Late last year I discovered Marjorie M. Liu’s Dirk and Steele series, and read all but one of the full-length books and her short story from the Dark Dreamers anthology. That short story introduced a family of gargoyle brothers into the author’s urban fantasy romance world, and added one to the ranks of the “detectives”…
Delicious, Sherry Thomas’s second book, has a number of elements that will appeal to many readers: interesting characters, including a fiercely independent self-made woman and a powerful hero of ignoble birth, well crafted writing, steamy love scenes, and copious references to delectable foods. Unfortunately it also has some not quite credible plotting, upon which the…
Every now and again I’m in the mood for a quick, breezy read and a well-written series romance fills the bill quite nicely. The Desert Prince’s Proposal is a delightful fairy tale, and does a near perfect job of whisking one away from the everyday. Bria Green grew up in wealthy Australian society, but she…
The rather implausible premise of Jewel is mitigated somewhat by the chemistry between the main characters, and the level of detailed historical information on the black press in America. The Marriage of Convenience is my favorite plotline; I have seen many variations on the theme, but even for all that, this one is highly unlikely….
This is Nalini Singh’s fourth and best novel in her Psy/Changeling series. Ms. Singh is one of the more talented authors I have come across in a very long time, and Mine to Possess shows why she is at the top of her game. Clay Bennett, a member of the San Francisco Darkriver Leopard Clan,…
A Passion For Him is the sequel to Passion for the Game. I haven’t read the first book in this series, but after reading this installment, I’ll be sure to pick it up. Amelia Benbridge is courting a longtime friend, the Earl of Ware, and one of London’s most eligible bachelors. She knows that it…
I already had a Dirk and Steele novel in my tbr pile, so I was happy for the chance to review The Last Twilight , the most recent installment in this unique series. Luckily, the story stands on its own, so I wasn’t lost. In fact, the hints of backstory, mixed with the success of…
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…
Okay, mix an unusually heavy dose of info-dumping with some not very sexy sex and you have a book that’s easy to skip – and difficult to review. Why? Because this book is dull. And dull books often make for dull reviews. The off-the-charts level of info-dumpery here is especially puzzling since this is only…
Slow Burn marks Brenda Jackson’s 50th novel, which is an incredible achievement, and a tribute to how many people love her novels. Unfortunately, it appears that I’m not one of them. <!– var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneID = 4; var browDateTime = (new Date()).getTime(); if (browName=='Netscape') { document.write('‘); document.write(”); }…
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