One of the first romances and the first time travel I ever read was Jude Deveraux’s A Knight in Shining Armor. This book made a lasting impression on me, in a good way. Since then I have come to realize that as a sub-genre, the time travel is a difficult one. Believable romances are hard…
Farelli’s Wife is one of those reads that is tailor-made for the summer. It’s fast and romantic, with an exotic setting that’s hard to beat. While at times it is somewhat contrived and predictable, it’s so much fun that the reader won’t really care. This is a book to remind us that reading shouldn’t have…
The blurb of The Long Way Home, the newest in Jove’s Friends line, proclaims “When it comes to matters of the heart, you can always trust your friends.” Wouldn’t you say that sets up certain reader expectations? It’s unfortunate this book was included in this new marketing strategy because none of these expectations were met….
I have resisted reading Nora Roberts’ novels because I tend to read primarily historical romance. As both a contemporary novel and a something of a thriller, Homeport is not the kind of romance I would normally pick up. But any novel about winter in Maine seems appealing when it is already ninety degrees outside in…
The Silver Wolf is a dark fantasy with a romantic happily ever after ending. I enjoyed it immensely but it’s not a book for everyone. It contains huge amounts of explicit violence and a teensy bit of untraditional sex. But if you’re like me and are willing to venture into the unusual to satisfy the…
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