His By Christmas was the first Christmas book to make its way to me this holiday season, and I’ve decided to take that as a good omen. Each December I have fun immersing myself in all things Christmas-y, including romance novels. Sometimes this means I spend a month reading cutesy books where everything from the…
I’m a big fan of Katy Perry’s song “Hot and Cold” which contains the line “You don’t really want to stay, no, but you don’t really want to go.” At the start of this novel the heroine is certain of what she wants – to leave her hometown of Brookhollow as fast as possible. But…
I was so pleasantly surprised by Sleigh Bells in the Snow. I hadn’t expected to like it too much since I’m a person that rarely gets into the Christmas spirit and, thus, I tend to avoid Christmas themed books. I’ve always worried they would be too schmaltzy. However, I never felt that way while reading…
My tolerance for treacle tends to be low, so it probably surprises no one when I say that small-town contemporaries tend to be a mixed bag for me. Happily for me, The Christmas He Loved Her ended up being both a wonderful read and something beyond the ordinary. In terms of plotting, it’s probably best…
I know that many readers enjoy the melodramatic portions of a book. I can do exaggerated theatrical scenes if they are funny, or if I believe that a real person would act that way. However, when I can’t suspend belief that the actions would truly happen then the book just seems over-the-top. That is how…
Each December I try to read at least one Christmas romance. I intended to finish Together For Christmas quickly so the review could go up well before the holiday. But not only did I quickly realize that I would not recommend this, it’s such a hot mess that reading 10 pages a day was about…
Ms. Shalvis’s very brief novella Under the Mistletoe gives fans of her Lucky Harbor series Mia’s story. Mia, the birth daughter of Ford and Tara (the leads in The Sweetest Thing), is now twenty-two, living in New York and in love with a guy named Nick. (This may be a letdown for all those who…
By nature the books in this imprint are cute and sweet, and this book is no exception, but I was very much impressed with the author’s depiction of the diverse male and female responses to betrayal. Since the author is female, it is not surprising that she had such great insight into the female mindset,…
This is one of those books where my life experiences and expectations juxtaposed against the heroine and hero’s actions to the book’s detriment. But once past the rocky beginning, I found the book enjoyable. Even though it has been years since she spent time in a hospital as a patient, Anna Smith has…
Narrated by Ellen Archer I normally avoid novellas; they’re just too short for me. I like to learn more about the characters than is revealed in a novella. But in the case of a well-loved series I’ll make an exception. I’m a major fan of the Lady Julia series and have enjoyed Ellen Archer’s narration…
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