Dream of Me by Lisa Cach

Dark, sensual and wholly compelling, Dream of Me is an absorbing read from start to finish. Theron is an incubus, a demon who slips into women’s dreams and fulfills their deepest sexual longings. For four thousand years, he has given women the kind of pleasure they could only find in their sleep, while feeling nothing…

The Barbarian by Judith French

The Barbarian by Judith French

The word these days is that publishers of romance are rather leery of putting out books that occur in uncommon periods or places. Since The Barbarian takes place in ancient Alexandria, one can only conclude that Leisure either likes to take risks or Judith French is good enough to merit one. I’m not particularly familiar…

The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe

The Last Mermaid is a collection of three novellas about a family of sirens who inhabit a remote island off the coast of Scotland. Abé’s writing is clear and fine, and her plotting can’t be faulted, but, unfortunately, none of the stories truly pulled me in on an emotional level. The first novella takes place…

Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale

Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale

Sometimes it’s hard to predict whether any single element in a story is going to be a deal-breaker or a deal-maker; you just have to read the book to find out. The intense, almost violent, nature of the sexual relationship between the hero and heroine almost ruined this one for me, but Kinsale managed to…

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