Reviews by Ellen Micheletti

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Love with the Perfect Scoundrel

Love with the Perfect Scoundrel began well and I settled down to what I thought would be an enjoyable read. However the book had just about the saggiest middle I have seen in some time and I got very bored with it.Grace Sheffey, Countess of Sheffield, is an object of gossip for the ...

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Shattered

Shattered is another in JoAnn Ross’s High Risk series featuring members of the Navy SEALS and Special Forces. It features great characters and a hero and heroine with some of the best chemistry since Brad and Angelina, but the story has some pacing problems. Shane Garrett r ...

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Broken Wing

I’ve been reading and reviewing romance novels for a long time now and there are times I think I’ve read it all, but then a book like Broken Wing comes along to make me sit up and take notice. I began reading it one night and stayed up till I finished it. It’s been quite a while since I’ve f ...

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At Close Range

At Close Range is another in Tara Taylor Quinn's series about The Ivory Nation, a powerful, secretive white supremicist church with members and friends in very high places in Arizona. It was all right, I suppose, but I guessed the identity of the secret villain right off the bat, and the hero and h ...

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Mortal Temptations

Mortal Temptations begins a new paranormal romance series. Wait, don’t yawn - the heroes are not the usual vampires or werewolves that have been populating Romanceland in the past couple of years. Instead, they are demi-gods who have fallen prey to the wrath of Hera.When Patricia La ...

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Father Christmas

There's nothing better for December reading than a traditional regency romance set during the Christmas season. Thank you Signet for re-printing several of the beloved old favorites including Father Christmas, by the wonderful mistress of regency humor, Barbara Metzger. Leland War ...

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Hot As Hell

At one point in Hot As Hell, Noah Paxton wants to know what the hell is going on. I did too. I don’t know when I have read a book that had such a convoluted plot as this one. There were times I was totally lost and I still don’t think I’ve got it all figured out. Lexy Stua ...

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The Girl Most Likely To...

The cover and title of Susan Donovan’s new book The Girl Most Like To... promise a light comedy. Although there are some light moments in the book, it is mostly an angst-filled story featuring parted lovers and a secret child. <!-- var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneI ...

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Talk Me Down

Talk Me Down features the shallowest heroine I have met in quite a long time. Not only is she shallow, but she comes across as not very bright either. Pity – the hero was fairly yummy. Molly Jenkins grew up in Tumble Creek, Colorado under the shadow of her perfect brother Quinn ...

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Double the Pleasure

Anthology
Double the Pleasure is an anthology anchored by Lori Foster’s latest story about the Winston men. Her story features twins who change places. While normally I shudder at that plot, Foster does a nice job with it. ...