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  • The Reef

    Since I first discovered her about two years ago, I have worshiped at the altar of Nora like many other romance readers. I have enjoyed her family sagas, especially the Concannons of the Born In series and the Stanislaskys of Those Wild Ukranians. I also absolutely love the In Death mystery series she writes under…

  • Indiscreet

    I love historical novels set in the regency period and I had heard some good things about this book, but I found myself picking it up and putting it down again and again and again. It’s not that I disliked this book but I just could not get involved with it. Indiscreet begins with the…

  • The Last Waltz by Mary Balogh

    Mary Balogh can create some of the most thoughtful, complex conflicts around. She can also write “Big Misunderstanding” plots that make you want to knock the main characters’ heads together. Unfortunately, The Last Waltz falls into the latter category. While the book is enjoyable for its charming setting and well-developed secondary characters, the gloom of…

  • Reforming Harriet

    It’s obvious Eileen Putman has strong story-telling abilities. In Reforming Hariett, scenes flow nicely and images are vividly portrayed. Unfortunately, her main characters fall a little short of the mark. Lady Hariett is a widow, whose philandering husband owned stock in Lord Westwood’s business. Hariett has been selling some of this stock to help out…

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