Sarina Bowen’s first story in her True North series (known colloquially among bloggers as her ‘Grumpy Farmers’ series) is a lovely and lush romance set in the countryside of Vermont. Griff is a farmer. When his father passed away unexpectedly three years earlier while Griff was at college, his dreams for the future died, to…
I’m primarily familiar with Marie Force through her Fatal romantic suspense series. I like her writing and I was curious to try her small town romance. Even though she sometimes makes family life in Vermont look a little too perfect, All You Need is Love is a fun, engaging book and I could see fans…
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…
It may sound trite, but when I read All I Ever Wanted, I laughed. I cried. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Callie Grey just turned thirty, is living with her grandfather, and is in love with her boss-slash-ex…who is now seeing another woman in the office. However, despite the Love of Her Life’s disinterest and some…
Dangerous Secrets is Lisa Marie Rice’s latest book. If you’ve read any of her previous books, you know what to expect – an ultra-masculine hero who is touched to his core by love, and a heroine who is strong, intelligent, and feminine to her fingertips. Add some danger, lots of love scenes, and you have…
That I ended up reading Vermont Valentine was pure serendipity. I was rushing out the door to take my daughter to a Lemony Snicket booksigning, and the UPS man drove up right at that moment. I didn’t want to take the time to go back in the house, so I shoved the packages in my…
(note: This book has been republished as When the Stars Fall Down) Anne Stuart’s Banish Misfortune is a classic. Winner of the Golden Medallion (now known as the RITA) for Best Single Title Romance of 1985, it remains impressive nearly two decades later. I first read it in 2000, and while it was dated, with…
As a romance, Anne Stuart’s Still Lake is the nifty story of an appealingly damaged hero and a slightly plump heroine with a Martha Stewart complex. As a novel of suspense, however, it’s less successful. My problem with the latter is a bit difficult to explain without giving away spoilers. Let me just say that…
There’s been much discussion about romance authors who cross over into mainstream fiction. Many readers feel that the authors give up the romance in order to appeal to a different audience. I don’t know if that’s what Barbara Delinsky is doing with this book, but I do know that this is one of the most…
Barbara Daly is an underrated comedy author. I’ve read two books by her so far, and both have been amusing romps with a pretty high cuteness quotient that rarely descends into saccharine sweetness. Never Say Never! is a very amusing runaway-bride story. During her wedding reception, Rhode Island heiress Tish Seldon seems to encounter evidence…
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