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I’ve always had a hard time getting into medieval romances. It’s a hygiene thing. I just can’t imagine kissing (or having sex!) with someone who hasn’t bathed in weeks. Usually I only read books set in the years after bathing had gained in popularity. However, I now realize that if a book is well written,…
Most of us remember our first love with some clarity. Certainly we’d recognize him if we saw him again – even if many years had gone by. Imagine my surprise then, when the heroine in Connie Mason’s newest release Pirate doesn’t recognize her own husband because he’s wearing an eye patch! Granted, he’s supposed to…
A Most Reckless Lady is the quintessential C read – it is truly a mixed bag. At times it was great, and I could hardly put it down. At other times, I was rather bored. It has a promising hero and heroine who aren’t quite used to their full potential, a sagging middle, and a…
To date, A Taste of Honey is the only book I have ever bought because of its cover. In this case, you can judge the book by it. There are no rearing horses in the background, and no one’s clothes are falling off. It just shows a man and a woman standing together by a…
I have seldom met a Scottish romance I didn’t like. All good streaks must come to an end though, and I must admit that A Year and a Day was really not my cup of tea. Although I enjoyed Enslaved, an earlier romance by author Henley, the language in this book very nearly intolerable, especially…
When I first picked up Never Love a Cowboy by Jill Gregory, I was immediately reminded of all the Janet Daily western romances I read and loved fifteen years ago. I sat down and prepared myself to finish the book in one sitting. I was right; the book was very reminiscent of those old Daily…
The title of this book, Charity, is drawn from two sources. The first is the setting, which is turn of the century Charity, South Dakota. The second is the text from First Corinthians, referring to charity as the pure love of Christ. The harsh South Dakota climate plays an important part in the plot, as…
I’ll let romance writers in on a secret – I’m a sucker for a hero with a sad and lonely childhood. Dylan Stonehouse was raised by a stern grandfather who believed emotional displays were a sign of weakness. So how could I resist rooting for him? While it’s not without flaws, A Wish and a…
Karen Robards is a very uneven writer. Some of her earlier books are old-fashioned bodice rippers at their worst. In her most recent book, The Senator’s Wife, main character Ronnie Honneker is a selfish, greedy, air-headed, little twit and I’m being kind to describe her in those terms! But in 1995, Ms Robards published Walking…
Sandra Lee’s debut as a romance author is a fairly good one – her voice for comedy and off-beat characters is a delight, and her earthy prose well suits the medieval setting. This book is well-paced and fun to read for the most part. Where the author gets into trouble, however, is in the Big…
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