The Souvenir Countess is half a great book. In this case, the great half is the first half. It’s been awhile since I was excited by a debut author, so I got really excited during the first half of this book, only to be quite disappointed as it abruptly dwindled into mediocrity. The book begins…
A man set on nothing less than complete revenge and women caught in the middle take center stage in the ninth title of Susan Edwards’ White series of Indian romances. Rather than the usual mix of a full-Caucasian character falling in love with a full or “half-breed” Indian, Edwards instead offers up the romance bewteen…
I wasn’t sure what to expect from No Ordinary Groom since my past experience with Ms. Callen’s work was mixed. Even after finishing the novel, I’m still not sure what to think, because while there are some extremely enjoyable elements to this book, they are, unfortunately, packaged in a fluffy plot crammed with Big Misunderstandings…
The Briar and the Rose tells the story of a beautiful young maiden who, found near death and having lost her memory, is named Raven and taken in as a maid at an Irish estate, where she soon comes to the notice of the owner. Devan, Marquess of Castlereagh, has come to his Irish estate…
A Will of Her Own reinforced something that I’ve just come to realize about my reading preferences: I read more for characters than for plot. Unhappily, the reinforcement was of the negative sort – even though I liked and admired the heroine, I just couldn’t warm up to the hero. William Trevaron broke his engagement…
Slightly Tempted is the fourth book in the Slightly series that follows the fortunes of the Bedwyn family. Eighteen year old Morgan Bedwyn, sister of the Duke of Bewcastle, is with friends in Brussels on the eve of the battle of Waterloo. Gervase Ashford, the Earl of Rosthorn, an ex-patriot unjustly banished by his father…
Rarely have I seen a heroine torture a hero as much as Aline tortures McKenna in Again the Magic. Don’t get me wrong. I loved their story, but I felt sorry for the hero, and had I been McKenna, I’d have thought twice about quickly forgiving Aline. It’s a mark of his character that he…
You know those authors that you think you’d probably like? You’ve definitely caught some good buzz and read a review or two that sounded interesting, but somehow you’ve never managed to actually getting around to trying her. I’ve meant to try Sabrina Jeffries for quite some time and, if I’m disappointed that I’m just now…
It was sheer coincidence that the last book I read from my TBR pile before reading this one was A Kiss to Die For, a Western also by Claudia Dain. Reading the books back-to-back was an interesting experience, and it certainly cemented my favorable opinion of Ms. Dain’s storytelling prowess and skill for characterization. Neither…
In The Tiger and the Tomb, Bonnie Vanak captures the grandeur and larger-than-life passion an Egyptian romance should have, then proceeds to bury both under a mountain of misunderstandings and sheer stupidity. There are parts of the story that show how good the book could have been. Too bad I had a hard time remembering…
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