There are few things more frustrating than a book that promises to be wonderful and ends up being average. Such books lure the reader with the promise of an intriguing story, magnetic characters, and a fast paced plot, then dwindle into predictable mediocrity. Such is the case with Jane Feather’s newest release A Valentine Wedding….
There are so many twists and surprises in Upon a Wicked Time, my synopsis of it must be brief – I don’t want to spoil anything for you. Generally speaking, Tessa Astley marries Jered Mandeville. Tessa’s the daughter of an earl; Jered’s a duke. She has feisty, indulgent, in-love-with-each-other parents, and six brothers. His parents…
I was immediately drawn to this book by the cover. A blue plaid kilt in the background and an ornate sword with roses tied to it gave me the impression this would be a story of battles and love won and lost. Happily, that first impression was right on the money! The Blood of Roses…
For a good many years, I have been unable to read or think about the story of King Arthur without some prose or action calling to mind Disney’s The Sword in the Stone, Excalibur, or Monty Python. I cannot help but respect an author who can bring fresh life to this timeless legend. Diana L….
When a romance novel features intrigue as a subplot, sometimes the relationship between the hero and heroine can get lost in all the mystery. In Whisper His Name, author Elizabeth Thornton just manages to keep the romance from getting lost, creating a tense, interesting story. While shopping in Paris for new stock for her bookstore,…
Untamed Heart has an intriguing premise. Gabby Wade and Tyler Ashburn are running against each other for the position of mayor in a small Wyoming town in 1887. Who would you think would be the obvious winner? Maureen McKade turns convention on its ear – Gabby runs the only gaming hall/saloon in the town and…
Susan Johnson achieves emotional involvement along with hot, hot sexuality in this historical. Although we associate this author with the latter quality in all of her books, we rarely use the term emotional when describing her work. In Outlaw, Johnson successfully portrays a deep emotional involvement between the hero and heroine without sacrificing any of…
In Ireland in the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell’s army is spreading terror throughout the land. It makes no difference if you are a descendant of the Normans or are pure Irish, if you have an estate you stand a good chance of losing it to Cromwell’s profiteers. This possibility terrifies Eleanor Archebold. Eleanor is the…
It is very rare to have a hero win you over within the first few pages of a book, but Gossamer‘s James Cameron Craig manages to do just that. From the moment he gets up in the middle of the night to check on a weeping woman next door, James starts to win the heart…
Susan Johnson is the only romance writer I’ve read who uses footnotes in her books. These are usually helpful and they were in this book too: they showed where this author must have made a wrong turn in writing this story. In the footnotes, one reads that Johnson discovered a real couple, a young man…
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