Scandals is ruined by a “too stupid to live heroine”. Unbelievable plot twists and purple prose also spoil the experience. To top it off, this book takes what could have been an enjoyable Gothic plot and turns it into a parade of cliches. Wealthy, young Victoria Hawthorne is in love with laborer Ned Thomas. What…
Only His was my first introduction to Elizabeth Lowell a number of years ago and today she is one of my very favorite writers. This book is not only historical romance at its very best, but romance at its very best. Only His is the first in the Only series, a quartet of western historicals…
Inspirational novels can be difficult to review. You can’t exactly give a novel a lower grade simply because you don’t agree with the beliefs of the author. As you might expect from an inspirational novel, the crux of this novel is a spiritual conflict. The hero has rejected God, and the heroine feels compelled to…
I was really looking forward to The Present because, as Laurie said, I am a fan of the Malory family. While I found some points in this book that tempered my enjoyment of it, overall it was a fairly nice little Christmas story for Malory fans, albeit a pricey one. Since Marianne has already summarized…
The Present is just about the most boring book I’ve ever read. It’s not bad, it’s just dull as all get-out. I had to force myself to turn the pages, and unless you are a super-duper Malory family fan, you probably will, too. The first nine chapters are devoted to recounting all the members of…
What this book has going for it is great historical detail. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things about Kissing a Stranger that aren’t so great. Such as the hero’s falling prey to the old “She wants to marry for money, so she must be greedy and shallow” routine. And that the heroine never shared…
If you want to hearken back to a time of knights and damsels, of chivalry and bards and tales of true love, The Princess is the book to take you there. Ms. Delacroix spins a lyrical, whimsical story worthy of a bard’s tale. It’s a wonderfully fun read and it simply made me smile. When…
Medieval Ireland — castles, princesses, and knights! I can never resist medieval romance novels, so I had high hopes for Claire Delacroix’s The Princess, first of the Bride Quest Trilogy. And I wasn’t disappointed! Delacroix combines interesting dialogue, engaging characters, and a new twist on a classic “forced- marriage” plot into a story reminiscent of…
Saint’s Temptation is not a bad book, but it sure starts out that way. The entire first third is one huge prologue to the rest of the novel. It’s completely unnecessary, and irritating throughout. Once that’s over with, the rest is pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite get over the bad start. This is your…
Violets in the Snow is a Cinderella story set in the regency period. It has all the classic elements – an evil step-mother, two spoiled and nasty step-sisters, a handsome prince (O.K., he’s a duke), a fairy god-mother (O.K., she’s an angel), and a beautiful heroine who even has tiny feet. Cinderella is the most…
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