A Whole Lotta Love is a prime example of a contemporary trend in romance novels. This new breed doesn’t focus on the flawless heroines of older bodice rippers (“slim, white and light-headed” as I like to refer to them), who have Barbie-like bodies and depend on men to make their way in life. Instead they…
I picked this book up out of pity. The title is terrible, and the cover – a chortling baby holding a giant horseshoe magnet, repelling the hero and heroine to opposite sides of the book – is flat out ridiculous. But the author had gotten some decent reviews in the past, so I thought perhaps…
Jennifer Crusie’s newest, Bet Me, is straight-up 100-proof women’s fantasy. I think you’re gonna love this one. Plump, plain, fashion-impaired Minerva Dobbs suffers one of the harshest fates of a single girl’s life: she gets dumped by her boyfriend three weeks before her beautiful sister Diana’s wedding. She was really counting on David to be…
Mr. Complete is the kind of book that left me more impressed with the author than the book itself. Sheridon Smythe writes with a lively and engaging style that shows she has potential for delivering a good romantic comedy, but this story doesn’t really work. When a paid escort ripped off Lydia Carmichael’s aunt Tempura,…
The main character in White Heat: is a loner, raised by a tough Army grandfather; moved around a lot and has no roots; works as a charter pilot; lives in a sparsly furnished apartment; has had lots of casual flings and has issues with committment. Sounds like a generic romance bad boy, doesn’t it? But…
Getting What You Want is Kathy Love’s first book, and it’s a strong debut. It’s also the first book in a trilogy about sisters who were bullied in school. The characters are likable, and the love story is tender. I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one in the series. You can’t…
Wedding Bell Blues is a rather nice story about an intelligent young woman striking out on her own, and finding a little love on the way. There’s nothing exceptional about it, and the hero is a bit dim, but I thought our heroine’s journey was worth reading. Moni Lawrence is a small-town girl whose beloved…
Almost Like Being In Love is the second book in a series revolving around three girls separated as children by the death of their parents. Whereas the first book (Just The Way You Are) centered on sweet, good girl Hope (the eldest daughter), this second in the series focuses on Pepper, the rebellious middle daughter…
I’m always interested in romance novels that play with the format a little, where the author tells her story in a way that’s different than the norm. French Twist is a book like that, which is why I know it won’t work for everyone. Judged by conventional standards of how a romance novel should work,…
If you can read a book in a day, barely putting it down for a break, then it must be pretty good. Love, Lousia is a book that started out with a witty bang, yet by the middle I found myself putting the book down, becoming a bit bored with the dragging plot. And the…
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