The Kissing Gate has two hurdles to jump over right from the start; it contains secondary characters who happen to be children and that it is a second chance romance. Both of these can be difficult to write well, yet Carr takes these thorny plotlines and makes them blend perfectly into the story. The suspense…
When I picked up Gentleman’s Bargain I had just finished reading a contemporary, a paranormal, and a mainstream fiction novel. All I wished for was a simple old-fashioned historical romance. Well, after struggling with this 300+ page story for over three weeks I’ve learned to be very careful with my wishes. This was an “old-fashioned…
The early appearance in The Fortune Hunter of The Dreaded Will Stipulation had me doubting whether I’d enjoy the book, but Diane Farr is such a talented writer that she manages to pull it off with her customary flair. Witty dialogue and believable characters added to the pleasure of reading the story of how a…
Donall the Bold is the laird of the MacLean clan, which shares the island of Doon with the MacInnes clan. When his sister-in-law, Lileas MacInnes, is murdered, Donall is blamed (entirely without evidence) by the MacInnesses for her death. He is kidnapped by the MacInnesses, who intend to torture and kill him. Donall is enraged….
There are lots of reasons why we love men. And there are lots of reasons that sometimes we don’t. Johanna Lindsey’s new book is a virtual litany of the latter. The Pursuit features page after page of men fighting men, men making snap judgments, men delivering ultimatums, men fighting men, men stoically making incredibly stupid…
I read Devil’s Bride when it first came out several years ago, and I absolutely loved it. I loved the brainy heroine, the masterful, determined hero, and the expressive love scenes. Eight books later, I’m still reading Laurens, although I’ve missed a title or two along the way. At this point, she’s become a guilty…
There’s a lot to be said for My Lord Jack, a romance that’s well-written and features characters who are far removed from the usual romantic heroes and heroines. I was disappointed when these original and interesting characters started going through the motions of a very routine plot. Claudia Valemont was the kept mistress of a…
Barbara Miller’s The Pretender is the story of a young woman who has a lot on her plate. In the course of the story she must find her beautiful sister a husband, contend with an evil relative who lives to cause trouble, and will meet a gallant man with a painful past. I’ve read stories…
Have you heard the one about the big, bad lord of the castle whose name strikes fear in the heart of every man, woman or child that hears it, and has his servants avoiding him like the plague? That is, of course, until the lovely and feisty heroine shows up and realizes he’s nothing more…
Many Scottish historicals are set either in medieval times or the period surrounding the Jacobite Uprising of Bonnie Prince Charlie, in the mid-1740s. When the Laird Returns gives the reader a glimpse of what the country looked like about a generation later than that, and for that it’s interesting. But an inability to connect emotionally…
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