I can count on one hand the number of romance novels that have ever moved me to tears. Lorraine Heath’s classic Always to Remember sits at the top of that elite list, head and shoulders above the rest. In the ten years since its initial publication, it has only gained power, as its themes seem…
Well, there was six hours of my life I’m not getting back. I didn’t want to be harsh, but I feel it’s a must. I have utter respect for any writer who is able to get published, but after reading Her One and Only, I nearly called the local “Save The Trees” chapter to report…
Loner’s Lady is a western, and I so like a good western. However, this book was a total washout. The heroine is an angry shrew who acts stupidly thoroughout the book, the story is rife with illogic and contradictions, and the hero has a lot of potential that’s wasted. Not even the heroine’s wonderful name…
I have more than a few Linda Lael Miller novels on my favorites list. Since her name is in a bigger font than the title of this book, it is probably a safe bet to say that she shows up on many people’s favorites lists. It is disappointing that The Man from Stone Creek will…
I adore a good Harlequin Historical. Make it a good Western Historical and I am in heaven. So when I saw that my three favorite Western Harlequin Historical authors were going to be in an anthology together, I was beyond excited. Two of the authors came through, although the first didn’t live up to my…
Some might think that the primitive conditions, struggle, and poverty of settlers in the Old West makes for an unromantic setting and in the wrong hands I can see where this would be true. Still, if done right, the West makes a spectacular backdrop for stories of strong, almost larger than life people making a…
I keep picking up western romances, hoping I’ll find one as good as those I used to read in the nineties. Since virtually all of them I’ve read in the last five years are terrible, I’m not sure if my behavior is optimistic, or just stupid. Sadly, Luck of the Draw is yet another of…
The Mavericks, Leigh Greenwood’s recent novel set in the Old West, is the latest in The Cowboys series, stories about a family of a dozen adopted boys, most of whom have already been featured in books of their own. This one is unusual as it tells the story of two of these brothers, with each…
I read Catherine Anderson’s Coming Up Roses back in college and really enjoyed it, but since then I became rather turned off by the extreme victimhood of many of her heroines. Therefore, it was with some trepidation that I picked up Summer Breeze. As many would expect, the heroine is a tortured one, but the…
American historical romances hold special interest for me, particularly when the story accurately portrays a specific time and series of events. Having lived in Oklahoma most of my life, I am more aware than most of the atrocities suffered by the many Native American tribes forced to relocate to reservations in Oklahoma territory during the…
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