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Married By Mistake is funny – but not farcial – and features a hero and heroine whom I bonded with immediately. The dialogue is witty, the characters are engaging and I was happily engrossed in this book for several hours. After I finished it, I wanted to open it up and start all over again….
Jessica Clayton is alone in the world. With the exception of her dog Ben and her friend and business partner Sol, Jessica has no true family. Or so she thinks. Her father is long since deceased and her mother left when she was a baby. She is confused when she receives an invitation to a…
I often complain about the “too good to be true” characters in most romances. In The Trouble With Mary the heroine is a college dropout who can’t zip her jeans, has a chocolate addiction, and leaves dirty dishes in the sink. And the hero has a Rolaids dependency. These are my people! Mary’s trouble in…
I’ve been wanting to try Elizabeth Thornton’s books for some time, and now that I’ve read Princess Charming I’m trying to figure out what I was waiting for. This is a compelling, engrossing read, with one of the best mystery/suspense plots I’ve seen in an historical romance. Princess Charming begins with a nameless woman who…
I have been looking forward to this story ever since I closed the cover on The Duke last year. Of course it’s tough for a book to live up to those heady expectations. Fortunately I was not disappointed by Lord of Fire, though there was a brief moment of panic at the beginning because of…
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” His Heart’s Delight involves a game of Pull-The-Wool-Over-Their-Eyes, as a couple with a mutual need to deceive team up to fool the people around them. Of course, they only end up fooling themselves. Uneven in spots with some occasionally distracting background material,…
This book is for anyone who has ever been to a wedding, been in a wedding, known a bride or has been a bride. Weddings bring out the best and the worst in people. Brides want their wedding to be the best there ever was: the best food, the best music, the prettiest gown, and…
In By Design, the sequel to By Possession, Madeline Hunter tells the story of the freemason, Rhys and an indentured servant, Joan. Their story is set amidst the turmoil of Medieval England’s political wars, where the sides can change quickly. Rhys and Joan are quickly caught in webs spun by others. Rhys takes Joan into…
The most remarkable thing about this book is its choice of heroine. Nine years ago, Tessa MacGuire and Sam Tucker were high-school sweethearts certain they were destined to spend their lives together. But one Christmas when Tessa was away, Sam got drunk and allowed himself to be seduced by Tessa’s jealous younger sister Alli. Alli…
When I think of this book, the first word that comes to mind is “meandering.” The plot wanders around, the time frame switches without much warning, and the story is told in fits and starts. Sometimes a gradual build-up can heighten the suspense, and this latest effort by Mariah Stewart does do that in some…
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