One and Only is the story of two people with major communication issues who desperately need a good marriage counselor. Instead they decide to fumble through things on their own. This makes for a painful, frustrating, but ultimately rewarding romance. Pilar has been in love with Danny Valenzuela for most of her life. They met…
This slim paperback wouldn’t have caught my attention at the library book sale had it not been for Janet Evanovich’s name on it, which promised a fast-paced and hilarious story. As a fan of her enormously popular Stephanie Plum series, I never imagined coming across a book of hers that wouldn’t be an automatic keeper…
If I had attempted the review after reading the first 25 pages of July Thunder, the book would have received a fairly low grade. But after a while, things smoothed out a bit and by the end, it turned into a nice little read. The back cover claims that July Thunder is “A searing tale…
What would you do if you had loved someone for years, someone whom you could never acknowledge. Then one day that person was no longer forbidden to you? That’s the question that the main characters in this book have to answer. Forbidden desires, secrets and family ties are the heart of this story. Rachel Tanner…
Runaway Bay is a fun romance. The characters are interesting and amusing, and the vacation resort plot and setting provides a kind of vicarious escape, particularly for those of us unfortunately stuck in places like Michigan at the tail end of a long, gray winter. Dr. Jackie Barnett is a research pharmacologist. She has applied…
A bad cover and a terrible title can often conceal a wonderful romance. In the case of Fire Beneath The Ice a good title and a beautiful cover conceal a very clumsy book. The premise is intriguing and one we don’t often see in a romance – the first few months after a marriage. But…
I was a little worried after finishing Over the Edge. How could any book follow it up? Then I got my hands on Out of Control and realized that it not only lived up to my expectations, but exceed them. Once again Suzanne Brockmann has proven her talent for interweaving storylines, setting a lightning pace,…
Last year I read Lane’s debut, the contemporary romance Reinventing Romeo, and while I liked it, it was no great shakes. After finishing Romancing Riley I find myself with a similar opinion: nice story, but nothing spectacular. Riley Callahan is the daughter of a rock star, Max, who is currently on the run from the…
I would categorize myself as somewhat of a Deborah Smith fan. I loved, absolutely loved A Place to Call Home. Reading it was one of the highlights of last year for me. The problem is, that none of Smith’s other books have really knocked it out of the park for me like that one did….
Patti Berg’s latest release, Something Wild, at first made me think of the recent trends in series romances; if this were one, it would be titled “The Cowboy Preacher And The Virgin Showgirl.” Despite that (admittedly unpromising) premise, I found it to be a moving tale of love in real life, where things don’t always…
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