Hmmmm…I really have to admit that Reynold de Burgh: the Dark Knight is a tough book to grade. On a purely empirical level, this just isn’t high art (and I’m not comparing it to Dostoevsky or anything; I mean in comparison to other romance novels). It had some conventions that got on my nerves –…
There’s something very sad about D reads. They’re sandwiched between the irredeemable Fs and mediocre-but-somewhat-redeemable Cs. But the Ds have almost nothing to recommend, except that glimmer or two that could have been something. Another Dawn is the sequel to Sunset Embrace (which I’ve never read) and features that couple’s (Ross and Lydia) daughter, Banner…
I always enjoy Laura Lee Guhrke’s books and With Seduction in Mind is no exception. The characters were a delight to meet – witty, intelligent and well matched. The story had a bit of a silly misunderstanding at the end, but for the most part I had a wonderful time reading this one. Years ago,…
When I want virtuosity, I’ll go to authors who take risks but don’t always succeed. When I want consistency, I’ll go to authors like Lorraine Heath. Frannie Darling was raised on the streets of London along with quartet of boys. As members of Feagan’s pickpocketing street gang, they knew deprivation and hunger, but Feagan was…
I started reading Pirate in My Arms with high expectations. It was my first Danelle Harmon, and based on the gushing reviews I’ve read for her other books, I hoped this book would be a keeper. Unfortunately, not so. Maria Hallett is a gentle, sheltered girl living in the Puritan town of Cape Cod. She…
It’s been a long, long time since I read a romance novel that sought to provide laughter, tears, drama, suspense, and a heartily deserved happily-ever-after – and succeeded on all accounts. Golly, this is a fun book. Three years ago Aidan de Quincy and Madeleine Chandler fell in love and had an affair. But he,…
Sometimes I read a book and, while it may not be perfect, I know right away that I’m going to like the author’s voice. Goddess of the Hunt is such a book. Even though it opens with one of my least favorite scenes – the innocent determined to “practice” seducing with little thought of the…
One of the things I love about reviewing at AAR is that it has allowed me to broaden my horizons and read a lot of authors I’d never tried before. For the Earl’s Pleasure is my first book by Anne Mallory, but it certainly will not be the last. I greatly enjoyed this story and…
The premise of A Wicked Liaison was interesting enough, but it quickly became the slowest 200 pages of my life. Somewhere along the way, the hero became too immature to be interesting, and the heroine badly needed some spice in her character. Constance Townley is the Dowager Duchess of Wellford. Ever since her elderly husband…
I love Elizabeth Thornton’s writing for one important reason: her heroes trust their women. There are no ridiculous scenes of jealousy or accusations, and when her heroes are wrong, they actually (gasp) apologize. There are no drawn-out, big misunderstandings here – and that’s a very good thing. In Cherished, Lady Emily Brockton and Leon Devereux…
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