An epidemic is sweeping through the romance genre. The contagion is spreading and secret babies are popping up everywhere. They’re about as ubiquitous as cowboys and lately have been about as interesting. All of which makes an author’s job that much harder, and her choice of this kind of plot that much more problematic. The…
Ever since Linda Howard introduced Chance Mackenzie, readers have been been demanding his story. I work part time at Waldenbooks where one thing I do is set out the series romances. I knew that this book would be a big seller when customers lined up and grabbed it off the shelf as fast as I…
Harper’s Moon is a nice cross between a romance novel and women’s fiction. It’s more of a romance because the main point of the book is the relationship between Jud Harper and Annie Taylor, but there are many secondary characters and a substantial portion of the book is devoted to the unravelling of the character…
I love Kathleen Eagle. I know of no romance author who creates more realistic, genuine characters, and she has a witty, introspective prose style that is uniquely her own. The Last Good Man tells the story of a rather difficult character’s very difficult struggle. Eagle makes it look easy. Savannah Stephens was a wild and…
Millionaire computer nerd Sam Stark has just been left at the altar – again – and while an engagement ring can be returned, those little hors d’oevres can’t. So caterer Desdemona Wainright grits her teeth and walks in with her bill. Stark promptly shocks her with his forthrightness: “Do you think it was the prenuptial…
This book was horrible. While no one thing stands out as particularly awful, the book suffered from a pervasive feeling of yuck. Generally speaking, I think it had too many plot devices tied together only by its vapid dialogue and stupid characters. Cairo McKnight and Duncan Kincaid hook up early on when Cairo decides, rather…
Driving Lessons is reminiscent of Jan Karon’s Mitford series. It’s about a small town where most of the residents know each other, no one is overtly mean, and there’s a great sense of community. Most of all, there are lessons to be learned. Charlene Darnell’s husband, Joey, calls one evening and tells her he will…
The pairing of the rock star and the sexy actress is well-known to most of us; in Consuelo Vasquez’s Leading Lady we catch a glimpse of a similar couple, but one who is struggling to make it to the big time. Mercedes Romero wants her big break. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going to…
Roan was a hard book to read. No, it was not rich and complicated. It did not have complex characters or memorable turns of phrase, it was simply lifeless and very, very dull. Roan opens with a bang. Tory has been kidnapped by a couple of thugs whom she refers to as Big Ears and…
Rarely has the battle of the sexes been this much fun! Elizabeth Bevarly has filled her latest novel with her trademark humor and style. With characters such as Seven and Seven, Salty Dog, Rusty Nail and our hero, Oban-Over-Ice, how could this book not be a good time? Dorsey MacGuinnes is living a double life,…
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