Sometimes the smallest things pull me into a story. In this case, the opening setting of an outdoor party at an old southern mansion where the heroine lives pulled me in. The landlord, the party, everything about it felt welcoming. I also adore Shakespeare’s Midsummer’s Night Dream so I was intrigued by a book structured…
I’m a sucker for books with deeply scarred characters who must struggle to find peace and happiness. Overcoming angst is my thing. Author Nikki Logan provides angst and relief in spades here. After former ballerina Eleanor Patterson discovers that the man she called father was really her stepfather, she drives from the Big Apple to…
Amazon said because I liked Sarah Mayberry, I would like this Random House Digital book. Skeptically, I decided to take Amazon up on its challenge, but since I haven’t had much luck with some of the music services that pick tunes for me, I didn’t hold out a lot of hope. I was pleasantly surprised…
Last year I was very impressed with Molly O’Keefe’s His Wife for One Night giving it a B+ rating. The secondary characters from that book cried out for their own story, and luckily for readers, Ms. O’Keefe agreed. Needless to say, I have been watching for that sequel. And while Unexpected Family didn’t have the…
Liz Fielding has given me some of my best category romance reads of the last few years. This one isn’t a bad read, and large parts of it are quite enjoyable. But at the end of the book I felt as if something was missing. It’s just not one of my favorites by the author….
I have mixed feelings about this one. I love reunion romances, and this tale of a couple who fell in love as teens at a summer camp, and meet again years later initially struck all the right cords. But the book derailed for me, with the emphasis more on other aspects on the lives of…
Do you remember the movie The English Patient, where we are left wondering just who the wounded man is? I didn’t wonder all that much because I pretty much knew from the beginning. This book is much like that film – we are meant to be wondering who the heroine is but I think most…
I had a bit of a wake up call last year when I realized I’d reviewed ten series romances – and awarded nearly all of them C range grades (one was a D). Perhaps my go-to “light and easy” reads were becoming neither light nor easy. I backed way off this year; Just One Kiss…
I love a good romantic comedy. Somehow a little silliness can work in them; things can get a little campy or over-the-top, but if the chemistry is there, audiences will still smile over it. We’ll Always Have Paris reminded me of a good rom com movie in book form. It’s humorous, not too demanding, and…
I’m always a bit nervous when reviewing a debut novel. While I want to expect the best, debuts are often a disappointment. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case this time; this debut novel held my interest throughout and left me eagerly looking forward to future books by the author. Amanda Jensen is at her sister’s wedding…
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