I haven’t read either of the earlier two books in the Lost Princess series, and unfortunately, this last one doesn’t make me inclined to do so. Sorcha is the eldest of the “lost princesses” of Beaumontagne. After a revolt, she and her young sisters were separated and hidden away, their whereabouts unknown to even their…
I enjoyed Zoe Archer’s first book, Lady X’s Cowboy. The hero and heroine of that book were not your usual couple – she was a Victorian peeress/entrepreneur and he was an American cowboy. Archer’s latest book, Love in a Bottle features another odd couple – she is a botanist and he is a mountebank. Ian…
When To Die For, Linda Howard’s first book featuring the smart and sassy Blair Mallory, was published, it was like a breath of fresh air. From the first-person narration to Blair’s sexy yet serious counterpart, detective Wyatt Bloodsworth, it was a fun and original romp that I was sad to see end. Thankfully, Howard brings…
After days of internal debate, I still had a tough time grading Sleeping with the Fishes, the first book in MaryJanice Davidson’s new series. This is a classic case of Read The Review, Not The Grade since there are many flaws that some, like me can gloss over, while others will have a hard time…
Crazy Sweet was fun, but a bit crowded by two romances. Neither couple got the attention they deserved, but I’ll probably seek out at least one of the other books in this series because these SDF (almost like special forces) guys are smokin’ hot. Gillian Pentycote was once a sweet, slightly scattered secretary. After being…
The Widow is an engrossing and well-crafted mystery, though the romance is so subtle that it’s almost lost in all of the action. Abigail Browning is the titular widow. Her husband Chris was mysteriously murdered while they honeymooned on Mount Desert Island, a community in Maine where he grew up. Seven years after her husband’s…
Autumn in Scotland is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, Ranney’s usual sure hand is at play in her creation of complex characters and stirring emotions. On the other hand, these characters are done a disservice by a couple of inexplicable and extraneous plotlines. Charlotte dutifully married an impecunious Scottish nobleman,…
Haunted was one of those books that I breezed through even as I recognized that it wasn’t particularly good. The first in Lisa Childs’s new trilogy Witch Hunt, it’s a more engaging book than the other Silhouette Nocturnes I’ve tried. It also suffers from a number of weaknesses that prevent it from being a satisfying…
Last year I really enjoyed Dirty Little Secrets, which introduced Julie Leto’s kickass heroine Marisela Morales. The bounty-hunter-turned-private-investigator is back to somewhat diminished returns in Dirty Little Lies. The book delivers the expected suspense; too bad the characters have lost some of their spark along the way. While attending a high-society fundraiser for her employer,…
Although Foxglove Corners may be covered in snow, school-teaching sleuth Jennet Greenway’s mind is focused on spring and her upcoming marriage. And, with Christmas only a few weeks away, Jennet looks forward to spending time with her fiancé, Crane, as well as friends and family. But her perfect Christmas takes a turn for the worse…
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