This is the first romance by Beatrice Small I have ever read. Of course, I’ve heard all the talk about the heated sex scenes, but beyond that, I can claim total ignorance. So, when the chance to review Deceived came along, I jumped at it, just to see what all the hoopla was about. To…
Wild Wind insisted on playing peek-a-boo with me. Now you get it, now you don’t. There were things I liked intensely about this read, just as there were things that were bordering on off-putting. If you like emotionally stimulating reads and have no problem with your gag reflexes, you might get this. Alex de Perigueux…
For those of you looking for an “ugly duckling” story, look no further! This is the first book by Susan Wiggs I have read and I look forward to reading more. The story begins with the introduction of the heroine, Isadora Dudley Peabody, wishing the floor would open up and swallow her. It is 1851,…
Pampered French girl inherits New Mexico cattle ranch, meets dashing Mexican cowboy, sparks love-match destined to last forever. Paints a pretty romance, don’t you think? However, Rosemary Rogers’ All I Desire is packed with quite a lot of action along side this main story-line. While much of the book worked fairly well, it suffered somewhat…
What would you do if your best friend mysteriously “disappeared?” You’d investigate until you got to the bottom of the matter, of course! And that’s exactly what Liberty Thornhill does in Linda Ladd’s A Love so Fine. While the book has a strong plot-line, the author doesn’t do nearly so well in portraying her characters,…
Midnight Sun is a book of squandered possibilities. The Alaskan turn of the century setting isn’t made vivid, a mostly interesting cast of characters fails to engage the reader, and a plot-line full of promise falls flat. There’s an enervating lack of excitement in this romance between an idealistic woman doctor and the wealthy mine…
Wicked Angel is author London’s second book; the hero and heroine of her first novel, The Devil’s Love, appear as secondaries here. I am very much impressed by the writing in Wicked Angel, the complex characterizations, and the emotion the author was able to convey through the characters’ words and deeds. For many pages into…
One of the best things about discovering an author with their debut book is that as a reader you get to watch that author grow and tune their craft. Such is the case with Julia London. I first discovered this new talent with her first book The Devil’s Love. Her newest release, Wicked Angel shows…
Taming Rafe starts with a bang, and ends with a fizzle. The opening scenes promise intriguing characters, witty dialogue, and sizzling sexual tension. By the end I still liked the characters, but the witty banter had become more like bickering, and the sexual tension had taken a nose-dive. When these problems are added to a…
It’s not unusual for a girl to have a crush on her older sister’s suitor. What is unusual is for that older sister to choose her little sister’s crush to be her next husband. But marrying the wrong sister is the least of Bryce Falconer’s problems in Never Say Never, the third installment in the…
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