Karen Lingefelt makes her debut with True Pretenses, and though there are some major plotting problems with the book, I was nonetheless charmed by the dialogue, the humor, and the zest with which the book was written. Trying to win the heart of someone who has spent years despising you is no easy task. Ruined…
I had pretty high hopes for this Madeline Hunter book since I’d read and enjoyed her medieval romances. Additionally, the back cover alluded to a buttoned-up hero – one my favorite kinds. However, The Saint had a lot of my not-so-favorite elements of romance, and those elements added up to a rather mediocre reading experience….
To Tempt a Bride wasn’t a bad story, but the bland romance and characterization made for an only average read. Miss Camille Croft is a tomboy. She’s blunt, fun-loving, athletic, and gregarious. She receives many offers during her first season in London, but she hasn’t accepted any of them since none of the proposals were…
Fans of Jo Beverley’s Malloren series will be hard pressed to resist Winter Fire. The Mallorens return in a supporting role as their cousin finds love and a long-standing feud resolves itself. Genova Smith finds herself spending Christmas as companion to the elderly Trayce sisters – gruff Calliope and childlike Thalia. Invited to the home…
Wicked Charms is well-titled: the first word that springs to mind to describe it is charming. It is the story of a man and a woman, both of whom are willing to marry without love in order to gain a castle. Aiden Brinlaw is one of the most lovable rogues I’ve had the pleasure to…
The Silver Lion was a book that was both hard to read and hard to grade. It took me nearly ten days to get through it (a very long time for me), mostly because I found it very easy to put down. On the other hand, by the time I neared the end of the…
The Duke of Slut is such an oft-reviled character that many romance readers have taken to avoiding these so-called heroes like the plague. However, when a Duke of Slut is drawn with a touch more depth and subtlety (a bit of shame and humility don’t hurt either) and if he meets a heroine who confronts…
I’m starting to develop a theory about writers who excel at books on the lighter side: Because those books are funny, fast-paced, and, therefore, easy to read, people assume that they’re just as easy to write. My guess is that the exact opposite must sometimes be true. For example, in The Lady in Question, Victoria…
For anyone thinking to pick up Christina Dodd’s One Kiss From You, be aware that there’s a typo on the opening page; a very significant word was omitted from the heading of the first chapter, which should read “Bizarro London, 1806.” Once you realize that, the antics that ensue from that point forward will be…
If the thought of one more Aye canna ken spoken by a man in a skirt to a red-headed, feisty female makes you groan, but you still love Scottish historicals, give the latest from Sara Bennett a try. There are clichés (the accent, the skirt, the red hair), but also plenty of new twists on…
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