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  • The Return of the Earl

    The Return of the Earl read like a traditional Regency stretched and padded into the length of a Regency-set historical. I was confused, then bored for a long stretch before finally things came together. But shortly after the book began to move, it was over. In the first chapter of The Return of the Earl,…

  • Midnight Disclosures

    I love the type of romantic suspense that combines emotion with mystery. Rita Herron attempts this combination in Midnight Disclosures, but the final result is irritating, overblown, and borderline excruciating. There is a difference between emotion and cheap melodrama. This book traffics in the latter. Claire Kos was once in love with Army Lieutenant Mark…

  • Hidden Honor by Anne Stuart

    I’m not sure what happened with Anne Stuart. Her books used to be fabulous, but her latest efforts have been quite disappointing. Hidden Honor is better than some of Anne Stuart’s more recent books, but still not up to par with my old favorites. This one was done in by the heroine. Normally I enjoy…

  • The Duke and Mrs. Douglas

    Donna Simpson used to be one of the few, the proud. Okay she wasn’t a marine, but she was a traditional regency romance writer who told good stories and played the clichés running rampant in other regency trads to good effect. But lately something’s changed. And it ain’t good. The Duke of Alban wants out…

  • Midnight Island Sanctuary

    Susan Peterson is a good example of why I always try an author more than once. I really disliked her first romantic suspense Concealed Weapon, which was published earlier this year, then loved her second book, Emergency Contact. I was curious to see how I would respond to her third 2004 release. All I can…

  • Still Life

    In Still Life, the newest installment in Melanie Jackson’s popular Wildside series, it becomes apparent that the human/fey forces of good are moving ever closer to their final battles with the goblins. The author’s familiar mix of brooding darkness and touches of quirky humor are present in this book, but problems with pace and timing…

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