The title is a bit goofy and the cover is cheesy, but none of that matters in light of the fact that the story is downright awful. Myles Donal, powerful warrior and eldest son of the laird of the Donal clan, is reluctantly making his way through a snowstorm to marry the heiress of Eschoncan…
I’ve heard some good things about Nicole Byrd, but if A Lady of Scandal is any indication, she is not for me. The book was full of improbable – yet strangely boring – circumstances. Ophelia Applegate of Yorkshire longs to be an actress – not just an actress, but the “Toast of London” – and…
Twelfth century England has always been one of my favorite historical time periods, so when I saw that Twilight Magic was set in 1145 during the civil war between Empress Matilda and King Stephen, I thought it was probably worth a shot. Fortunately, Anton’s latest is a good romance, as well as an historical novel…
What a Lady Wants has a strong beginning and a likable heroine, but, unfortunately, it’s weakened by a shallow hero and an unexciting second half. Nigel Cavendish is one of a group of four men who originally bet a shilling and a bottle of cognac on who would remain unmarried the longest. One has already…
The Warrior Trainer is the 2006 winner of the American Title Contest, a kind of romance novel American Idol competition sponsored by Dorchester Books and Romantic Times Magazine. While Russell shows some promise, there were some fundamental writing problems that really pulled me out of the story. The premise is an interesting one. Legend has…
Unlike many romance fans, I’m not a chronic re-reader. There are so many books that need to be reviewed in the here and now that I rarely feel like I can take the time to indulge myself with an old favorite. I also can’t help wondering if it really was that good. I first read…
A Little Bit Wicked is published by Avon and the heroine is a widow. No, she’s not a virgin – actually she’s had several lovers and doesn’t want to re-marry. When she decides to have a little fling with the rakish hero, they both find that their emotions are engaged in a way that they…
I’m sick of rakes! I say this to myself every time I read the opening scene of a Regency era romance where our hero is fleeing the jealous husband of his current mistress. This is how we find Jack Kincaid, lying in the mud after being flung from his horse during a storm. He is…
A detective hero, an unconventional heroine, a supposedly haunted mansion, a decades-old mystery, blackmail and murder – sounds interesting, no? These are the main ingredients of Samantha Garver’s Dark Whispers, a historical romance that somehow manages to take these intriguing elements and combine them into a story that really isn’t very interesting at all. As…
The Raven Prince is classic romance. It is the type of book that reminds me why I love this genre. Elizabeth Hoyt’s debut novel brings emotion, sensuality, and wit to the forefront, blending it all together with a deft hand. The characters are not new to us: A nobleman with a heart-hardening past and a…
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