I used to really enjoy Stephanie Laurens’ series about the Cynster family. The first book, Devil’s Bride is still one of my favorites. But as oddly named Cynster followed oddly named Cynster, I lost interest in the family. Most Cynster books follow this formula: He’s a rake, she’s feisty, they meet, they have multiple bouts…
This book tied to win as Best Series Novel in AAR’s 2005 reader poll, and got much buzz last year, so I looked forward to reading it. But it’s much the same fare as found in most historical romances, even if the set-up is more novel. The story starts out with Madeleine, a very young…
Kelley Armstrong gives us more characters and complexity with every novel. At times it feels like you are biting off more than you can chew, but she always manages to steal you back before you fall over the edge and become overwhelmed. Haunted has a little something for every paranormal reader. But if you are…
I should get this out of the way and say I like the title When Good Things Happen to Bad Boys. It amuses me, so take the rest of the review with that as the salt around the margarita. This is one of my favorite multi-author anthologies to date. I say to date because the…
What is an Erotic Romance? Is it primarily a love story with much more explicit sex, or is it a bunch of sex with some romance? Or is the distinction even worth considering? And what is the difference between Erotic Romance and Erotica? I thought I knew the answers to these questions, yet found myself…
I often get the sense there are two types of series romance readers. There are those who expect a series romance to do nothing more than provide a quick read that holds their attention for a few hours before instantly fading from memory. Then there are those, like me, who believe a series romance can…
Deep Breath is a great ride – once you are on the road, you don’t want to stop. If you are not familiar with the series, this is the seventh and second to last installment in Alison Kent’s SG-5 series (Smithson Group). They all stand alone, although that might not be true for the last…
History really does come to life for three museumgoers in the time travel anthology Perfect Timing. Each of the stories finds its heroine visiting a traveling exhibit called Sex Through the Ages, only to be plunged into the past.
I am so glad I read this book. I had never read any of Beverly Jenkins’ novels before and didn’t know what to expect, but I came away from this story very impressed. Jenkins does a wonderful job of balancing passion, emotion, an exciting story, and a masterful command of history, and, while this did…
Some might think that the primitive conditions, struggle, and poverty of settlers in the Old West makes for an unromantic setting and in the wrong hands I can see where this would be true. Still, if done right, the West makes a spectacular backdrop for stories of strong, almost larger than life people making a…
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