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If I had only word to describe Bewitched it would be romantic. While most romance novels rely heavily on action-driven plots, poor communication or lusty whirlwind relationships Bewitched instead takes another route. It brings together two people who become friends long before they are able to become lovers. The end result is a book that…
For the first half of the book, I thought No Kidding was an unexceptional story with no great flaws and no great spark. That was before I discovered the depths of my passionate hatred of the heroine, who began showing her true colors from the mid-point onward. No Kidding stars an unformed, immature heroine who…
I opened Never Marry a Cowboy because I was coming off a very difficult and disappointing read, and I wanted an author that I could really count on to deliver. Lorraine Heath is just such an author, and while this isn’t as good as Always to Remember (the only book that has ever made me…
Every couple of weeks I request a new set of books for review. Sometimes I’ve read other books by an author on the list or have heard about them. Many times I just pick based on the brief description. It leads to some pretty interesting discoveries – some good, some bad. This time around I’ve…
This comedy is “cute” in the sense that a bunch of Belgian bittersweet hearts clutched in the paws of a big Gund teddy bear would be cute – fluff deluxe, top-of-the-line. Cupboard Kisses had me from “hello” because the back copy promised my favorite silly story, the one where a proper miss spends some time…
The overall flavor of The Irish Bride left a bad taste in my mouth, mainly due to characters who remained unlikable. Elements of the plot had interesting potential but were never adequately developed. As a result, the book fell flat, surprising since I had enjoyed an earlier Lynn Bailey release – Splendid You. Sir Nicholas…
The back cover of Back In Baby’s Arms tells of a dying husband’s promise to send an angel to take care of the story’s heroine. This did not make me want to tear into the book and start reading. Rather, I expected a syrupy trip down the Highway to Heaven with a saintly hero who…
When early in a book the hero is thinking, “He rather liked this woman. Pig snout and all,” you know you’re in for a fun read. I also liked that along with the 17th Century Versailles setting, our hero and heroine were the palace gardener and a maid. About halfway through the book, however, you…
How I wanted to like this book! In Her Leading Man, Alice Duncan took a chance on something different. Set in Southern California in 1913, it is the story of an actress and a producer who are making a silent film. Doesn’t that sound fascinating? Martin Tafft is a producer and director. He sees film…
For several reasons, this book never took off for me. I found the plot to be so-so, the characters incomplete, and the writing style distracting. If you are a fan, you may have a truly different reading experience than I had. This may be one of those books where the joy is in the eye…
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