The Johnstown flood of 1889 – when a dam created to make a lake for a wealthy country club burst, sending a wall of water through the poor mining town downstream – sets the scene for Waiting for the Rainbow. Nearly three thousand people died in the flood. It was hard to pick this book…
Sometimes I’m just in the mood for a good tearjerker – a romance that is touching and emotional and shows how powerfully love can change someone’s life. Redemption is that kind of book. The plot has its rough spots, but the romance is ultimately very sweet and well worth the time spent reading. Since the…
After reading a score or two of European set historical romances, Written On The Wind, set in 1860 Texas, looked like a welcome change of pace. But after slogging through it, I finished it with a sigh of relief – seldom have I seen a couple with less chemistry than Matt Conway and White Fawn….
His Dark Desires is set in Reconstruction Era New Orleans. Heroine Juliet Boucheron is still dealing with the after-effects of the war. Her husband disappeared with thousands of dollars in Confederate gold, and as a result, she and her son have been shunned by all of their friends. They also have little closure in their…
Though His Dark Desires takes place in the midst of a sultry New Orleans summer, it represents something quite the opposite for romance readers: a welcome breath of fresh air. Don’t get me wrong – I’m a bonafide Regency girl from w-a-a-a-y back. But somewhere along the way, a steady diet of All-Regency-All-The-Time, interspersed with…
Readers who are getting tired of the ubiquitous history lite Regency-set historical romance will want to read Deeanne Gist’s A Bride Most Begrudging. It’s set in the Virginia Colony in 1643 and tells the tale of a gently born woman kidnapped to be sold to a colonist as his wife In true feisty heroine fashion,…
In the Harlequin Historical line, Cheryl St. John is an auto-buy for me. I have read all of her books and have enjoyed them very much. She is one of the best ever at depicting wounded heroes (and heroines) and His Secondhand Wife shows just how good she can be. Noah Cutter seldom sets foot…
Something Like Love is a lighthearted and humorous look at the residents and town of Henry Adams, Kansas in the late 1880s. Beverly Jenkins provides us with two engaging leads – Olivia Sterling, a proper, self-employed woman, and Neil July, a train robber. Olivia and Neil find immense enjoyment in each other’s company and, of…
Ride The Fire is a rather intriguing read and a sweet romance. Almost at odds with the sweet romance, though, are its graphic scenes of war and torture. This book is not for the faint of heart. Elspeth Stewart lived a nightmare of a childhood, abused by her stepfather and stepbrother. She is almost relieved…
If you are reader of romance, chances are you have read a book like Ashes of Dreams before. It’s not all that original, but it is certainly entertaining. There’s something quite pleasant in reading a well loved story. Amanda Jeffrey and her husband Shane dreamed of starting a horse farm in Kentucky. They had a…
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