As someone new to Molly O’Keefe’s Mitchells of Riverview Inn series, I had problems with this as a stand-alone. Jonah Closky’s mother left his father and younger brothers while she was pregnant with Jonah. Now, 30 years later, she is developing a relationship with the two brothers and the father (apparently featured in earlier books)…
I tend to like stranded-in-the-wilderness stories. Maybe it’s just my inner ten-year-old’s desire to be a survivalist that hasn’t quite disappeared, but I always like seeing the hero and heroine of a romance work to save each other. Cari Michaels worked for what she has, from living on food stamps to a career as vice…
Jennifer Morey makes a promising debut with The Secret Soldier, offering an interesting tale of romantic suspense that moves from Afghanistan to a Greek island, and on to a small town in Colorado, Sabine O’Clery is working as a contractor in Afghanistan when kidnapped by terrorists, who also nab her partner. Locked in a small…
Tara Taylor Quinn’s Trusting Ryan begins with a storyline I like: An older woman and a younger man fall in love. The scenario does not happen so rarely in real life as it does in romanceland, and I am always glad to pick up a romance with this setup. Although the story starts beautifully, for…
Millionaire takes heroine on the trip of her life, traveling the world and showing her unique sights she never would have discovered on her own. As fantasy scenarios go, this one would be right at the top of my list. I’ve been all over the U.S., but I long for international travel, and thus far…
Leanne Banks’ Billionaire’s Marriage Bargain is the sequel to Bedded by the Billionaire, a book I reviewed on my blog earlier in the year. Although written for Silhouette’s Desire line, these two books, and in particular this one, are very reminiscent of Harlequin Presents novels, albeit ones with American heroes. Certainly Alex Megalos, hero of…
I’ve been on somewhat of a Harlequin Presents glom recently, but Kate Walker’s Spanish Billionaire, Innocent Wife effectively put an end to it. Though I’ve liked Walker before – Sicilian Husband is my favorite by the author – this one went so far over the top as to be almost entirely ridiculous. When Raul Marcín…
I’ve avoided sheik books in the past, primarily because, like cowboys and vampires, sheiks are just not my fantasy. I picked up The Desert Lord’s Bride because I wondered if it wasn’t a little unfair to completely dismiss the sub-genre as “not for me.” After reading it, I knew the sub-genre was not for me,…
The first historical in the Harlequin Blaze line is certainly an historical-set book that meets series romance requirements of telling a streamlined story in a streamlined space. If it doesn’t break new storytelling ground, Bound To Please is a fun read crafted by an author who knows what she’s doing. In 1450 Scotland, 15-year old…
Cathy Williams is my favorite Harlequin Presents author, a guilty pleasure mostly because she appeals to the junior high schooler deep inside that I should have left behind thirty years ago. Her books are anything but subtle and my favorites to date are The Greek Tycoon’s Secret Child, Riccardo’s Secret Child, and Rich Man’s Mistress….
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