I tried to finish Anne Gracie’s An Honorable Thief while walking up a hill on the way to work this morning but couldn’t manage it. So, I did what anyone in my position would do; I sat out in front of my office building until I had finished. It couldn’t be helped, you see –…
It’s hard to put my finger on exactly why I wasn’t enthralled by this book. The writing is clean and readable, the characters easy to like, and the mystery just mysterious enough. I think the key may be in the fact that despite its assets, this book is burdened by a “been there, done that”…
Historical romances can show the hard work of the author in researching the period and its nuances, or can show that the author knows a good setting when she finds one, but isn’t overly concerned with those pesky historical details. Cathy Maxwell’s The Lady Is Tempted is the latter, but Maxwell’s ability to write real,…
The Impossible Bride is apparently a sequel to this author’s first book, The Impossible Texan. Since I didn’t read the first book, I began this one at a loss, and it took me quite a while to recover. Not only did I not know who the heroine was – since much of her background was…
Have you ever been to a party where everyone seems to know each other but nobody knows you? You meet a few people, glean a few tidbits of information about them, but end up realizing you’ve just wasted time at a boring event. If so, you have already lived through reading The Exiles. This is…
Uncommon Vows is my favorite among Mary Jo Putney’s books, more romantic to me than even the wonderful Shattered Rainbows. Putney’s only medieval begins under the omen of an eclipse of the moon whose light is devoured by shadow on the night of a Christmas tragedy. Fifteen year old Adrian de Lancey, a nobleman’s youngest…
Ah, there’s nothing like a good conflict. I knew I had come upon a satisfying one when I read these lines in the second chapter: “Hell.” He barely breathed the word. He had been commanded to marry Genith, a sweet, innocent virgin. But he had almost made love last night to her older sister, Nesta….
If Connie Brockway can do it, why can’t Hollywood? Bridal Favors is, to put it simply, as close to a perfect romantic comedy as you are ever likely to find. It’s funny, charming, unputdownable, and contains at its heart an utterly adorable romance between two equally adorable characters. And, as I laughed out loud and…
I was absolutely charmed by Glynnis Campbell’s novella in last year’s A Knight’s Vow anthology, so I was eager to try her writing in longer form. While My Hero is not the worst book I’ve ever read, it was something of a let down. It features a priest hero with whom I was never quite…
It’s only fair to tell you right off the bat that adulterous sex plays an integral role in this novel, so if you’re a reader who can’t get past that, your best bet is to give Irresistible a pass. But if the morality aspect doesn’t bother you too much (the cuckolded husband is a jerk…
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