In Kenyon’s Dark Hunter novels, there are two kinds of were-animals: the Katagaria, who are animals able to take human form at puberty, and the Arcadians, who are able to take animal form at puberty. An ancient curse has pitted these two sides against each other for centuries. There are a few areas where all…
I have the first book in this series, Warprize in my TBR pile and will have to move it up to the top. I wasn’t lost while reading Warsworn, but I know I missed some nuances of the story – and what a wonderful story this is. Xylara (Lara) of the land of Xy is…
I must admit that the first fifty pages of Sighs Matter were a test of endurance for me. First there was the hero who snapped his gum repeatedly while responding to serious questions with flippant, sometimes extended, answers such as “Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt, bad fit, donated it to Goodwill. The end.”…
Beloved Stranger is a wonderful cabin romance featuring a hero and heroine who are both thoroughly decent, upstanding people. I’m not the biggest fan of Scots romances (with the exception of the Outlander series), but I love books where the characters are good people trying to do the right thing. Lachlan Maclean is not a…
If I’m engaged in a book, really, really engaged in it, I’ll read for hours and stay up late to finish it. If I’m moderately engaged in a book, I’ll read for some time, then lay it down but look forward to reading it again. During the time I was reading Countess Confidential, I read…
For the past three months I’ve been reading like a madwoman for the local library’s “Let It Snow” adult reading program. There are all these categories you have to read in order to qualify for the final drawing, and one of them is this year’s “One Book One County” selection: My Sister’s Keeper. As a…
Open Secret is more of an exploration of the adoption experience than it is a romance, but Janice Kay Johnson skillfully explores the emotional upheaval inherent in human relationships. Suzanne Chauvin was six years old when her parents died. Her aunt and uncle were prepared to take on her care, but not that of her…
Like too many Harlequin Blazes, Into Temptation isn’t really a “red-hot read.” Unlike most Blazes, the story is strong enough that it’s still a good one. The fourth and best book so far in the White Star series, it’s an action-packed cat-and-mouse chase set against the backdrop of a half-dozen international cities. To most of…
It’s been entirely too long since I started a book and felt compelled to finish it in one sitting, but, happily, that is just what I did with Louise Allen’s debut novel. Something about her prose flows so nicely that I just couldn’t bring myself to leave the story until I’d gotten to the very…
Julie Kenner continues to surprise me with each new book. Last year’s The Givenchy Code was a non-stop breathless sexy scavenger hunt through New York City. Since The Manolo Matrix features the same deadly scavenger hunt, I wondered how Kenner would keep it new and fresh. Not to worry, Kenner takes the same computer game…
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