Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy

Hawaii can be the perfect setting for a romance — it’s hot, sultry, and sexy. Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy is all these things, but it lacked the true, everlasting love that is a must-have component of a strong romance. Kauai Police Chief Kane Travers is annoyed at his forced suspension. He did nothing wrong,…

Tempting

While I did enjoy Tempting, there was not enough romance in this fourth installment of Mallery’s Buchanan series to keep me engaged with the main couple. Complex and interesting family relationships could not compensate for weak chemstry between the leads. I ended up enjoying the scenes with the future mother-in-law much more than those focusing…

Simon Says by Lori Foster

Simon Says by Lori Foster

Lori Foster’s latest, Simon Says was a pretty ho-hum read which would have been soon forgotten if not for the hero. What made me ultimately decide to it give a better grade than I normally would is all due to the character of Simon Evans. It’s been a long time since I read such a…

Pearl Jinx by Sandra Hill

In the interest of full disclosure, let me get something out of the way. Unless you had a similarly unorthodox childhood, I don’t think many others will pick up something that affected my overall impression of Sandra Hill’s Pearl Jinx. The Amish play a large part in this novel; their customs, religion, and beliefs all…

Hot Wheels and High Heels

What does a trophy wife do when her husband absconds with everything they own? This is the dilemma facing Darcy McDaniel in Jane Graves’s fast and funny Hot Wheels and High Heels. If you are looking for the perfect summer read, look no further – this is it. Lyla Scarsdale wanted to be a trophy…

Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr

Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr

It seems to me that romance readers are always worrying over the “forced seduction” book. Is it coming back? Is it really about rape? Can violent, abusive men be heroes? I loved Whispering Rock because it made those stories look shallow. Here all of the pain and suffering that someone experiences after an assault are…

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