As a general rule, I’ve got nothing against connected books. In the hands of a skilled author, it’s often fun to follow a family or group of friends as they all find their path to love. But in the case of Liz Carlyle’s latest book, the whole connected craze has finally gone too far. Carlyle…
I have always read romance novels and the Medieval period of history has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. When I realized there was an entire sub-genre of romance novels set in this period, I was truly in heaven. I have followed the genre faithfully through the years, and have been pleased…
Of all the romance sub-genres, the one that instills in me both anticipation and dread is the historical Native American romance. Native American men are some of my favorite heroes, but if the story is to come across as realistic, then it most likely contains some gritty elements that make me uncomfortable, history and racial…
Judith O’Brien’s Enter the Hero requires the reader to suspend a good bit of disbelief but manages to be a pretty fun read anyway. Unfortunately, the story tries to cover too much territory; the end result is that what is best about it becomes diluted by what is only marginally entertaining. In 1814 Ireland, Emily…
The Charmer is a well crafted, solidly written book, but also an uneven one. That may be why, in the end, it’s an easier book to admire than to love. Adrian Burchard comes to Paris in search of reluctant duchess Sophia Raughley. After the recent death of her father, the Duke of Everdon, she inherited…
Ana Seymour is a new author for me, and I was pleased enough by Master of Castle Glen to consider looking for other titles by her. Set in 1885 Glencolly, Scotland, the story begins with Fiona MacLennan, four months a widow, meeting the train that will bring the new laird of Castle Glen to claim…
Anyone watching me read A Necessary Husband would have thought I was a great candidate for therapy. I’m sure it looked something like this: smile, nod; growl and grit teeth; smile, nod; growl and grit teeth…. At times I enjoyed the story immensely, but other times the heroine drove me crazy. American Margaret “Meg” Stanton-Lynch…
Life in England during the Middle Ages was fraught with danger. Epona (Pony) finds herself caught between two warring factions – Vikings and Saxons. Pony is drawn into King Alfred’s war to dominate the land but her involvement with the Valgar, a Viking, will put all of her beliefs to the test. Valgar the Beast…
If alpha males came in a supersize package (“I’d like mine Extra-Virile, please!”), Christina Dodd’s usual heroes would be toting an extra-large drink as they rolled into town. So if you don’t enjoy reading sex scenes with a struggle for power and men who act and behave like men, you most likely will not enjoy…
I’ve been a fan of Alexis Harrington for many years. A Light for My Love was my first Harrington read, and I fell in love with Jake Chastain and his story of unrequited love (later “requited,” of course!). Other favorites include A Taste of Heaven and Harper’s Bride. I was hoping The Irish Bride would…
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