When It’s Perfect is a sequel to Someone Irresistible, which was described by reviewer Rachel Potter as being “an interesting and very sensual read.” I’m happy to report that exactly the same thing can be said of When It’s Perfect. Miss Mary Marsh and Marcus Longfellow, the Earl of Renn are a perfect match and…
It’s not often that I come across a hero to die for, but Rexanne Becnel certainly has created a doozy in the person of one Adrian Hawke, the dark and handsome by-blow of a prominent Scottish family. And, frankly, for me he made this book. Heroine Hester Poitevant is a bit more challenging. The kindest…
Although Patricia Gaffney has since moved on to women’s fiction, her 1997 western has just been reissued in trade size. Outlaw in Paradise is the first I’ve read by her, and while I enjoyed it, it left me feeling somewhat ambiguous. Cadence “Cady” McGill owns a saloon in Paradise, Oregon, and does fairly well for…
Sometimes when I finish a book I think of it in terms of a single word. I’ve read books that are “fun,” “frustrating,” “disappointing,” and “encouraging.” Unfortunately, I’ve read one or two that I thought could be summed up in the word “debacle.” For Duel of Hearts, Diane Farr’s second single title release, the word…
Jayel Wylie’s 2001 debut novel, A Falcon’s Heart, was a wonderful surprise in the midst of a personal romance reading slump last year. It was a quintessential sleeper of a novel: a book from which I expected very little, having heard nothing about it or the author, and instead found myself swept up in a…
I’d heard positive things about this author, so when I received A Chance at Love to review, I was looking forward to reading it. Many aspects of the book impressed me, while others left me a little confused. There were several qualities here that I liked a lot, among them a very strong heroine. In…
There’s something to be said for a writer who is able to embed choice bits of humor into her writing. Lynn Kurland takes a period not known for its humor (Chaucer aside) and imbues it with a light-heartedness that makes this version of the Medieval period a lot less dismal than most. From This Moment…
I love adventurous romances. Books that feature danger at sea, exotic locales, battles of wits, and perilous quests always make me happy. It doesn’t have to be probable, but it does have to be well done: nothing’s more annoying than an action plot that doesn’t make sense in terms of its setup, or one that…
Perhaps anticipation got the better of me, but Moonlight and Shadow wasn’t as good as I’d hoped. The book is set during an incredibly interesting period of history involving the houses of Lancaster and York – a favorite period of history for me. Though Martyn’s use of historical figures greatly inhanced the story, which is…
I’ve not read Christina Dodd in 2 1/2 years, and, after reading the reviews on her last two books, I had basically written her off. But that’s before I read Jane’s review, which you’ll find below mine. Although The Sound of Music is not a favorite movie for me, any time I encounter such enthusiasm…
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