When I first began reading this book, I thought I had a real keeper in my hands. But, as I continued through the story, my enthusiasm waned a bit. A little past midpoint, I completely lost interest and put the book down for a long time. That probably won’t happen to everyone … there is…
What if your life were in danger and you were suddenly given the chance to swap identities with a recently deceased woman? Would you seize the opportunity to save yourself even if it meant deceiving the dead woman’s never-seen fiance and his hunk of an older brother? And would you carry through with the charade,…
Wild at Heart has a most unusual romantic premise … and a hero who is not only heroic, but endearing as well. Patricia Gaffney’s writing is virtually word perfect, and simply glows. This is a very, very nice book. It’s 1893 Chicago, site of the World’s Fair. Sydney Darrow (I just loved her name), is…
The Outsider is a keeper. It’s also the second book in Rosalyn West’s The Men of Pride County series. Set in post-Civil War Kentucky, the series features a divided county trying to heal its war wounds. The hero of The Outsider was first introduced in the series’ first book – The Outcast. It definitely helps…
Seems to me I said sometime before, never read the second book first and the first book second. I still believe that, and even more so this time around. The Outcast is the first book in The Men Of Pride County series. It’s the story of Reeve Garrett, bastard son of Byron Glendower, and half-brother…
I don’t think that there is any sadder time in history than the American Civil War period. I used to read about those times a lot, until I watched the PBS series on the Civil War. Reading about the Civil War always depressed me, but after that series, I lost my enthusiasm for it, and…
The Elusive Flame is the long-awaited sequel to The Flame & the Flower, written 26 years ago. It has its moments, but as the title suggests, they are elusive. In order to find them, you have to slog through Woodiwiss’s heavy-handed, verbose, purple prose. It can be slow going. This sequel has many similarities to…
Cari Fremont has never known kindness from a man. Her father sold her into marriage at fifteen. Her husband, Adrian, was abusive in almost every way imaginable. Now that he is believed dead, his equally repulsive brother, Julian, has decided to have Cari for himself. Dominic Saxton is Julian’s most hated enemy and it is…
Petals on the River harkens back to an earlier time in romance. It’s long, involved, bloody, and purple. Author Woodiwiss has an eye for detail and a flare for capturing human emotion, but she writes like she did 20 years ago. Unfortunately, most of us have since moved on. This would have been a much…
Rebel Spies, royal ancestors, and a marriage of convenience. Beverly Jenkins’s Through the Storm is a typical romance with a few twists. I liked the interactions between the characters but I did not like the way Jenkins presented historical facts. Sable Fontaine was born a slave on a southern plantation. Her mother was repeatedly raped…
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