Reviews by Ellen Micheletti
FIve O'Clock Shadow is a quirky romance that often had me laughing out loud. It's told in first person by heroine Jessie Adams, an indie disc jockey running for the city council. I loved Jessie, I loved hero Chuck Jackson, and I loved the eccentric cast of supporting characters. The story was pr ...
B+
The third time was the charm for me. After reading two not very enjoyable books, I picked up Virgin River and was totally engrossed in a charming story. The good thing is, it’s the first in a trilogy – I will be at the store to buy the other two books as soon as they come out.Melinda Monroe ...
I’ve read several of Lora Leigh’s short stories and a couple of her novels. I have come to the conclusion that I prefer her in small doses. Nauti Boy is burning hot, but pages and pages of sex don’t do much when the story is thin and you don’t care for the characters. When Douglas “R ...
Fans of tortured heros will love Simon Blackwell. Fans of independent heroines will love Lady Annabel McBride. Fans of pleasant, but formulaic romances will love The Secret Passion of Simon Blackwell. Me - I just hope the next book I read has a bit of originality and and a few surprises. ...
A variety of paranormal creatures populate Demon's Delight, an anthology featuring four short stories. One story is terrible, but the other three are wonderful and I'll probably re-read them as soon as I finish this review. ...
I've followed Beverly Barton's The Protectors series from the beginning. This book, the 24th in the series, features the men and women who work with the Dundee Agency, a private investigation/bodyguard organization. The last book in the series, Penny Sue Got Lucky was charming and one of my favori ...
No Safe Place has several good things going for it. First and foremost, the hero and heroine are smart and sexy and share a great relationship. Next, the post-Katrina setting in New Orleans is very atmospheric - I could almost feel the humidity. However, the plot which began well, ended up as mu ...
A-
DIKlassic Review
originally published on December 13, 2007
This year I’ve discovered several new writers whom I plan to put on my auto-buy list. One whose books I have particularly enjoyed is Lisa Marie Rice who is fast becoming my very favorite erotic romance author. Her books are scorching hot ...
A-
I bow to no one in my love of Lisa Kleypas’ historical romances. I love her style, her characters, and her wonderful sense of time and place, so when she announced her move to the contemporary arena, I’ll admit I shuddered. When I got an ARC of Sugar Daddy at work, I opened it with some trepidat ...
Romance anthologies are sometimes organized around a theme such as holidays (Christmas) or occupations (ranchers). Real Men Do It Better has no theme other than the four men are all hot and sexy. There's an ex-lineman, an owner of a meditation center, a DEA agent, and a salvage diver. As in mos ...