In every series, there comes a time when we must say goodbye. As much as we loved the all of the characters, even the black sheep middle brother who finally returns home after years abroad, at some point we must leave them with the knowledge that they are living the happily ever after. Otherwise, you…
On the surface, The Rake to Ruin Her is a fairly run-of-the-mill marriage of convenience story, and as such, it’s well-written. I found the two principals to be engaging and fairly well-rounded given the smallish page-count allowed by the average Harlequin Historical. Caro Denby is a rather unconventional young lady in that she has no…
Never Trust a Rake is a typical regency romance. Country girl with little town bronze meets unrepentant rake and the country girl is not impressed. The story flows well. The writing is witty at times, yet the entire package just seemed to fall a little flat. Miss Henrietta Gibson was nearly on the…
The Amazon synopsis for this 1990 book quotes the Library Journal review, which made me laugh: “This book is only for hardcore romance readers.” Presumably this means that the only thing this book has to offer is a tear-inducing, heart-tugging, sprawling yarn with a shipboard romance, deceit and treachery, patchouli, and Yorkshire snow – but…
At times reviewing books is like a little kid eating vegetables. You avoid a book as long as possible and then read it in unpalatable hunks just trying to finish, choking and grimacing all the while. Following that same analogy, Carla Kelly’s latest Marriage of Mercy is the dessert, sweet and fulfilling and ending much…
Are you familiar with the Jimmy Buffett song “If You Like Pina Coladas”? I’ve always thought it was a fun song, especially since I do like pina coladas. I’m not that fond of what the song is about, though. Looking for another lover and finding your perfect love in the one you have creeps me…
Thisclose. That’s how close this extraordinary book came to DIK status. Sarah Forrester is beautifully flawed and wonderfully real; there were times I wanted to pull her ears, and times I wanted to hug her and tell her I’d still be her friend. I’ve complained about cookie-cutter, annoyingly perfect heroines. Well, I found my antidote,…
Sweet Enemy is a sensual romantic suspense with characters that have brains and passion, and are not afraid to put both to good use. Unlike so many other Regencies, almost everything from the setting to the characters to the suspense comes with a twist and never feels clichéd. This in itself made this book a…
The beautiful and unexpectedly brainy — in the early 1940’s, she designed and patented a sophisticated weapons system, technology is still in use today – actress Hedy Lamarr once said, “I can excuse everything but boredom.” Ms. Lamarr would not have excused Ms. Heath’s latest, the dull She Tempts the Duke. The novel, the first…
Of the many romances featuring the Napoleonic war, I can’t recall reading a single one set on the French side of the conflict. This skewed perspective in The Captain’s Forbidden Miss serves as an interesting backdrop for a tale of treachery, distrust, and the forbidden love between a celebrated Captain in the French army and…
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