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…
Take a little trip to a coastal Carolina town and meet a couple of engaging characters whose struggle against each other – and themselves – provides for a few hours of entertaining reading. A solid sense of time and place, and a good dose of humor, add to the enjoyment of reading Tides of Passion,…
Sometimes you have all the right ingredients and you make a fantastic meal, one where everyone exclaims “how could you have made this with that!” Sometimes you have all the right ingredients and the meal tastes like last night’s frozen dinner reheated in a too cold oven. That’s how it is with Rules of Marriage,…
In a recent Potpourri Message Board discussion someone asked what trends we’d like to see started. Number one on my list would be something new and fresh in an historical set in the Regency. Yes, the period has been done to death, but I still pick them up and hope the author will make me…
I finished reading this book a couple of days ago, closed it, set it down, went on about my business. This morning, I picked it up so I could write the review. The problem was, I could barely remember a thing about it. In two days, I’d forgotten the names of the characters and the…
Sometimes you can jump in at the end of a series of connected books and just enjoy the one in your hands on its own merits. Unhappily, such was not the case here. Heart of the Condor is very much tied to its predecessors, it assumes that the reader is already familiar with so much…
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