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This installment in the Cupcake Lovers series returns readers to Sugar Creek, Vermont to catch up on established couples and see where things stand between Luke Monroe and Rachel Lacey. What could have been a sweet, small-town romance suffers from a severe case of series-itis and a weak ending that left me thinking “That’s it?”…
Have you ever ordered a fancy desert that looked rich, decadent and delicious, only to take the first bite and find it oddly tasteless? Pawn had such a great premise with a decent setup in its first chapters, only to fall flat as the story progressed. I was left feeling like I’d consumed a whole…
This Christmas-themed book is a collection of three interrelated stories centered on Allison Brennan’s Kincaid family and their quest to get home for Christmas. While there are three separate stories to this novel, I would hesitate to call it an anthology and more of a novel in three parts. The time frames and characters overlap…
Jennifer Probst is a hidden gem in the romance genre. I really would like more people to know about her because I think she delivers a satisfying read every time. Searching for Someday kicks off a new series that is kind of a spinoff of Probst’s previous Marriage to a Billionaire books. The two series…
When I read the description of this novella, I just had to read it: An HIV-positive guy and a double amputee war veteran get together over saving homeless dogs to train as service dogs. How cool does that sound? Built-in angst and legitimate survival. Wow. Unfortunately, the total of the parts didn’t meet my expectations….
Narrated by Kaleo Griffith I am a recent convert to the world of Pamela Clare, beginning with her recent I-Team series – the dream team of investigative reporters. Ms. Clare based her series on first-hand knowledge of journalism, brought from her previous career as an award-winning newspaper editor. Her love affair with writing passionate fiction…
Narrated by Tavia Gilbert True Love is the first Jude Deveraux book I’ve ever experienced. Part of the draw was Tavia Gilbert – she’s a narrator I know and appreciate. I also felt my “romance education” would not be complete without including some Deveraux. It did not have an auspicious beginning. I’ve heard Ms. Gilbert narrate…
Song for Sophia is a thoroughly entertaining and generally well-written romance which features a pair of engaging and unusual protagonists and a well- crafted “heroine-in-peril” plot. Lady Anne-Sophronia Dunscombe is on the run from her violent and abusive father (there do seem to be rather a lot of those in historical romances these days!) and…
Anthony Brandt said “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.” It’s true that family can have the most profound effect on our lives. In this novel, family is a tie that binds, in both good ways and bad. Penny Sandoval has a complicated family life. On the one hand, her…
Narrated by Angela Dawe Ashley’s Mackenzie Series has a large and loyal following, dealing as it does with the perfect bad boy Scottish duke, Hart Mackenzie, and his equally bad boy brothers Mac, Cameron, and Ian. The first in the series, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, was unique and compelling, with a hero in…
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