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Rebecca Brandewyne used to be one of my favorite authors. Boy, have my tastes changed! At first, though I didn’t buy into the reincarnation subplot, I enjoyed And Gold Was Ours as I might enjoy a campy movie serial. Then, I came upon the scene where the evil nun tried to force herself on the…
Gosh, I’m really scratching my head here – I just don’t know what to make of this book. I guess I’d have to say it’s odd. It’s just … odd. Anastasia and Breanna Colby are identical cousins and yes, they switch places when it’s convenient. Their fathers, nice Henry and awful George, are twin brothers…
Don’t you absolutely despise romances with heroines who are models? River of Dreams has just such a heroine, but thank goodness Ms. Lykins manages to swoop her out of the present and into the past, where she is not a model. Fortunately as well, River of Dreams is a well crafted, interesting read. Brianne Davis…
The Rocky Ridge Man has a very distinctive opening scene. The heroine is walking past a row of men – looking for the perfect male butt! Though this is a cowboy romance, it’s not a typical one. The premise and setting are both unusual and interesting. Unfortunately, the conflict is less inspired. Sonya Duncan is…
Ever have a date where it seems like everything should click, but somehow it just doesn’t? The person is nice, makes good conversation, makes all the right moves, but for some reason the chemistry just doesn’t work. Cold Night, Warm Stranger was that way for me. Blessed with a title that seems more appropriate for…
A hero who is older and jaded – who does not believe in love. A heroine who is a fresh out of the schoolroom innocent, who is about to get a painful lesson in life. Does this sound like anything we have heard before? Jane’s father has gambled away everything – their family home, her…
As a member of a book club, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by a book actually called The Book Club. Mary Alice Monroe lists her own book club in the acknowledgments, and notes that the characters are nothing like the people in her book club. The characters are also nothing like the people in…
Though Sunrise is, in itself, not a particularly memorable book, I will always recall it for the line that Hiram, the heroine’s philandering husband, speaks to his mistress: “What a delightful feast you are my love. How I have hungered to taste your sweetness again.” Gee, who would have guessed that Hiram was a small…
Farelli’s Wife is one of those reads that is tailor-made for the summer. It’s fast and romantic, with an exotic setting that’s hard to beat. While at times it is somewhat contrived and predictable, it’s so much fun that the reader won’t really care. This is a book to remind us that reading shouldn’t have…
Star Keeper is set during the Revolutionary War, a setting I love but rarely see. That alone sparked my interest. But it also features a strong conflict, lots of action, and noble characters – all of which nearly made the book an A read. While the heroine’s behavior at the end took the book out…
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