As a romance reader I generally appreciate stories and characters that are a little off-center, a tad different, or present atypical issues or difficulties. Light and fluffy books often bore me – I appreciate authors taking risks, even if they’re not 100% successful. For this reason, I’ve enjoyed Patricia Rice’s work in the past, especially…
The blurb on the back cover of Lori Foster’s Impetuous did not do it justice. Advertised as the story of a shy woman with an inner femme fatale who has lady-killer Tyler Ramsay breaking a sweat, it reflects none of the complexity of this compact yet well-fleshed story. Carlie McDaniels, a shy but stern school…
I’ve read and enjoyed several of Susan Wiggs’ historical romances; I’ve marveled at how she can bring periods and locations as diverse as Renaissance Venice and Gilded Age Chicago to life, and people them with vivid, believable characters. Passing Through Paradise is her second contemporary and the first I’ve read. While there was a lot…
Ah, Sicily! Gorgeous Italian princes, a hint of mystery and legend – as the setting for a story, it could be fabulous. Unfortunately, The Sicilian Amulet doesn’t deliver on the mystery, the legend, or the promise of exotic romance and exciting adventure described in its cover blurb. Jane Holland, a rather unengaging college student vacationing…
Have you given up Brockmann? Flashpoint, a definite departure in terms of style, might just be the book to win you back. If you are one of the many readers who didn’t appreciate the multiple plotlines, World War II subplots, or recurring characters, you just might want to give this one a try. Brockmann has…
Kristin Gabriel won two RITAs for her romantic comedies and I really enjoyed some of her stories for the Harlequin Duets line. Sadly, her humor is sorely missing from Strangers in the Night, a book that really could have used it. The latest edition in Harlequin Temptation’s The Wrong Bed series, it has an interesting…
A girl in gorilla suit strikes up a conversation with a cute country singer after he’s been dumped by his girlfriend, only to end up on the run with he and his mother after bullets whiz by her head outside the Heart O’Reno Casino. Dream On gets off to a rip-roaring start and never loses…
When it comes to romantic suspense, An Unforgettable Lady featured nice but bland characters and very tepid suspense. My pulse didn’t race at all. John Smith owns the Black Watch security service and while protecting an ambassador at a function he spies The Countess Von Sharone. She is exquisitely beautiful and much to good for…
Nancy Warren being one of my two favorite Blaze authors, I was excited to see her put out her first single title, Drive Me Crazy. While the book retains the charm and heat of her shorter works, I’d have liked to have seen more relationship development between the leads. Still, the book is satisfying, fun,…
Mia DeNero is the younger sister of Angela (The Trials of Angela
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