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Any love story that begins with the hero and heroine having sex – after knowing each other for only two hours – lowers my expectations by about 90%. For me, that’s a major Big Ick. Then, when these two same people end up working together as partner cops, I’m down another 5%. That’s a Compound…
Want something rich? You can go out and buy a couple of pounds of Godiva chocolate, you can splurge on a new car, you can hook up with Donald Trump (on second thought, forget that), or if like me, you are counting your pennies, you can buy A Woman of Virtue and have a richly…
When I cracked this book I’d only read three of J.D. Robb’s In Death series, not in order (if you care, they were Glory in Death, Immortal in Death, and Conspiracy in Death). In the interests of full disclosure, I should also tell you that I was very skeptical. What with astonishing rate the author…
Here’s how good Bloodsucking Fiends is: I was reading passages out loud to a friend on a long bus trip when I realized that at least three rows of people around us had been silent for the last 40 miles, apparently listening in. I got embarrassed and drifted off (who was I to inflict my…
Though competently written, this story has several plotting flaws that kept me from liking it a whole big bunch. Yes, this is a dreaded secret baby story, but it had the potential to be a cut above the rest. As it turned out, it was only a little better than most, and I know that…
Donna Simpson’s first Regency Romance, Lord St. Claire’s Angel was one of the strongest debuts I have read in a long time. Her second one, Lady Delafont’s Dilemma had problems with pacing its story, but it did showcase one of Simpson’s strengths – her marvelous characters. The last book in the trilogy, Lady May’s Folly,…
What a book about nothing! Now, I don’t object to books about nothing – I’ve read my share of series romances that were simple getting to know you stories and fluffy as can be, but those were usually romantic comedies. This is a serious book where the hero and heroine are supposed to be in…
Any time it takes me almost a week to read a two hundred page book, I know I’m in trouble. When I’m actually cleaning my house because I find that more interesting than opening the book in question, then I’m sure it’s not a book I can recommend to anyone. Unfortunately, The Lady from Lisbon…
This was the first romance starring a Mountie that I’ve read, and I liked it enough to wish there was much more of it. The historical setting is well-depicted, and the characterizations range from good to exceptionally fine. A fairly standard gentleman-meets-wild-child setup is enlivened by unusual details and a fresh outlook. The story is…
In one night, Shari Hanford’s world is turned upside down. One minute she is jubilant about a dear family friend making the short list for the Supreme Court. The next minute she is the only witness to murder of a federal judge. Her family shattered by the violence, Shari turns to U.S. Marshall Marcus O’Malley…
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