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After a run of blah (and some outright bad) historicals recently, I hesitated to start Fortune Favors the Wicked. I was not looking forward to another “redeem the fallen heroine” type of story, and didn’t like the sound of a “silver-tongued libertine”. The blurb on the back just dripped with a morality I don’t really want…
Maya Rodale is one of the authors I turn to when I want brain candy; a well-written, frothy, light-hearted read that doesn’t get too bogged down in angst, has a fair bit of humour and attractive characters. And she certainly delivers all that in Chasing Lady Amelia the second book in her Keeping Up With…
I love a well-executed cop romance and Seconds to Live is one of the best I have read in awhile. This third book in the author’s Scarlet Falls series deals with the final sibling in the Barrett family (youngest brother Mac), and his interest in local police officer turned detective Stella Dane. Our story starts…
I’ve been on a bit of a binge the past year reading romances set in Australia and New Zealand, and was delighted to discover yet another such romance, this time set in New South Wales. This romance has the added bonus of featuring several popular romance tropes: a couple that met as children, has a…
Harper Fox’s mermaid fantasy, Priddy’s Tale is a luscious, sweet and sensual treat. Definitely a Desert Isle Keeper, the minus in the rating is only because I didn’t want the tale to end. I wanted to remain immersed and cossetted in the lovely prose and heartfelt romance. Extract from WILD Southwest – Legends of the…
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor As was the case with Her Every Wish have been mixed. That said, I found it to be more cohesive in many ways than the novel. Because of the shorter format, the storyline is simpler and less complex – not that there aren’t complexities, because there are – but with fewer…
Novels featuring feuding sisters are a dime a dozen these days. Sure, I have enjoyed many of them, but I can’t keep myself from longing for an author who can bring something unique to this well-used trope. With First Comes Love, author Emily Giffin manages to deliver something which is, if not entirely unique, still…
Narrated by Karen White Pru had a hard life before Sweet Little Lies opens – her parents were killed in a car accident they caused while driving drunk, when she was a teenager. In addition, the accident also affected several other families. Pru has lived the last several years with that guilt as well as…
I cried when I finished Tiffany Reisz’s Original Sinners series. I loved the plot, felt like the characters were my very close friends and that like I was saying goodbye to the people and places I loved. Sure, Ms. Reisz would write other things, but would they be as captivating? After reading The Bourbon Thief…
I like mystery novels. During my time at AAR I’ve given 7 DIKs to suspense novels and 11 B pluses. To romantic suspense novels I’ve given 10 B pluses and two DIKs. Given that they only make up a small portion of what I review, that’s a pretty good record. It’s a shame I won’t…
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