Liz Carlyle is, undoubtedly, one of the very best authors today of historical romance who, even when she’s not quite at the top of her game, writes consistently good – and sometimes great – novels. So, even though Three Little Secrets isn’t among the author’s best, it is still vastly superior to the majority of…
Bump in the Night features four short stories – one historical, two contemporary, and one futuristic, all of which feature some sort of paranormal element. I was drawn in by the J.D. Robb story, but that actually wasn’t my favorite of the bunch; I liked the historical. The other two were bad to middling.
It’s a good thing when a book’s hero reminds you of a famed romantic movie or TV character. It’s a bad thing when the one he reminds you of is Christopher Walken’s Saturday Night Live character, The Continental. As I read this book, the truth is that I found myself shaking my head just as…
Sally Mackenzie is gradually undressing the peerage. First we had The Naked Duke, now The Naked Marquis and next year we’ll have The Naked Earl. If this title trend continues, we may end up with The Naked, Untitled But Wealthy Man Of Property. Charles Dalrymple, the younger son of a marquis, went into the army,…
Through a Crimson Veil is the third installment in the Crimson City series. Instead of involving werewolves or vampires, this introduces readers to the demon realm, Orcus. With the uneasy truce between humans, werewolves and vampires, adding demons into the mix could shift the balance and cause an all out war among the already wary…
I had waited for more than a year for the fourth book in what heretofore had been Kasey Michaels’ charming Maggie series. Unfortunately, High Heels and Homicide was not worth the wait…at all. Michaels introduced Maggie Kelly in Maggie Needs an Alibi as a failed romance writer who reinvented herself successfully as Cleo Dooley, author…
With the market for erotic romance exploding, Kensington is looking to expand its share with its new Aphrodisia imprint. I have to admit, many of the recent Bravas I’ve read have struck me as tepid and mechanical, so I was interested to see what Aphrodisia had to offer. If Susan Lyons’s Champagne Rules is any…
I keep picking up western romances, hoping I’ll find one as good as those I used to read in the nineties. Since virtually all of them I’ve read in the last five years are terrible, I’m not sure if my behavior is optimistic, or just stupid. Sadly, Luck of the Draw is yet another of…
Sometimes I’m just in the mood to read a completely over-the-top romance. Those are the times when I’m looking for characters who are larger than life and have all kinds of vivid adventures. Pamela Clare’s latest novel, the first in a new series, has its rough spots, but her tale of romance set during the…
Reading a book is like going on a blind date; vulnerability abounds. When the author writes it and puts it out there, he/she becomes vulnerable to the reading public. It is what it is and nothing they can do will affect the outcome once it’s published. But the reader is at risk as well. They’re…
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