Connor Quinn grew up alone and in darkness. Blind since birth, he was abandoned at Woodland Haven, an orphanage outside Boston. Now a successful and wealthy inventor, he uses his money to fund the orphanage and help kids like him who have no one. So he’s furious when the board of the orphanage hires Alyssa…
Over the course of a long career, the late Elizabeth Mansfield wrote over thirty books, some of which could be characterized as great. Unfortunately, An Encounter With Venus doesn’t touch greatness. With a hero and heroine who never really come alive to the reader, as well as a plot that sags in the middle, the…
The Briar and the Rose tells the story of a beautiful young maiden who, found near death and having lost her memory, is named Raven and taken in as a maid at an Irish estate, where she soon comes to the notice of the owner. Devan, Marquess of Castlereagh, has come to his Irish estate…
Humor is obviously subjective and what works for one person may not work for another. Recently there was some discussion on the boards about Lori Wilde’s License to Thrill, a book some didn’t like, but that book was madcap and slapstick in a way that worked for me. Mary Leo’s Stick Shift on the other…
Judi McCoy’s Wanted: One Perfect Man has a very original and rather fun paranormal setup. It falters in execution, though, and is likely to be enjoyed most by those who don’t closely examine the plot. Robert Lotello is in hiding. Six years ago he abandoned his career as an astronomer, kidnapped his toddler son, Will,…
A Will of Her Own reinforced something that I’ve just come to realize about my reading preferences: I read more for characters than for plot. Unhappily, the reinforcement was of the negative sort – even though I liked and admired the heroine, I just couldn’t warm up to the hero. William Trevaron broke his engagement…
I began A Dangerous Engagement and could not get into it at all, a surprise considering my love of military romances. Even at the book’s halfway mark I remained uninterested, but since I was trying to work, grade final exams, and do the million things that I have to do during the Christmas season, I…
My enjoyment of Jane Green’s books is on the wane. I loved her first American release, Mr. Maybe. I enjoyed her second book Jemima J despite its flaws. But her latest release Straight Talking pretty much just depressed me. Tasha is a 30-year-old television producer who has everything together except for her love life. Her…
Just Between Us… is the second book I’ve read by Tori Carrington. Both were hot and relatively enjoyable, though the first was a little bit hotter and a trifle more enjoyable. This husband and wife team seems to do a decent job writing quick, readable category romance. Mallory Woodruff and Jack Daniels (groan) are friends….
Debra Webb’s first single title after a long run of series books comes complete with a glowing cover quote from Linda Howard. It might raise expectations that can’t be fulfilled, since this book doesn’t compare to Howard’s best. But like many of Howard’s books, it lives and dies by its hero. While it contains a…
End of content
End of content