Bad cover art and an unknown publisher made me hesitant to read this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Though it meanders near the end, Laurie Breton has written a story that involves the reader in the story of a woman who faces love and adversity, finding herself in the process. Songwriter Casey Bradley meets…
You know you’re in trouble when there’s a glaring mistake in the cover blurb. That’s right, the back cover text has a typo in it; something I’ve never ever seen before. Well, that says a little about the editor I guess, but I still held out hope for the book itself. By the end of…
Fans of the Navy SEAL hero will find Going Overboard enjoyable, although I recommend it only with certain reservations. The hero was quite yummy, but the heroine was quite another matter – I didn’t care for her much. All in all, however, this is an interesting read with one heck of a hero who just…
Mary Lynn Baxter’s Tempting Janey is a book about second chances and second loves. It has an interesting premise and the lead characters have potential, but the author squanders this promise by so focusing the leads on their libidos that they act like a pair of horny teenagers rather than the adults they are. Janey…
It wasn’t until I was about half way through Born to Be Wild that I realized I’d read an earlier book by this author. In fact I’d read the prequel, Wife for a Day, which focused on a relationship between a wealthy man and a woman who’s lost her job and is living out of…
Molly Tierney planned to spend a year teaching, and learning about the Irish part of her heritage, in Inishmore, a small island off the coast of Ireland. But when she arrives, her brother and sister-in-law, Kerry and Danny, have just died – leaving behind three young children. Kerry’s brother Sean O’Malley is caring for the…
There are some books you just should not read if you’re feeling depressed or gloomy and A January Chill is definitely one of them. Right up to the last few pages the characters are so depressed, unhappy, and angry that by the time I was done reading the book, so was I. Twelve years ago…
The second novel in the Eclipse Bay trilogy is much the same as its predecessor: a comfort read, romance with a little lite – very lite, in this case – suspense thrown in. Not exactly taxing on the imagination, but enjoyable, nonetheless. Set in Portland, Oregon, and in the nearby small town which gives the…
This extremely well-written book won my mind, but never quite won my heart. Some AAR readers will definitely adore this book, but it’s hard to sum up the essence of Spellbound in a way that won’t produce misleading expectations: this is a book about Ireland that’s like no “Irish romance” I’ve ever seen, a subtle…
Baby, Oh Baby! is a new twist on some familiar themes in that it combines both secret baby and the marriage of convenience plots. It is well written, believable, and has likable characters. Yet I found I had to force myself to pick up the book to finish it. It just never engaged my interest….
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