I’m not sure exactly which romances I would grab if the house was on fire and I could only save ten, but I know one of them would be Mary Jo Putney’s Shattered Rainbows. I love all the books in her Fallen Angels series, but this one is easily my favorite. Not only is it…
Scandal, the newest novel by Pamela Britton, is a delightful Cinderella story with oftentimes smooth and fun writing and characters who possess the perfect blend of qualities readers want in a hero and heroine, with a touch of self-centered humanness that often made me chuckle. Near the end, though, her witty writing gives way to…
Since I am normally a fan of Medievals and the tumultuous period immediately following the Norman Conquest has always been a favorite of mine, I was excited about reading Sara Bennett’s latest romance. Unfortunately, while Bennett is generally a very good wordsmith, her main characters never quite came alive for me, ultimately resulting in a…
Julia Quinn delivers another winner in the sixth addition to the Bridgerton series. Francesca and Michael’s story is interesting and definitely not typical. Michael Stirling meets Francesca Bridgerton and falls head over heels in love with her days before she is to marry his cousin, John Stirling, the Earl of Kilmartin. Michael loves his cousin…
We romance readers have come a long way, baby, but, sadly, you¹d never know it from picking up this book. To be honest, there’s a lot I remember fondly about the good old days of romance, and there’s a lot I don’t – with pathetic, waifish heroines and heroes who actually seem to like that…
I often wonder if authors find it hard to come up with new and interesting variations on common themes. After all, how many dukes and lords can find everlasting romantic happiness with beautiful ladies before we run out? With that in mind, Stella Cameron’s latest, A Useful Affair, looked rather interesting. It is purportedly about…
The best word to describe Marsha Canham’s My Forever Love would be solid. Considering how hard it is to find good medievals these days, that should be taken as a ringing endorsement. It’s nothing earth-shattering and is a little on the slow side, but it’s also well-written and vivid, with an interesting spin on real-life…
Another new to me author and sadly another disappointment. I’m giving Kathryn Smith’s latest a low grade not because of one tremendous flaw but because of a host of smaller ones that overwhelmed any positive feelings I had. In her newest Ryland Brothers book, Ms. Smith tells the reader about an abiding love and tells…
Normally, I very much enjoy books set in the times when modern America was just shaping up: the combination of cowboys, Indians and military men, and the often rough way of life are enough to form a sizzling basis for a story. However, The Princess and the Wolf not only failed to light a fire…
Tempting the Heiress is an unusual mixture of the author’s raw talent and her disappointingly crude technique, which resulted in awkward moments that detracted from the overall success of this story. And that’s not including the fact that unfortunately absolutely none of this talent is at all apparent until the second half of the novel,…
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