I think my brain developed a stutter during the reading of this one. Read a few pages with hope, have it dashed, read a few more pages, hope some more, dashed again, and so on. It had so many ways in which to engage the reader and failed at just as many of them –…
Nowadays, authors who want to write historical romances with American Indian heroes must find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Judging from our reviews, historical-wallpaper romances with imposing braves grunting pidgin English and carrying off squawking female captives seem to be out of favor, and I’m all for that. But War Cloud’s Passion…
Irishman Braden Flynn, a constable in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is in love with his best friend’s wife (Colin and Maggie from The First Time). Too honorable to say or do anything, Braden asks for a transfer to Fort Walsh on the U.S./Canadian border. There, he encounters Sitting Bull’s Sioux, on the run north…
Goshdurnit, I c’n shure appreciate a well-written dialect as much as th’ next gal. But I ain’t got no stomach fer readin’ an entire book with a heroine who ain’t got no book learnin’ an’ speaks accordin’ly. And the heroine of McAllister’s Crossing doesn’t know any high fallutin’ words like “accordingly.” Poor Callie Burgess has…
Nicole Foster’s latest novel, Cimarron Rose is a novel that simply offers words on paper. If you aren’t looking for interesting characters, originality, good writing, or believable plotlines, this is the book for you. Katlyn McLain is the daughter of the famous chanteuse, Penelope Rose, known as the St. Louis Songbird. When her mother falls…
Allie Shaw’s first novel, The Impossible Texan, is an entertaining one, and if the romance is a little on the tame side, the political plot and likable characters ensure an enjoyable read. Marlena Maxwell is the daughter of a Texas senator. While she’s forced to play the part of a Southern belle, she’s also determined…
Indigo Moon has a very promising beginning that sadly devolves into a clichéd and melodramatic ending. Rebeka Randall needs to hire a gunslinger and guide to help break her brother out of prison and escape the town where he’s scheduled to hang the next morning. Unfortunately, she turns to Chase Hawken, who unbeknownst to her…
Several years ago, I read the debut Mackenzie book. Back then, romance series didn’t seem to be quite as plentiful as they are now, and I was hoping this would be a new one for me to enjoy. While I didn’t think it was horrible, I definitely wasn’t interested in reading the rest of the…
Wyoming Wildflower is Pam Crooks’s debut novel. She shows promise, and this is a good first effort. But it is ultimately a rather uneven read. Ten years after leaving home to become educated as a lady in Boston, Sonnie Mancuso returns to her father’s ranch. He has had a heart attack, and she hopes both…
The Bad Luck Wedding Night is the continuation of Geralyn Dawson’s Bad Luck Wedding series. The heroine of this most recent installment is the business partner of the heroines from the previous two titles in the series (The Bad Luck Wedding Dress and The Bad Luck Wedding Cake) and the characters from the preceding books…
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