Splendid by Julia Quinn

Splendid by Julia Quinn

A DIKlassic review! (originally published on January 25, 1997) Splendid is a splendidly, witty, wicked, and sexy read. I liken Splendid to Seinfeld. Just as Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, and George can spend a half hour entertaining us while doing essentially nothing, Julia Quinn”s debut novel is a delightful romp with very little in the way…

The Mackenzie Family

The Mackenzie Family

A DIKlassic Review originally published on March 6, 2000 The books in the Mackenzie saga are among Linda Howard’s best, where the men are capable, sexy as hell, and the heroines a perfect match in their own way. Mackenzie’s Heroes deals with two of the children of Wolf and Mary Mackenzie from Mackenzie’s Mountain. Mackenzie’s Pleasure is…

Double Trouble

A DIKlassic review originally published on November 29, 2001 There’s definitely something about Mary, Aunt Mary that is. Aunt Mary is the Internet advice columnist who is known as Maralys O’Reilly in real life. She may be my favorite heroine of any book I’ve read this year. With Maralys as narrator, this quirky, funny book…

Into the Woods by Linda Jones

a DIKlassic review review originally published on February 22, 2001 I was a little doubtful when I picked up Into the Woods, because it’s based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel.” Have you read it lately? “Hansel and Gretel” is about two children who are abandoned like an unwanted litter of puppies by their…

New Life by Bonnie Dee

New Life by Bonnie Dee

Sometimes an author takes a risk, and has me hooked. This happened with Bonnie Dee’s new romance New Life, which features a hero with a mental disability. When I discovered that the first pages of the book were actually told from said hero’s point-of-view, my surprise doubled. Would it work? It did: The book proved…

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