A Necessary Risk is one of the most puzzling romantic suspense novels I’ve read in a long time – and I don’t mean that as a compliment. My bafflement had nothing to do with the supposed suspense plot. Indeed, the biggest questions I kept asking myself were: Did anyone involved in the publication of this…
Cheryl Reavis is a highly acclaimed author about whom I’ve heard nothing but good things. I’m going to have to assume most of her books are better than her latest, Medicine Man, because this disjointed, uninvolving read is hardly impressive. At her sister Kate’s wedding, Arley Meehan encounters Army Specialist Will Baron, a medic who…
I generally don’t pick up any Superromances these days that involve pregnancies, cowboys or children of any kind. Which means I don’t pick up many Superromances these days. But when I saw Helen Brenna’s Treasure, I pounced on it like a crazed leopard. Could it be? A Superromance about a marine archaeologist and a treasure…
Who Needs Cupid? is an anthology of connected short tales that revolve around a coffee shop in a small town in Illinois. I’m a fan of small town stories, but this anthology didn’t engage me at all. The stories were as light as the froth on a cappuccino, but not at all tasty.
Dancing on Sunday Afternoons is the first of Harlequin’s new Everlasting Love line, which focuses on love stories that unfold over a longer timespan than the typical romance. It’s a promising beginning, even if it’s not a perfect one. When her grandmother Giulia suffers a terrible fall during a trip to her native Italy, Cara…
I’ve enjoyed Kristi Gold’s romances before, but off the top of my head, I can’t think of any one that was truly special. In Fall from Grace, one of the debut romances in Harlequin’s new Everlasting line (which explore romantic relationships over a period of time), she truly impresses with a heartfelt story about the…
I know that I like a romance when I not only enjoy the story while reading it, but genuinely feel happy thinking about it afterward. Deborah Fletcher Mello’s latest book accomplishes just that. She introduces readers to a number of really likable characters and creates a world that is very memorable. This is my first…
It has been a while since I picked up a book and wondered why I bothered staying with it all the way to the bitter end. This haphazardly plotted novel about a restaurant family in London featured an irritating heroine and enough awkward plotting to make it close to unreadable. Add in the fact that…
In the last few years, I’ve found series romances much more appealing. I don’t know if it’s because I’m older, or because I’m busier. Or maybe I am just lazier. But when I crack one open, it feels like less of a commitment. Somewhere along the line I’ve gotten a better feel for the various…
An atypical heroine and a provocative opening scene get Jill Monroe’s Hitting the Mark off to a good start. Unfortunately the rest of the book never lives up to them thanks to an undeveloped hero and a slow-moving storyline. As the book opens, Danni Flynn wants revenge against her lover, Eric Reynolds, after discovering the…
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