Contemporary romances don’t get much better than Take A Chance On Me. It’s got the thinnest suspense plot in the universe, but the characters! Such wonderful characters! But wait there’s more. You want sexual tension? This book drips with it. How about a love scene that is everything that a love scene should be? There’s…
Shotgun Nanny by Nancy Warren was my favorite of the two stories. It’s set in Vancouver, British Colombia (how refreshing!) and involves a former RCMP (Mountie) and the woman he hires to take care of his orphaned niece. This story has a lot of well-written humor in it, making it a very fun read. Annie…
Do you like stories with animals? How about stories with a little paranormal element? Stories with likable, honorable characters? If so, Emily Carmichael’s Diamond in the Ruff should be right up your alley. Joey DeMato is a successful professional who runs her own wedding planning business. She’s highly motivated, organized, and very busy. So busy,…
Iris Johansen became one of my favorite suspense authors with The Face of Deception and The Killing Game. Both kept me on the edge of my seat with intricate twists and turns. The Search is scaled back a little in the intricacy of plot, but it is a still a good follow-up to her earlier…
Romeo & Julia is the antithesis of the “sweet savage romance,” which is why I enjoyed it as much as I did. There’s not a lot of ugly, melodramatic conflict. There’s no overwhelming “I hate you, but I lust after you anyway” passion. Instead, there’s a hero who’s quite a bit younger than the heroine,…
I’m hard to please. There I’ve said it, and there you have it. Reviewers are occasionally taken to task for not “giving out” A-ratings more often, and it’s true, grading is as subjective as anything else; personal opinion is all it boils down to. But, as far as I’m concerned, to earn a Keeper rating,…
To most romance readers, Jennifer Crusie is a goddess. I sometimes feel that I am in a minority of one in not worshipping at her feet. Yes, she is a wonderful storyteller and has an excellent sense of humor, especially if you like girl talk, but her women characters seem to bond so closely with…
Ever have a friend who was a total bitch? Figuratively we all have, but what about literally? What if the friend you thought were dead came back to earth as a dog with the intention of making up for the terrible wrong she did you? Lydia Keane always considered herself a good friend to Amy…
This is one of those rare books that can wake me up in the middle of the night, insisting that I re-read certain parts. When I sneak back to bed, my heart is filled with wolves and moonlight. Plain Druyan has recently become a widow after a having been wed to a smallholder in coastal…
There are really three lead characters in Jennifer Crusie’s Anyone But You – Alex, the 30-year-old doctor with a penchant for Daffy Duck shorts, Nina, the 40-year-old divorcee who left her first husband because she no longer wanted to be a “Country Club Wife,” and Fred, the sad-eyed, bad-breathed, Oreo-chomping dog who brings them together….
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