Antigone Preston’s father has barely been laid to rest when her mother announces Antigone’s betrothal to their older and creepy neighbor, Lord Aldridge. This will offer the chance for Antigone’s stunningly beautiful older sister to move in more rarefied circles and snare a financially secure husband. But as to what Aldridge gets out of the…
In Monster In the Closet, Karen Rose returns to her best-selling Baltimore series with a twisty tale of love and murder. Since I haven’t read a Karen Rose novel I didn’t love, I was super excited to dive into this one, and I’m pleased to let you know she’s written another winner. If you’ve read…
It was just her and her horse, unobserved, free; she felt this freedom like any other horse-borne traveler over thousands years, back to Xenophon and the age of the Greeks. Sarah Lachapelle has an all-consuming, perfectionist connection with her horse. Boo. When one trains with a Selle Français horse at the level of admittance to…
I first read a book by Nora Roberts in the summer of 1997. Looking back, it’s hard to believe I’ve been a fan of her work for the past twenty years. Of course, she’s written some things I haven’t enjoyed, but her standalone romantic suspense titles are by and large, all on my keeper shelf….
This is the first book by Elizabeth Essex I’ve read, and on the strength of it, will certainly be searching out more of her work. Scandal in the Night is part of a series, but works incredibly well as a standalone; and in it, Ms Essex has combined a sweeping and poignant romance with a…
When it comes to YA fiction, I make snap judgements. 99% of the time, I read the first chapter and I’ll know whether I’ll like the book or drop it. So after hearing so much about Ms. Stiefvater’s 2011 YA fantasy, I decided to give it a try. And, indeed, the first chapter test didn’t…
One way that I judge a book is by whether I find it easy to put down or if I resent anything that cuts into my reading time. Believe in Me by Laura Moore is a book that I did not find easy to put down. And when I had to stop and do necessary…
I have read almost every single word that Robin McKinley has published, and I used to feel guilty that I didn’t enjoy all her books. I stopped worrying about this transgression when I understood that I have the right to dislike, even as it is her right to write whatever she so chooses. Having now…
I’m not an active reader of Robyn Carr’s Virgin River series, but I’ve generally enjoyed them whenever I picked one up. The latest installment won’t disappoint her fans. Clay Tahoma is a skilled horse trainer and farrier, and a Navajo. He’s gifted with an ability to connect with the animals, almost hear their thoughts and…
In Remember Me a supermodel returns home to save the family horse farm and take over the care of her sullen, sulky half-sister. It’s an enjoyable, angsty read that begins The Rosewood Trilogy. In the world of horses, RJ Radcliffe is royalty. His farm, Rosewood, is known for its history, its elegance, and the superb…
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