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If a reader thinks that having her fifty-something year-old mother instigating a conga line dance with shirtless beefcakes through her formal bridal tea is behavior that should elicit a reaction of only mild indulgence, then they will probably enjoy this book. If the maid of honor hocking a loogie and sabotaging the pre-wedding diet is…
Narrated by Amy Rubinate The World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition also known as the Chicago World Fair of 1893 is the backdrop for this wonderful story. The author’s research is evident in the writing. The book is so steeped in the time, place, and culture that the setting becomes another character. It Happened at the Fair…
When it comes to reviewing contemporaries, adult leads hung up on high school drama ranks pretty high on the complaint list. However, I’ve long said that a good author can make even the most problematic plot element work, and that’s exactly what Anne Calhoun does with Unforgiven. This book centers on a hero and heroine…
With one-dimensional characters straight from central casting, cartoonish dialog, and a predictable plot, The Loner was an FTF for me. What’s an FTF, you ask? Cousin to the DNF – Did Not Finish – as a reviewer I was sadly Forced To Finish this unfortunate book. Dakota Carson is an ex-Navy SEAL suffering from such…
A Reputation for Notoriety was an enjoyable, quick read that was tightly plotted and well written. The hero and heroine were both pleasantly less stereotypical than your usual gorgeous alpha-male and widow-fallen-on-hard-times, and I felt that the emotional connection between them seemed honest and more likely to last as a result. The story is immediately…
I have only a handful of absolute favorite writers and Susanna Kearsley is one of them. Her novels The Shadowy Horses and Winter Sea top my DIK list. When I learned that this novel combined characters from each of those books I nearly swooned from joy. Nicola Marter has always had the ability to tell…
The heroine, Holly, thinks she’s having a bad time when her date takes her on the hike from hell. But her day abruptly worsens when they stumble across a dead body, and grows still worse when Holly realizes the body is a woman she knows from work. The icing on the cake is that Holly…
If the love of your teenage life outs you to save himself from being outed and ostracized, would you ever be able to forgive him—even if he apologized over and over again, but never owned up publicly to what he did? That’s the question at the heart of Tenino’s second in the Theta Alpha Gamma…
Narrated by Alison Larkin This was a double-first for me. It was my first time listening to (or reading) this author, and the first time listening to this narrator and I’m pleased to report that How to Capture a Countess was a truly delightful piece of audio fluff. The story opens with a rather tipsy,…
Narrated by Susan Duerden This is the first in Garwood’s Crown’s Spies series and was published in 1988. It’s Regency-based, with hero Lyon, the Marquis of Lyonwood being the spy of the book. Heroine Christina “takes the ton by storm” according to the publisher’s blurb, with a mysterious secret. However, we the readers already know…
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