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I truly wanted to rate this book higher, but I just couldn’t. While A Song at Twilight has a really charming love story, it is bogged down by a surplus of details and description that steal attention from our lovers. During scenes between Robin and Sophie, I felt moved, but sadly, those scenes became too…
Family is always complicated. When a special needs child is involved it grows even more so. Deciding where the child fits into the family – if indeed they fit at all – can become the issue around which all others revolve, and that decision can have ripple effects that last far longer than the child’s…
Narrated by Heather Wilds I finished listening to this audiobook with a huge smile on my face. Yes – there were some aspects of the book as a whole that I found problematical, but an excellent performance by Heather Wilds – a narrator I will certainly be looking out for in future – helped me…
Narrated by Seraphine Valentine There are certain things that are hallmark Lisa Marie Rice. This is either a bug or a feature depending on your perspective. Heart of Danger has all the LMR aspects I expect, with a dash of paranormal. Suspend your disbelief and leave it at the door, strap in, and enjoy the…
Narrated by Kim McKean People have been talking a lot about a genre that has been coined “new adult”. I’d never read any and, honestly, from the descriptions people gave me, I really didn’t understand the concept. So, I decided to read Sophie Jordan’s Foreplay, figuring I might have a better understanding of the genre….
Stephanie Tyler’s second installment of her Section 8 series was an interesting read, but I believe that my enjoyment did suffer from not having read the first book in the series. Readers who enjoy Ms. Tyler’s books and have read Surrender, the first book in this series, might have a higher opinion of this story…
I’ve read many historical romances featuring either a social climber or a fortune hunter. Usually these characters are paired with their opposite; the social climber falls in love with someone from the nobility, the fortune hunter pursues someone of wealth. In Laura Lee Guhrke’s When the Marquess Met His Match, the lovers are a social…
I enjoy good romantic suspense of all flavors. Thrilling, action-packed books that keep me on the edge of my chair turning pages enjoy pride of place in my library, as do gothics which build their tension inch by chilling inch. What doesn’t work for me is total boredom. The Elephant Girl promised an unusual suspense…
This novel opens with a poignant diary entry from WWII talking about a family so hungry they were forced to dig tulip bulbs from the ground to find something to eat. That is an outstanding setup for letting us know just how desperate a time that was in Holland. Unfortunately, the rest of the book…
Having listened to – and enjoyed – the previous two books in the Smythe-Smith series, I’m inclined to think this is the best of them so far. Each one has been full of Ms Quinn’s trademark wit and excellent characterisation, but for me, The Sum of All Kisses had a little something extra in the…
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