If romance novels were evolution, then this book would be a Neanderthal. Or maybe a dinosaur. The best thing I can say is that while the plot is immensely clichéd, it’s not bad, per se. Reese Dewar and Elizabeth Clemens were betrothed childhood sweethearts, but her father intimidated her into marrying someone else and Reese…
A few publishers have continued to publish Western romances, but recently, I’ve started seeing more of them from other houses as well. With Pieces of Sky, we have the return of a type of Western romance I’ve missed – the big, sprawling saga. This debut novel has a slightly retro feel to it (in a…
A Cowboy Christmas isn’t all that Christmas-y. Our heroine decorates the house and the story takes place in late December, but that’s about it for holiday atmosphere – it could have been set in the summer just as well. This is a very busy tale with several subplots, and lots of characters but it’s not…
The basic set-up for Sold to a Laird is rather contrived and unrealistic. However, the story itself is surprisingly sweet with a strong romantic connection between the characters. Lady Sarah Baines is the daughter of a duke, but a cruel and abusive one. So when Douglas Eston comes looking for an investor, her father offers…
Ms. Enoch’s latest book should be a lesson to anyone writing outlandish plots. It is possible, believe it or not, to temper the extreme with plain ole plausibility. Hail the returning adventurer – Captain Bennett Wolfe is back! Except all of London thinks he’s dead, courtesy of Bennett’s colleague and fellow adventurer David Langley, who…
Knight of Pleasure started out as a promising read; the heroine seemed interesting and a little different, the conflict looked intriguing, and the historical details appeared to be authentic. Unfortunately, the book failed to deliver on its promise. Instead, it descended into Cliché-land. The details remained well-researched, but the behavior of the hero and heroine…
Once Upon A Knight is one of those books I wanted to give up on at first, but ended up enjoying. For the first third of the book, I was completely unimpressed by the hero, but as I gradually got to know the character, he grew on me and I enjoyed the interactions between the…
I picked up my copy of A Christmas Promise at a library book sale a couple of months ago for a dime. My experience in the past with Mary Balogh has been spotty, but I thought there was a chance this might have resale value and my initial investment was hardly steep, so decision made….
From Waif to Gentleman’s Wife is perhaps the densest category romance I have ever read. I sludged through this bucolic account, really to give this book a solid C grade for utter dullness. But in the last quarter of the book something began to click, and I ended up liking Joanna and Ned. Sir Edward…
As debuts go, this is very, very good. As books go, I can recommend Proof by Seduction to you, but only with a few provisos. Jenny Keeble is a fraud. She calls herself Madame Esmerelda and, with no hidden magic that resurfaces when she least expects and no slumbering telepathic gene that transmits itself at…
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