No matter how innocent the lie, it will come back to haunt you. Carson Fairfax finds out the hard way. Upon hearing that his mother, the Countess of Atwick, is near death, Denver businessman Carson gets the bright idea to send her a telegraph saying he is engaged. When his mother regains her health, instead…
A Springwater Christmas is a warm-hearted, rather sweet and predictable tale about acceptance, love and forgiveness that will get you in the holiday spirit. If you’ve read the previous books in the Springwater series, you’ll no doubt be thrilled with the reappearance of these fertile ladies and their numerous offspring. But if you’re like me…
Charles Thornton Baxter, fifth Viscount Balfour, also known as Lord Thorn, dislikes Christmas. This particular Christmas season is even more irritating than usual because he has lost the services of his valet, Temple, a man who was closer to him than his own father. Now, in addition to the other Christmas annoyances, he must train…
It’s no secret that I consider Carla Kelly to be The Greatest Regency Writer in the World. I gave a copy of Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand to my sister, Anne who is the Pickiest Reader in the World. She was enthralled. I was pleased with her good taste, otherwise I would have been forced…
Have you been having trouble sleeping? Do you adore heroes who wallow in self-pity? If you answered yes to either of these questions, Enchanted Christmas could be the book for you. If, on the other hand, you prefer books that keep you awake, with characters who don’t spend four hundred pages feeling sorry for themselves,…
Mary Balogh can create some of the most thoughtful, complex conflicts around. She can also write “Big Misunderstanding” plots that make you want to knock the main characters’ heads together. Unfortunately, The Last Waltz falls into the latter category. While the book is enjoyable for its charming setting and well-developed secondary characters, the gloom of…
Since the Loveswept line seems doomed, I hope another publisher snaps up Catherine Mulvany fast. She is too good to disappear. I love reading a writer’s first book and knowing that I’ve found someone whose new books I will look for. Upon a Midnight Clear is Catherine Mulvany’s debut and if she keeps on writing…
I not only love to read, I live to read. I’ll have to admit that a lot of the books I read go past me leaving me with just a pleasant feeling. Sometimes though, I read a book that activates my sense of wonder and stays with me for a long time. One Christmas Knight…
We all dream at one time or another of that handsome knight riding in on a white charger and rescuing us, but did you know that there really are modern day knights out there, just ready to rescue that damsel in distress? Meet Jimmy Joe Starr, knight of the road and head of Blue Starr…
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