This is the final of Kleypas’ Wallflower series, and while it wasn’t as strong as Devil In Winter, Daisy and Matthew are an engaging couple. I enjoyed the time I spent with them. American Daisy Bowman is the last of the “Wallflowers”, a group of four women: Daisy and her sister Lillian, and their friends…
With an interesting premise of a formerly married couple trying to move on after a tragedy and meeting again, Husband and Wife Reunion unfortunately doesn’t meet its potential. The author spends more time on an unsatisfying stalker mystery than exploring the reasons why a marriage between two characters might end, then begin again. Motivated by…
As I read A Man of Honor, I thought it was a nice enough series romance to pass a few hours on a hot summer’s day. Then one incident jerked me out of the book and colored my entire perception of the heroine – and not in a good way. Heather Marshall grew up in…
Close to Perfect is close to something for me, but it isn’t perfect. What I’d call it is perfectly by-the-numbers. Hot real estate mogul as hero, check. Heroine who’s hired to bodyguard said hero and is promptly told she’ll move in with him, no problem. H/h have hot, lustful thoughts from the minute they meet…
I picked A Moonlit Knight because it was described as having a medieval setting. If you’ve been reading our recent ATBF on historicals, just about anything that’s not set in England during the Regency has got to be better, right? Well, not so much. The back cover of Ms. Kelley’s book says it’s a medieval…
Twelve Sharp, Janet Evanovich’s twelfth Stephanie Plum novel, is light, funny, and peopled with memorable, lovable characters. Readers new to the bounty-hunting world of Plum, Morelli, and the delectable Ranger will be amused and charmed by this novel. Readers like me, however, the loyal readers of Evanovich, the ones who have been with her since…
Well, there was six hours of my life I’m not getting back. I didn’t want to be harsh, but I feel it’s a must. I have utter respect for any writer who is able to get published, but after reading Her One and Only, I nearly called the local “Save The Trees” chapter to report…
I was really enchanted by this book, the first of this author’s that I’ve ever read. Mad About Max is a screwball romantic comedy with a seemingly contrived set-up. Successful business Max Nolan wakes up one morning to find his irate girlfriend is dumping him; as a parting shot she decides to “donate” all of…
If you’re looking for an easy read, a book you can speed through on cruise-control, something you can put down or pick up at will, you should probably skip Marjorie M. Liu’s The Red Heart of Jade. If, however, you’re looking for an engagement, something to really sink your teeth into, then this is the…
Let’s start off with the good news: Lady Katherine’s Wild Ride does not take place in the Regency, but instead is set in Restoration England. Now for the bad: It is very melodramatic. To be fair, I’m usually not fond of over-the-top antics – well, unless they are told in a sly, tongue-in-cheek kind of…
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