Desire, the latest book in Nicole Jordan’s Notorious series, mixes searing love scenes with a strong plot and inherently good characters. Despite some problems with both the hero and the heroine, overall the book passionate, romantic, and well-written. Brynn Caldwell is a woman cursed. Generations ago, her ancestress stole the affections of a Gypsy woman’s…
Sir Richard has a problem. Everything about Isabel’s too blatant desire for him had been wrong – wrong in God’s eyes the world’s. She had been betrothed to his brother; therefore, she was his sister by marriage, her attraction for him both incestuous and adulterous. She had become a stone thrown against his honor and…
If The Husband Test were my first Betina Krahn romance, it would also be my last. That would be a shame, as I’ve enjoyed some of Krahn’s past work, particularly The Last Bachelor. Unfortunately, this disappointing book is not representative of its author’s potential. Eloise of Argent is a novice in the Convent of the…
If you’re a fan of humorous historical romance, Victoria Alexander’s latest is probably already on your TBB (to-be-bought) list. If you’re afraid of books with forced humor and too much fluff, you won’t find that here, where the marriage of convenience gets an original twist. Lady Jocelyn Shelton has finally done it. Her lifelong dream…
What is it with 19th century Americans who show up in romance novels? They talk about sex to English virgins. In watching Bostonian hero Marshall MacDougal take advantage of heroine Sarah Palmer I felt like an elementary teacher who asks the naughty little boy, “Does your mother let you talk like that at home?” As…
Someone Irresistible was an interesting and very sensual read. I suspect that Ashworth fans will not be disappointed in this latest offering. Professor Nathan Price suffered an extremely humiliating setback to his career two and a half years ago. An up-and-coming paleontologist, Nathan expected that he would receive accolades and a cushy scientific appointment after…
Swear By The Moon is an old-fashioned romance. The villains are deep dyed and black hearted. The hero is handsome as sin, rakish as can be, and really good in bed. The heroine is beautiful as a goddess, feisty to the max, and about 30 percent TSTL yet 70 percent endearing. I’ve read some romances…
In her debut hardcover Stephanie Laurens plumbs the family history she created in her Cynster series to tell the story of Sebastian, the Duke of St. Ives and Helena, Comtesse d’Lisle. Writing a prequel to an already existing series can be a challenge. Facts about the characters that may have been simply backstory in the…
I am convinced that Carla Kelly doesn’t have it in her to write a bad book, or even a mediocre one, and her latest effort only confirms that impression for me. One Good Turn marks her return after several years’ absence from publishing, and it carries all her trademarks: complex and sympathetic characterization, an unflinching…
Based upon the fairy tale “Rapunzel,” Let Down Your Hair took what could have been a charming fairy tale retelling and absolutely ruined it. I’m lucky to have any hair left to let down after pulling out most of mine while I struggled to finish this story for review. Rachel Sommerville is a sheltered, virginal…
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