Contemporary Romance

  • Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts

    Blue Dahlia, which combines an intriguing mystery and a compelling romance, just earned a spot firmly on my keeper shelf . Halfway through reading this book I realized I wanted the next two books in the trilogy right now so I wouldn’t have to wait to find out what happens with the Harper ghost and…

  • Stroke of Midnight

    The title Stroke of Midnight might lead you to think this is a collection of New Year’s themed stories. That’s what I thought, which is why I picked it off the review list. It’s actually two Christmas stories with one New Year’s tale in between. Unfortunately for me, the New Year’s one is the weakest…

  • Shop ‘Til Yule Drop

    I’ll admit that when I opened this book I wasn’t expecting anything brilliant. I mean, come on – the title is so cheesy it practically screams “Velveeta.” But I really thought it would be better than this. I was hoping it would be light and fun holiday reading. But while the one story is at…

  • Against the Rules

    When I pick up a small press book, I feel like I’m taking a chance. Which is not to say that the “Large publisher = good books” equation is true or valid, but the quality of small press books is hard to pin down since small publishers publish few books and all of them by…

  • Pink Moon

    One of my least favorite things in contemporary romance is the deification of small towns, especially the ones where every neighbor knows your business and every relative’s a matchmaker. Don’t these places have privacy laws? Thankfully, though, Pink Moon is about a small town that actually sounds like a nice place to live, even to…

  • Ring Around My Heart

    I gave Ring Around My Heart a shot because of the hero’s interesting job – he’s a professional wrestler. This had the potential for humor, drama, and all sorts of hijinks, I thought, but most of that was never realized. Unfortunately the hero spent most of his time wallowing in self-loathing instead of wrestling in…

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