I’ve enjoyed Barbara Dawson Smith in the past, particularly Her Secret Affair. However, Romancing the Rogue didn’t quite work for me. While the heroine is interesting and the story had potential, the hero’s continuous lack of trust was a problem. Sure, I expected some distrust on his part because the heroine was a Gypsy, but…
Lady Pirate is one of those books with a little bit of everything: Slapstick humor, blood, revenge, adventure on the high seas, mystery, mistaken identity, cross dressing, and even steamy sex with bondage. What it doesn’t have are characters a reader can connect with, and towards the end the author just seems to be throwing…
Cleopatra Fraser is the daughter of a respected Egyptian archaeologist, Everett Fraser. Cleo and her father have a partnership: she does all the work, and he gets all the credit. David Evans, nicknamed Angel, was once Everett’s assistant. He seduced Cleo, not realizing (oops) that the beautiful and competent young woman was sixteen and a…
Let’s get one thing straight: despite the insipid cover, Lucien de Montforte is much too smart to go out in the snow in a cloak and no shirt, although he does occasionally go coatless. I had great expectations for the conclusion of the de Montforte series, and on this crucial point I was completely satisfied:…
After reading the first two chapters of this book, I knew exactly where the story was headed. There were absolutely no surprises, and that made for a boring read. This book is part of a series, and the first two titles were apparently better than this one. Had I read the other books, it might…
Much of the action of the War of 1812 took place around the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron, where a small fortified island was seized by the British. In 1814, the Americans attempted to take it back. Various Indian tribes sought to better their lot by siding with one or the other…
I first discovered Emma Jensen with her book Entwined and am happy to see her revisiting one of the more intriguing characters from that story, Trevor Robard, Viscount St. Wulfstan. Trevor, with his scarred face and rude manners, is virtually an outcast from polite society and prefers it that way. He normally ignores what intrigues…
Okay, I’m almost totally converted to a Jo Beverley fan. I’ve read five of her books now, and although I didn’t love the first three, Devilish is a keeper, and this book sends her to my glom list. An Unwilling Bride follows the evolution of an arranged marriage as it becomes a love match. Two…
In writing workshops and classes everywhere, one of the most repeated instructions is this: Show, don’t tell. The Infamous Bride by Kelly McClymer is a frustrating example of how badly things can go wrong when that rule is ignored. Juliet Fenster is a flirtatious English beauty who is miffed when one of her suitors, Lord…
Sitting down to review The Wish by Marianne Willman, I find myself almost stymied. There are parts of the book that are stunningly good, but frustratingly, they don’t add up to a particularly satisfying whole. Much of what I disliked about this book happens at the end, which makes it difficult to explain without revealing…
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