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The first chapters of A Rose in Winter held a lot of promise. The foundation was laid for a very interesting tale and I began to feel I had really found something. But as the story unfolded, the promise went unfulfilled. The final result is a good story that is flawed for three reasons: an…
My Darling Kate is one big misunderstanding on top of itself, and yet it is a thoroughly engaging read. It all begins when Katherine Shaw arrives at Chesapeake Bay to marry Nicholas Talbot. Unfortunately, Nicholas thinks it is his sweet Alyssa who will be arriving – Katherine is her older sister. While the reality is…
I not only love to read, I live to read. I’ll have to admit that a lot of the books I read go past me leaving me with just a pleasant feeling. Sometimes though, I read a book that activates my sense of wonder and stays with me for a long time. One Christmas Knight…
The deBurgh Brideis a medieval romance, the sequel to Taming the Wolf, and it tells the tale of Elene Fitzhugh and Geoffrey de Burgh. Geoffrey wins Elene’s hand by being the de Burgh brother who draws the shortest straw. The fact that Elene is forced to marry by the King’s decree after murdering her first…
I’m warning you, Patterns of Love is the worst kind of Romance. What, you say? Why, you ask? To begin with, there’s not one arrogant rogue, no heaving bosoms, no dysfunctional lust-crazed step-cousins lurking in the shadows bent on ravaging our feisty heroine, no forced seductions (ok, my favorite kind), nor any characters named Quirt…
Knight Errant is the sixth and latest in Marilyn Pappano’s series Southern Knights. The books are set in New Orleans in a decaying neighborhood called Serenity Street. The characters in the Southern Knights books all have a common cause. They are fighting a crime boss named Jimmy Falcone. You don’t have to have read the…
Ever picked up a book you just could not get into? No matter how hard you tried, no matter how many efforts you made, it just never happened? Well, this is the problem I had with Til There Was You. If I hadn’t made the personal commitment to read this book in order to review…
Celeste De Blasis was ahead of her time in her portrayal of strong romantic heroines who took control of their own lives and demanded equal footing with their men. Give Heather from (Kathleen Woodiwiss’) The Flame & the Flower her due, but she would have been knocked on her butt by any of De Blasis’…
In Her Secret, His Child, Paula Detmer Riggs confronts the delicate issue of date rape head-on when she brings hero Mitch Scanlon, disabled now but still potently attractive, back into Carly Alderson’s life. This book earned its place on my keeper shelves because in Mitch, Riggs created a hero so poignant, so lovable, that I…
I have read, and loved, almost everything Jo Goodman has written. As far as I’m concerned, My Steadfast Heart is her best yet. The handsome Thorne brothers, Colin, Decker, and baby Greydon, are orphaned one dark night when the carriage in which their family is traveling is set upon by thieves. Their parents are murdered….
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