While I read a paranormal romance every now and then, I can’t recall reading an old-fashioned ghost story so reminiscent of 1950s horror flicks wherein a reluctant hero must rush to save everybody in a house that is best described as haunted. Set in the notorious town of Diablo Springs, Arizona, Whispers gives us two…
Planet X by Evangeline Anderson starts out with great promise. The author gets everything right – plotting, pacing, and two absolutely terrific protagonists who simply leap off the pages. Unfortunately, things took a downhill turn and my predominant feeling when I finished the book was great disappointment. Beautiful 21-year-old Krisa Elyison from Capellia, also dubbed…
May Day is a mystery, the first in a series of them set in a small town in Minnesota, featuring a librarian heroine. I was drawn in by the catchy title (apparently all of them will have a month in the title) and the cute packaging. The book to be a decent read, if not…
I’ve been on an Urban Fantasy/paranormal kick lately so I was happy to read the new one by Ms. Ward for review. I read her first in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series when it came out, and though it wasn’t a DIK, I did enjoy it enough to be looking forward to the second –…
Is that you, Santy Claus? No, it sure isn’t. Forget everything you know about Santa Claus because I have news for you, he sure isn’t a right jolly old elf. Try immortal, gorgeous and fey instead – a death fey to be exact. For those that haven’t read the previous books in Melanie Jackson’s lutin…
Serial killers and anmesia – sounds like just another run-of-the-mill series read, doesn’t it? Fortunately, Fiona Brand manages to breathe new life into both of these well-used plotlines with her latest single title release. While the plotting and the action in this story really draw the reader in, the characters seem a bit distant, making…
I discovered Melody Thomas last fall when thoroughly enjoyed A Match Made in Scandal and eagerly volunteered to review her latest. Although Angel in My Bed contains the spy-suspense aspect I try to avoid, its romance did not disappoint in the least. This is how I like my romance served: an alpha hero who is…
Destiny is set in 875AD – and the Vikings hold most of eastern England. When the story begins Elena, a captive of the Viking leader Kraka, has just escaped and is found while on the run by Berg, an East Anglian warrior now exiled from his lands. Elena then saves Berg in a skirmish with…
The back blurb of Jack of Clubs mentions a man opening a gaming house to find his sister who vanished years ago. And how, scratching my head, is that supposed to help? I have no idea, but this is Barbara Metzger, who I can count on for great humorous writing, and so I read on….
After a long hiatus from romance reviewing I looked forward to getting back to reading a good love story and telling the world all about it. So much for my expectations; Jennifer Archer’s new release for Harlequin’s Next line is not a romance, nor can I tell you much of the plot, as that would…
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