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Do not let the title of The Christmas Gift misguide you into thinking this book is only good during the holidays. Granted some plot points revolve around Christmas gifts and the story winds up nicely during the holiday season, but it’s more background flavor than content. Jack Princeton realizes that even though the wounds he…
Much of the action of the War of 1812 took place around the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron, where a small fortified island was seized by the British. In 1814, the Americans attempted to take it back. Various Indian tribes sought to better their lot by siding with one or the other…
B.D. Joyce is the pseudonym adopted by Brenda Joyce for her new series of historical mysteries set in turn of the century New York City. Such a pseudonym might invite comparisons to Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb and the similarities go beyond the name. Deadly Love sets up Francesca Cahill, a wealthy reformer, and Rick Bragg, New…
Touched by Gold is one of those books that has some interesting ideas and elements but fails to come together as a harmonious whole. I picked it up because the heroine is an archaeologist, and I thought it might be something like one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies, The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. I…
I first discovered Emma Jensen with her book Entwined and am happy to see her revisiting one of the more intriguing characters from that story, Trevor Robard, Viscount St. Wulfstan. Trevor, with his scarred face and rude manners, is virtually an outcast from polite society and prefers it that way. He normally ignores what intrigues…
On to the second one in The Wedding Ring series! I liked the first book, Love’s Funny That Way, so much, I rushed out to get the next one (One Eager Bride to Go and Fiance for Hire follow in February and March of this year). This installment features Charli Rossi, the plain, shy member…
His Stolen Bride is the second in Zebra/Ballad’s Brothers In Arms mini-series. Drake Thornton, who was introduced in the first book, and Averyl Campbell, daughter of the Chieftain of the Clan Campbell, are the protagonists. The book’s prologue backtracks enough that it will stand independently from the other books in the series. Drake has been…
Okay, I’m almost totally converted to a Jo Beverley fan. I’ve read five of her books now, and although I didn’t love the first three, Devilish is a keeper, and this book sends her to my glom list. An Unwilling Bride follows the evolution of an arranged marriage as it becomes a love match. Two…
What do you when you’re reading a pretty average book when the hero has a sudden personality transplant and becomes a jerk? Normally I’d give up on the book, unfortunately I had to keep reading this one in order to review it. Terry Hart has her reasons for disliking all members of Her Majesty’s Canadian…
In writing workshops and classes everywhere, one of the most repeated instructions is this: Show, don’t tell. The Infamous Bride by Kelly McClymer is a frustrating example of how badly things can go wrong when that rule is ignored. Juliet Fenster is a flirtatious English beauty who is miffed when one of her suitors, Lord…
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