Mended Hearts is from the Quilting Romance line of books from Jove – historical romances that contain quilting as a story element. Handmade quilts have long been a symbol of home, warmth, and love. But can quilts also predict marital happiness? Some of the inhabitants of Apple Grove, Iowa believe so, and this is the…
Get out the handkerchiefs ladies, this is a good one! Joe’s Wife is a three hanky read in the best sense. It’s a marriage of convenience story between a widow from a good family and a man who is the son of the town whore. When Tye Hatcher came home from the Civil War, no…
Texas Destiny is a Beauty and the Beast story, a road romance, and quite possible the most tear-inducing book I have ever read in my life. I’ve often thought if I could get a copy into the hands of all the fans of romance novels and then buy stock in the companies that make hankies,…
Brides of Durango: Elise begins in a way that would grab any reader’s attention. The heroine, Elise Martin, is standing in front of the stage depot in a wedding gown, waiting for her groom to arrive. When she gets a telegram that he won’t be showing up, she continues to wait for the stage, hoping…
I enjoy a good amnesia story – it’s interesting to see how an author serves up a fresh twist on an old cliché. Images in Scarlet uses amnesia to create a hero with a lot of vulnerability and sweetness, which is nice. Unfortunately, the the book doesn’t live up to its promise. Allison Caine encounters…
By page one I knew this was going to be a disaster. First of all, staring me in the face was my vote for the worst cover of the Millennium (two half-clothed ugly people with a mannequin leg tossed on the heroine’s skirt to add a little sex appeal). I know cover art is not…
The Cowboys: Pete is smoothly written with very likable characters but it reminded me of a placid pond. Pretty enough, but I would have liked to have seen a few waves and ripples. There is some conflict and action in Pete, but for a Western and a romance, it is rather passionless. Pete Jernigan has…
I’ve read a lot of historical romances set in Texas, but almost all of them were set in the 1870s and 1880s. When I saw that San Antonio Rose was set during Texas’ War for Independence, I couldn’t help but be interested. It was an exciting time in history that is woefully underused in romance…
Ana Leigh has apparently had great success with The MacKenzies series of western romances, but the appeal of Jake is largely illusory. From a small historical “fox paw” at the beginning to a conflict that never fully makes sense, this is one of those books that leaves you shaking your head, wondering why you’ve spent…
When I read Heart of the West for the first time three years ago, I was not aware that I had a romance in my hands. Nor did I expect to become so engrossed in the book that I could not think of anything else for days. Re-reading it again for this review only confirmed…
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