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Rules of Engagement is the second book in Christina Dodd’s series about the Distinguished Academy of Governesses. It follows Rules of Surrender. Here we find Devon, Lord Kerrich, who must become respectable or risk losing large sums of money that Queen Victoria has deposited in his family’s bank. He decides that the best way to…
If there’s a setting more romantic than a savage steamy jungle, I haven’t found it. Anyone who’s fantasized about being alone in the wilderness with Indiana Jones will be lost in this tale before you can say “malaria vaccine.” In the market for a Road Romance? Look no further. The story begins with Grant Sullivan,…
Beverly Jenkins’ Always and Forever is the first historical romance with African-American characters that I have read. I really enjoyed the unusual perspective and the wealth of historical detail. On the other hand, the main characters never grabbed me, and the plot, though mostly enjoyable, made a late, sharp turn that seemed out of place….
Trailboss just missed being an outstanding read. If it had been a bit more closely edited and had a little more sexual tension to it, this would have been a keeper for sure. As it was, Trailboss lingered in my mind much longer than most western romances these days, and there are some very good…
If you’ve been waiting for another Bridges of Madison County or The Horse Whisperer, The Passage comes darn close. The big difference is that in this story, the roles are reversed: the hero is a middle-aged (51) man at a crossroads in his marriage, while the heroine is a single free spirit. David Thomas plans…
The bad boy is a staple of the romance novel. We readers love a black leather clad, motorcycle riding, dangerous, handsome-as-sin, swaggering bad boy – especially when he is paired with a sweet, quiet, shy, good girl. Yes, we’ve met both these characters many times before, but in The Return of Luke McGuire, Justine Davis…
You’d think that a mini-series involving government agents, and sporting a title The Year of Loving Dangerously would have lots of action, wouldn’t you? This series so far has been mostly “action lite,” and most of the action in this latest title, Her Secret Weapon, happens off-stage. This book is a – you know they…
Some romances are like a two-humped camel. They start off on a high, sag in the middle, improve again at the end but all the while they move at a rather predictable pace. Such was the case with Shana Abé’s Intimate Enemies. Lauren MacRae is de facto head of the Clan MacRae on the Island…
Shana Abé tends to write a kind of romance that I generally avoid like the plague, what I like to call the “Adversarial Romance.” When she writes them, I don’t seem to be bothered by the “I hate you but want to bonk you” interactions, big misunderstandings, and revenge and/or established enmity that typifies her…
If you’re tired of the same old westerns and regency-set historicals, you might find a respite in Tracy Sumner’s Tides of Love. Set in turn of the century North Carolina, this book has a strong sense of place, and it’s a place and time we don’t often see. Adding to the originality is the hero’s…
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