“So, it is going to be more romance? Or more suspense? Both…neither?” When reading The Inquisitor, I could almost imagine the author having this internal dialogue and I can’t help but think that this plotting dilemma never resolved itself in her mind. The book that results from all this is one that is not horrible,…
I hate writing C reviews. Truly, I do. But when the book I’m assigned is your classic, screamingly average wallpaper romance, a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. You’ve got your impoverished young heroine who takes a job as a governess to a spunky (yet adorable) little boy. You’ve got the remote master…
This is the fourth book in the series about the Drake sisters and their magical powers. Without having read every single one of its predecessors, I found this one enjoyable and easy to follow. The story was a nice mix of suspense, romance, and, thankfully, not too many over-the-top scenes of magical mayhem. In fact,…
I found this story, with a plot full of suspense and action (and a sexy male lead), to be ultimately rather joyless. The characters are constantly weighed down by their punishing pursuer and, while they strike some sparks in hot situations, it’s not enough to make the time spent with them worthwhile. Christie Pratchett is…
Her Officer and Gentleman is the second book in Karen Hawkins’ duet about the aging Earl of Rochester who, after a lifetime of servitude to his title and position in society, reaches his deathbed without a legitimate heir. Having failed at his most important duty, the Earl makes a bold and unexpected move. He bribes…
Irresistible is the second in a series about the members of the Buchanan family who own a chain of restaurants in Seattle. It’s good cheesy fun featuring a dysfunctional family who all have Issues and Problems. If you like soap operas, this will be just what the doctor ordered. Elissa Tower has had a hard…
Susan Johnson’s French Kiss is acceptable escapist fare, if all the reader wants is to experience a foreign locale and vicariously live the life of the rich and famous through its characters. In it, an ordinary woman finds herself swept away to France and into the lavish world of movie stars, rock musicians, and international…
Okay, you tell me. A book features a 500-year-old, beautiful vampire who’s helping the government in a super-secret agency to fight terrorists and assorted other bad guys all while fighting her attraction to the man she recently turned into a vampire. Sound exciting? Sound like it’s a page-turner? Sound like the heroine is intriguing and…
Lately the Viking romance seems to be enjoying a renaissance of sorts and I, for one, could not be happier. While I would not want a steady diet of this time period (or a steady diet of any single time period for that matter), it is one that I enjoy and am glad to see…
This book was so bad I found myself taking a break after almost every paragraph. I’d put it down, pet my cats or take a sip of tea, and then remember that the faster I got through the book the faster I could put it down and never think of it again. The plot was…
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