The Abducted Heiress takes place in Restoration England, a too little used setting, and the Great Fire of London plays an integral role in the novel. I enjoyed the fantastic setting in this charming and appealing romance, even though the charm of the heroine dimmed a little for me during the course of the book….
For a book full of myth and mysticism, not to mention an epic battle against true evil, Spellbinder is a real snooze of a read. The heroine and hero are both blandly likable in a certain sense, but it is difficult to feel truly close to them and this distance, paired with some less-than-captivating worldbuilding,…
Angel in a Red Dress was first published in 1988 as Starlit Surrender, Judy Cuevas’s first novel. The good news is that much of Judith Ivory’s signature style is already apparent here. The bad news is that the book does have a number of flaws, including a premise that hinges on a gross historical inaccuracy….
Christie Ridgway has many good AAR grades to her name. She scores again with Must Love Mistletoe, a wonderfully amusing and poignant story of two reunited lovers. Bailey Sullivan (named after George Bailey in the holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life) doesn’t like Christmas, despite her name, and hasn’t celebrated it for the last ten…
The latest entry in Hannah Alexander’s popular Hideaway series is one that will please readers who enjoy a good small-town mystery novel. No SEALs, secret agents, or fast-paced urban world here, simply residents of a small town in the Ozarks trying to live their lives and discover the truth behind the terrible events plaguing them….
After I finished Behind Closed Doors, I waited awhile before sitting down to write the review because I found it difficult to separate my religious objections to the book from the story itself. In the end, I’m not really sure I did. Ms. Collins’ stock in trade is writing borderline-lurid romantic suspense about the Mormon…
Marie Donovan’s debut, Her Body of Work, was one of the better, and hotter, romances I read in 2005, so I was eager to read her follow-up, Her Book of Pleasure, the story of the earlier heroine’s best friend. Thankfully, unlike so many others, this is one author who doesn’t disappoint in her sophomore effort….
I don’t like characters who are silly airheads – not in real life and definitely not in books – unless the author of the book is Jennifer Greene. Greene can take a character who otherwise would be exasperating and make her endearing. The heroine of Blame it on Cupid, Merry Olsen, is a classic Jennifer…
I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Sylvia Day and so was eager to read The Stranger I Married. While she does have a way with a love scene, I found the plot to be lacking. Gerard Faulkner, the 22 year old Marquess of Grayson, is planning revenge on his dastardly mother. While Gray was…
Sometimes the problem with a great beginning is that the rest of the book has trouble living up to it. Such is the case with Meljean Brook’s debut single-title Demon Angel. The first few chapters had me eagerly turning the pages, hungry for more. But a number of weaknesses gradually lowered my impression of this…
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