Jane Ashford is somewhat known for her unusual characters, and the hero and heroine of her newest book, Bride to Be, are no exception. Actually, all of the secondary characters are also unusually vivid and interesting; they help make the book an entertaining read. The book has a few problems here and there, but it’s…
Deception’s Bride is a very eventful read, with young love playing out its passionate game against the backdrop of an exotic environment. Whoa, lets make a fresh start of this review. Every word in the above sentence is true, but it is still partially misleading. Sometimes words can lead us a merry chase, so lets…
A Soft Touch is a lighthearted historical with entertaining, if rather unlikely, characters and an interesting plot. However, a conflict that is predictable and includes a sort of marriage of convenience as well as the Big Misunderstanding, inconsistencies in the heroine, and stereotypical secondary characters, make this book an average read. Bear McQuaid is a…
The best description of this read is a tiny piece of dark chocolate: you have an almost physical craving for it, it is not really good for you, and a little goes a long way. Lord Galen Tarrent returns to reclaim his inheritance as the Lord of Thornbury after an eleven-year absence in the Crusades….
Can you imagine spending years plotting vengeance on the man who murdered your parents and then when you finally get your chance, something gets in your way and throws a wrench into your plans? In Tina St John’s Lord of Vengeance this happens to Gunnar Rutledge. Gunnar has spent years working towards one goal –…
I truly expected to like The Stargazer. I specifically requested to review it after seeing the promos for it on Amazon. The lovely cover, hardcover packaging, and author biography (she has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature of the Renaissance from Harvard) led me to expect a well-plotted historical novel set in a largely overlooked time…
There was not one thing I liked about this book. Not one thing. Please keep this in mind as you read this review because I have nothing good to say about The Stargazer, so I thought I’d warn you right up front. It’s got a pretty cover and a lovely title and I was really…
I keep meaning to pay a visit to the Buried Treasures page and submit Rosalyn West’s name, because I love her books, but I never hear anyone talking about them but me. Consider this review my annual appeal on her behalf – if you like American Historicals with complex characters and incredible conflicts, please give…
Fans of small-town stories will love Breathless for its setting, while readers who like a good mystery will enjoy the courtroom scenes. Don’t worry – Breathless also has great characters, including a hero and heroine who often match wits with each other. Lily Morgan can’t believe that Daniel Walker has the gall to return to…
Tales of the difficulties of publishing a novel in such a competitive industry as romantic fiction are legion. A novel like Kat Martin’s Nothing But Velvet makes you wonder if they are greatly exaggerated. Surely no one would choose to print a manuscript so lacking in compelling characters, interesting plot, and believable dialogue had there…
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