Author Linda Jones has written a series of books based on well-known fables, the latest of which is DeButy & the Beast. Now, you’d think that DeButy would be the heroine and The Beast, her eventual true love. But the author has put a fresh and funny twist on this theme, for Dr. Julian DeButy…
While reading Romancing Mister Bridgerton was great fun, reviewing it is no picnic. Especially since readers at AAR expect a nicely detailed first-half of the book plot summary with every review. Well, in this case, I just can’t do it for one very good reason. Beyond the very basics of the plot, supplying any other…
For the Love of Lila took me by surprise. I expected another tale of a determined bluestocking who finds passion after a series of TSTL moves. While Lila Covington may be a little too indepentant at times, she is definitely not stupid. Early on, the characters establish themselves and their motives, then remain true to…
Why is it when an author turns up the heat, she all too often turns down the character development? Unfortunately, that’s the biggest problem with this Regency-era sensual romance, which, on the positive side, does manage to deliver some real erotic kicks from a likable and appealing if somewhat one-dimensional couple. Lady Sarah…
The little town of Fertile, Missouri between the wars is the setting for this novel of love, crime, and secrets. There are lots of characters and subplots, but three main threads emerge. The first thread is about Julie Jones, an innocent, wholesome farm girl who left school at age fifteen when her mother fell sick….
Tracy Grant’s newest release, Daughter of the Game, was not a keeper for me, but I did find it intriguing enough to seek out her backlist, and I’m glad that I did. Rightfully His was a most engaging read – exquisitely plotted, full of interesting, multi-dimensional characters, and drenched in moral conflict. If you’re looking…
Jo Beverley definitely had noble intentions when she created Anne and Race, the hero and heroine of Hazard. The heroine isn’t feisty, and “rake” isn’t a word that even remotely begins to describe the hero. Yep, they’re different from the usual Regency fare, all right. Problem is, they’re boring. Introduced in previous books by Ms….
I have read several pleasant historical romances this year, but none that gave me that hard-to-describe-but-I-know-it-when-I-feel-it reading rush. A few days ago, I reached into the TBR pile and picked up Jo Beverley’s Hazard and began to read. It didn’t take long for the rush to begin. I was delighted and filled with a sense…
My feelings on Debra Mullins’ latest were all over the place as I read it the other night. And I read it nonstop, mind you. I was tense and irritable and yet I kept reading. I folded the corners of many pages (something I do when I notice something to comment on – usually something…
With one hand of cards Alden Granville-Strachan, Viscount Gracechurch, has lost everything: his estates, his money, even his clothes. He has nothing left to lose when he’s offered a wager by Lord Edward Vane: if he wins he regains all he’s lost, plus five thousand pounds. If he loses he not only loses everything, but…
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