It’s been awhile since I last read a book that made me cry. Although Debbie Macomber’s 16 Lighthouse Road follows the scheme of her signature small-town romances (this one is set in Port Orchard, Washington), readers expecting a cushiony read should prepare for some surprises along the way. When a relatively innocuous scene involving a…
My Scottish Summer was not assigned to me; I bought it myself, so I have only myself to blame. These four stories bounce between bland and bothersome, the best being barely boffo, the worst, baneful. Aye. I don’t know what criteria were used when the editor asked for these stories, but the four entries have…
Jocelyn Wakefield is the daughter of the widowed President of the United States. She is proud and happy to do her duty as honorary First Lady, but one day she decides she needs a break. She conspires with her wacky old granny, Gog, to slip away for twenty-four hours of tourist anonymity in Washington D.C….
An often-irritating heroine paired with a mostly yummy hero resulted in Dear Cupid – an uneven book that could have been good, but ended up average. Kate Bradshaw is Cupid. She writes an advice column, Dear Cupid, on a web site run by an old friend. When Kate’s advice starts becoming too anti-men after her…
You know a book is in trouble when you like none of its characters by page 75. Then when you open the review template to start writing notes, you can’t think of anything you liked about the book. Oh yes, there was some minor character improvement toward the end of the book, but I still…
She’s The One presents an interesting storyline – a successful, single, black thirty-something librarian suddenly finds herself named guardian of an old friend’s biracial daughter. But the characters fail to draw sympathy, and the story falls on the flat side, despite a lively (if uneven) plot. Deanna Lindsay is comfortable in her upscale Manhattan life,…
Leticia Gomez’s Sweet Destiny has an interesting setting, but the characters’ absurd behavior spoiled it for me. I kept sighing “Yeah, right,” which isn’t a good sign. The book contains lots of laughs, but unfortunately most of the humor is unintentional. Amparo Reyes keeps an inn called Dancing Bear in New Mexico. She’s portrayed as…
A good summer book has to have certain qualities. Good characters, brisk pacing, an engaging plot – but not so engaging that you have to strain your brain on those 90 degree days. Followin A Dream fits all these criteria. Vanessa Bradley is a thirtyish woman whose life has revolved around work, her family and…
Dear Love Doctor, I have a dilemma about a new encounter. Sure the packaging is great, suggesting a humorous, charming few hours, but when it gets down to it all I’m left with is a few nice words sandwiching a lot of sex. Talk of sex, thoughts of sex, and then the sex, sex, sex….
Linda:</font color> As I read What to Do About Annie, I thought that it would surely make everyone wanting “something different” happy. A sequel to The Trouble With Mary, Annie continues the adventures of the Russo family. It features strong ethnic characters, a hero who leaves the Priesthood, and a promiscuous heroine – all in…
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