Out of Sight is one of those Brockmann-esque novels blending romance with action adventure. It’s definitely not a romance novel, despite the heat between AJ Cooper, a rifle-toting former beauty queen, and Kane Wright, super spy. It’s more focused on action and killing than it is on true love, and though the sex definitely sizzles,…
Thicker Than Water is an uneven romantic suspense novel heavy on the suspense. It is less successful in the romance department. Some interesting main characters who tread the fine line between hero/villain territory kept me following the red-herring laden action to the book’s apex, but the overall reading experience didn’t fully satisfy. Julie Jones is…
Slightly Tempted is the fourth book in the Slightly series that follows the fortunes of the Bedwyn family. Eighteen year old Morgan Bedwyn, sister of the Duke of Bewcastle, is with friends in Brussels on the eve of the battle of Waterloo. Gervase Ashford, the Earl of Rosthorn, an ex-patriot unjustly banished by his father…
I can’t quite bring myself to call protagonist Jackson Parrish a hero when jerk, alternately modified by obnoxious, arrogant, and (most aptly of all), juvenile do a far better job of accurately representing the character and his actions. Add in the very familiar setting and premise (big city woman returns to small Texas town), the…
Remember the movie Greencard? The Husband I Never Knew starts out with a similar premise. The hero and heroine both have problems that can be solved with a marriage of convenience: He’s an Irishman on the (slightly) wrong side of the law who needs to establish American citizenship, and she’s in need of some quick…
Miss Julia Allard is standing innocently on a street in London, enjoying her first Season, when a man – the Duke of Kelbourne – suddenly kisses her very publicly in order to fulfill a drunken wager. The resulting scandal sends Julia back to her quiet country life, where her neighbors whisper that she is a…
French Twist is precisely the type of story I usually love – a foreign caper involving museums, priceless artifacts, and a reformed (or is he?) thief hero. While it’s an entertaining enough read, it’s not all that it could have been. Nick Jarrett was once a master thief known only as the Scorpion, until he…
Over the Edge is a book I left sitting in the TBR pile for a while after I bought it, having been burned by a few too many recent weak Harlequin Blazes. I wish I’d picked it up sooner. An excellent combination of strong character, plot, and sensuality, it’s definitely one of the best in…
A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of reading Nicole Burnham’s debut novel, Going to the Castle, and was pleasantly swept away into a modern day fairy tale. Since then I’ve felt that she was one of those great undiscovered treasures, and was excited to see her spreading her wings outside her Silhouette…
Maximum Security is a romantic suspense series title that’s unusually grim and graphic, which makes it a good choice for anyone believing a series romance can’t be as hard-hitting as a single title. It’s also a good bet for those who can’t get enough of serial killer stories. Which also means this is a book…
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