Fantasy Romance

  • Heart Dance

    Heart Dance is the latest in the HeartMates series that for me has become an addiction. In Robin D. Owens’ SF/F series, she has created a wonderful alien world of soul mates and a complex society for them to inhabit. Everything in her world has feelings, whether they are housepets or indeed, the house itself….

  • Dragon Heat

    The newest trend in fantasy romance seems to be dragons, perhaps because vampires and werewolves are becoming stale. I, for one, was excited about reading about these creatures, but so far the stories haven’t lived up to my expectations. Maybe I just don’t get the idea of a woman falling for a dragon who can…

  • Goddess of Love by P.C. Cast

    P.C. Cast’s novels mix mythology with a unique voice, and the result is generally a highly entertaining read. I started Goddess of Love expecting another such treat, but, unfortunately, this book is just not her best. While the story definitely has some charming sections and even several laugh out loud moments, it lacks a certain…

  • A Warrior’s Taking

    Some books successfully combine two or more genres. This book is definitely not one of them. Warrior’s Taking reads at the start like a fantasy novel, then morphs into an historical romance with a fantasy slant that doesn’t work. Did Maguire have so many ideas that she couldn’t decide what to leave in or take…

  • Gideon

    At the Romance Writers of Australia conference last year, someone made a statement about books that hit me as truly profound. Authors, she said, are either storytellers or writers. Whichever one they fall into, they have to work really hard to develop the other skill, because truly great novels are a perfect meld of both….

  • Careful What You Wish For

    I had such high hopes for Lucy Finn’s debut, Careful What You Wish For. I wanted something light and fun, sweet even. Loved the genie in a bottle thing and thought this would just have to work on some level. It didn’t, enough. Ravine Patton is a single mother who recently left her high-profile position…

  • The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe

    Magical. In a word, that’s my reaction to Shana Abe’s simply fabulous fantasy romance. Yes, the hero is manipulative, there’s no denying that. But – and this is a very important but – I never doubted for a moment that Christoff, Marquess of Langford, is gobsmacked by heroine Clarrissa Rue Hawthorne from the moment he…

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