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Heir to the Shadows, the continuation of the Black Jewels trilogy that started with Daughter of the Blood, took me through a full range of emotions. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It surprised me. But, most importantly, it made me think, a factor missing in so many books. This book doesn’t just…
The Emerald Isle is the fourth and last novel in The Heirs of Cahira O’Connor series, following The Silver Sword, The Golden Cross, and The Velvet Shadow. The format is familiar – one story interwoven with another from the distant past. Destiny is the theme, as an ancient prayer is fulfilled in the lives of…
The combination of a tortured and vampire hero was too much for this reviewer to resist. I devoured (pardon the pun) this book in one sitting. This romance is not for the faint of heart, however. It has one of the most tortured hero and heroine pairings I’ve ever discovered, and there are elements of…
I almost didn’t buy this book because RT gave it only two stars. I’m glad I decided to listen to word of mouth instead and buy this book. Psst, Laurie, is it too late to change my vote for best Regency of 1999? Celestine Simons doesn’t envision a bright future for herself. She is a…
The Love Knot is a story for readers who really want to sink their teeth into the medieval period and experience everything, almost as if they were there. Although Catrin and Oliver’s love story is well told and with a HEA, the reader should be at least inclined to also enjoying historical fiction and not…
The closest I ever came to reading a teen romance was years ago, when I worked my way through the Beany Malone books. Since then it’s been a steady diet of the grown-up stuff. Thus when I received this book, I really didn’t know what to make of it. Fortunately (in this instance, at least),…
Soft Focus is Jayne Ann Krentz’s latest foray into the romantic suspense market. It starts with a memorable opening scene that ends with the heroine throwing ice water on the hero in a very posh, private club. Unfortunately for Elizabeth Cabot, something stronger than a marriage license binds her to Jack Fairfax – a business…
I first encountered Andrea Pickens when I reviewed The Hired Hero. I enjoyed that book so much, I went out and found another one of hers, Code of Honor. I thoroughly enjoyed that one too, so when I found Second Chances in my reviewing stack, I looked forward to reading it and was not disappointed…
The Indian romance sub-genre of romance fiction has its fans. I am not generally among them because, when it comes to Indian romances, I have great difficulty in doing something that is normally quite easy for me – suspending my disbelief. I have been a long time fan of science fiction and grew up devouring…
I always look forward to a new book by Julia Quinn, because I’ve enjoyed all of her books to varying degrees. They aren’t all keepers for me, but I find that even the ones that aren’t favorites generally have plenty of humor and likable characters. The Duke and I fits this mold. It has some…
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