Trust me, I am not the grammar or style police. I can’t even remotely pretend to be. However, as I read Nicola Marsh’s Purchased for Pleasure, I was struck by an insatiable, irrational urge to add commas everywhere. Obviously, this story didn’t quite work for me. It wasn’t bad…I was simply distracted by the lack…
The Right Mr. Wrong is the second book Cindi Myer set in Crested Butte, Colorado (following Marriage on Her Mind). It’s a quick, light read, and though the main characters have a fair amount of baggage from their past, the book is not filled with angst or deep emotions. While I enjoyed the heroine, though,…
There are some series romance titles that clearly lure some readers…and send me running in the opposite direction. Take, for example, anything that includes the words “sheikh” or “cowboy.” On the other hand we have a title like English Lord, Ordinary Lady. I took one look and thought, “Count me in.” Happily, the book was…
Forbidden Stranger is an interesting book from the always reliable Marilyn Pappano. The heroine is a stripper who is good at and unapologetic about her work. Amanda Nelson owns a nice home, a nice car and has recently accepted a job as an English instructor at a small college. She has money in the bank…
On a whim this year, I ordered several Christmas romances online. By coincidence the one contemporary romance I picked was The Christmas Date by Michele Dunaway, whose name I had never heard before. Imagine my delight when this proved a novel to enjoy. Kate Merrill and her new neighbor, Tyler Nichols, couldn’t be more different…
To be fair (even though I hate to admit this), I’ve never read a Harlequin series romance before so I really didn’t know what to expect. All Night With the Boss is Natalie Anderson’s first book, and I must say I think she holds promise. Lissa Coleman is a temp employee from New Zealand working…
Harlequin Superromances tend to have a bit more realism than the average series romances, and Baby Makes Three is no exception; it has realism in spades. A broken marriage, two miscarriages, a hero whose mother abandoned him, and a heroine with an alcohol problem – all in one book. It’s a lot to cope with,…
Be warned: reading Never Without You…Again by Francine Craft may make you hungry. The author describes the complete menus for a Southern Sunday dinner, a morning after breakfast, and a dinner in New Orleans among others. I can appreciate author who enjoys a good meal. Hunter Davis has returned to Crystal Lake, Virginia. Divorced, he…
A Town Called Christmas is a story that, with minor adjustments, could probably take place any time in the past sixty years. A jilted naval pilot visits the hometown of a friend over the holidays and falls for the friend’s pregnant sister. Sounds like something Hollywood would have produced in the 1940’s. The story has…
There are any number of books where the hero has to fight potential rivals in order to win his lady love’s affection. In Baby, It’s Cold Outside, it’s not the Other Man Colin Reeves has to vanquish in order to win Emily Stanfield’s affections – it’s the entire town of Tall Pines. Tall Pines is…
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