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If you’re a reader of straight science fiction, futuristic romances need to be taken with a large grain of salt. That’s fine. But there’s a limit to how much a reader can swallow. Shadower’s opening chapters are good once you get past the too frequent use of futuristic lingo – but by the middle of…
If you’re like me, the sight of Susan Andersen’s name on a silly cartoon cover makes you look forward to a few hundred pages of funny, sexy entertainment. All Shook Up does not disappoint, but neither does it contain any big surprises. J.D. Carver is a survivor of the foster care system, and the only…
Fellow AAR reviewer and ATBF columnist Robin Nixon Uncapher asked us about our buried treasures for 2000 for the January 1st issue of the column. I’m going to have to count Neesa Hart among mine. I’ve enjoyed most of this author’s works, and her latest might even be my favorite. You Made Me Love You…
Let’s get one thing straight: despite the insipid cover, Lucien de Montforte is much too smart to go out in the snow in a cloak and no shirt, although he does occasionally go coatless. I had great expectations for the conclusion of the de Montforte series, and on this crucial point I was completely satisfied:…
The Wrong Child started off as a great family drama that I thought might earn a special spot on my keeper shelf. That would have been wonderful, as I’ve read a string of “eh” books lately. A turn worthy of the Lifetime Channel, however, steered this one down to a C+ for me. Abbie Bernard…
Susan Andersen has proven to be quite a consistent author for me. To varying degrees, I’ve enjoyed four of her previous novels. This is one of my favorites, originally published before she changed publishing houses, from Zebra to Avon. There’s a lot of sexual tension and a nice feeling of family among the characters. Aunie…
Oh dear. Here I was hoping that the Encanto line meant there would be some well-written stories about Latinos. Well, they got the Latino part right, but aside from only one or two books I’ve liked, they have to work on the “well-written” part of the equation – most have been rather mediocre. Blue Moon…
Sometimes it’s hard to put your finger on what it is about a book that didn’t grab you, but I will try to do so in this case because it’s my job as a reviewer to do so. Although there were a few areas that engaged my interest, there were major flaws as well, which…
I don’t feel the holiday spirit until the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, so reading a holiday story in October was a little odd. Fortunately, when I read it I was in Vermont, where it happened to snow. I expected a sweet heartwarming tale. As a bonus, it’s also well written and surprisingly sexy. Twenty-year-old Robin…
I love to find buried treasures. When I picked up this book with its silly title and cheesy, anacronistic cover (I assume those were supposed to be candles on that Christmas tree but they sure looked like electric lights to me), I didn’t have my hopes up for a good book. To my complete surprise,…
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