Wow! Not only is this the best book in Jill Barnett’s Medieval series, this is the best Barnett book I’ve read, period. To be fair, I’ve yet to read Bewitching, which is a favorite with many. Nevertheless, this book is a real stand-out. It has an epic quality which I loved, a very special heroine,…
A few months ago, I had a brief online chat with author Karen Ranney after I had reviewed her last book, Upon a Wicked Time. She told me a bit about her upcoming release, My Beloved, and emphasized that she truly believed in the healing power of love to the point where her heroes always…
Many historical romance novels are the literary equivalent of a Renaissance festival – diverting, but bearing little relationship to actual history. With good reason: most people are not interested in seeing or reading about the dark and gritty side of life when they are seeking entertainment and escape, and there’s a lot of darkness and…
For a while when I started The Knight of Rosecliffe I felt like a newbie who had been plunked down in the middle of an X-Files conspiracy episodes marathon. “Who are these people and what are they talking about”? I wondered. Happily, I was able to glean enough of the previous story to figure out…
A Knight of Honor starts out strong, with an interesting plot, intriguing characters, believable dialogue, plus plenty of action. But a sagging middle and character inconsistencies reduce the final result to no more than an average read. At the age of thirteen, Taylor Sullivan is forced to witness her mother burned at the stake for…
If I had to choose one author whose books I would take to a desert island, it would probably be Penelope Williamson. Her books really are buried treasures and, without exception, keepers for me. Her characters are explored in depth, her stories excel through the richly textured historical background, her writing is lyrical, and her…
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 –…
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….
Lady Alice Scarcliffe, the heroine of Mystique, is exactly the kind of woman I would want for a best friend. In fact, she reminded me of my own best friend, right down to her flame-red hair and independent spirit. And, reading Mystique was much like a conversation with my best friend – fun but not…
On her old paperback releases, the slogan reads, “Everyone loves a Lindsey.” Well, I used to, too, until she started churning out disappointment after disappointment. My breaking point came with last year’s holiday release, The Present, which I found utterly lackluster and uninspired. Never again, I vowed, putting her on the Forbidden-Authors Index. But then…
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