain Marques is complaining about newspaper articles that portray him and his men as nasty, dirty and stinking. After all, he does bathe. But when Marques boards the…
I don’t usually like books with supernatural elements. I’m more of a “reality” person and like my stories grounded in the touchable, knowable world. But, against my own instincts, I found Thoroughly Kissed to be a thoroughly fun read. Emma Lost is the original Sleeping Beauty. Her life and her beauty were the inspiration for…
Fans of the Navy SEAL hero will find Going Overboard enjoyable, although I recommend it only with certain reservations. The hero was quite yummy, but the heroine was quite another matter – I didn’t care for her much. All in all, however, this is an interesting read with one heck of a hero who just…
You know you’re in trouble when there’s a glaring mistake in the cover blurb. That’s right, the back cover text has a typo in it; something I’ve never ever seen before. Well, that says a little about the editor I guess, but I still held out hope for the book itself. By the end of…
Sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint which books are really getting a lot of buzz on the Internet. But when six AAR reviewers and editors (and publisher) independently buy two books by the same author over one weekend and four more rush out to get them in the next few days, well, that’s buzz…
Ever read a book so compelling that you dropped everything to sneak in a few pages? A book with a tight plot, a few interesting characters and a rewarding knock-your-socks-off climax? Well, after struggling though all 622 meandering pages of From the Corner of His Eye I can confidently say that this is so not…
If I could take only one book with me to the deserted island this would probably be it. It has everything: mystery, romance, humorous parody, a hero to remember and more twists than an album of Chubby Checker hits. I’ve adored The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie since I was thirteen and I’m not…
According to studies, men fall in love at first sight more often than women. This is exactly what happens to Jeff Kirby, the hero of The Way We Wed the latest installment in Silhouette’s A Year of Loving Dangerously series. This is a pretty good older woman/younger man romance but unfortunately, the action/adventure takes place…
The Mermaid of Penperro is a fun story with a lot of humor – and a dash of whimsy thrown in for good measure. Although it’s not about an actual mermaid, you do have to suspend your disbelief for this one. Fortunately, it’s worth it. Konstanze Bugg is the child of an opera singer and…
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