The film world can be a great theme for a book – there is undoubtedly intrigue and scheming, strong characters determined to make it against all odds, and the inevitable “plot twist” that can make for a fabulous story. In Baby, Baby, the tone is right, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired….
When a secondary character is so compelling that he screams “Hurry up with my sequel!” it’s almost inevitable that he’ll lose some of that luster when he finally gets his starring role. Davy Dempsey is no exception. I know I wasn’t the only one sighing over the smooth-as-silk bad boy in Welcome To Temptation, and…
I read Ms. Palmer’s hardcover debut with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. Back in the day (early eighties) when I was a teen, Palmer was one of my autobuys. As happens, my tastes changed and she dropped off my radar. When I saw her latest on the review list I thought it’d be interesting…
Okay, if the title of a book is Those Baby Blues, wouldn’t you think the art department would emphasize them on the cover? Instead, we have a man in an open shirt gazing at the reader with hooded eyes that might be blue or might not. That was a bit annoying. And another thing, the…
Since Carly Phillips’ The Bachelor is the first romance picked by Kelly Ripa of Regis and Kelly for her book club, I wanted this to be one of the romance reads of the year, stellar in every way. No such luck. The first ever romance chosen for a television book club (major star, major morning…
Tangled up in Love was a tough book to review because even though there were definite problems with it, I liked it anyway. It was a hard book to get into because from the beginning it seemed somewhat contrived, unlikely, and awkwardly written. But to my surprise, the story soon sucked me in. Despite certain…
Always in My Heart is a well written, affecting story about a marriage gone wrong after the death of a child. Even though I did enjoy it, unfortunately, this story of love redeemed also had a number of things that set off my hmmmmm radar. The divorce is final and then some. The dust has…
I really liked Abby Jensen, the heroine of Under The Covers. I really, really liked her. Whenever the story focused on Abby, I was quite pleased. As for everything else about the book, well, “Uneven but shows promise,” covers it nicely. All marriage counselor Abby Jensen wanted to do was write a book to help…
Kathryn Shay makes her single title debut with Promises To Keep. Her series romances for Harlequin Superromance are some of the best around, so I eagerly jumped into this one. The story is timely, the characters are realistic, and they face some heartbreaking choices. However, the premise on which the book is built is a…
Humor is a very subjective thing. What I find absolutely hilarious, you may find downright boring, and vice versa. So, even though The Misconception is billed as a romantic comedy by its author, my observations on the humor aspect will be brief. Some of it worked for me, some didn’t. The rest of the book…
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