For anyone thinking to pick up Christina Dodd’s One Kiss From You, be aware that there’s a typo on the opening page; a very significant word was omitted from the heading of the first chapter, which should read “Bizarro London, 1806.” Once you realize that, the antics that ensue from that point forward will be…
If the thought of one more Aye canna ken spoken by a man in a skirt to a red-headed, feisty female makes you groan, but you still love Scottish historicals, give the latest from Sara Bennett a try. There are clichés (the accent, the skirt, the red hair), but also plenty of new twists on…
Brenda Joyce’s latest novel is a strangely compelling blend of mystery and melodrama. This is the kind of book where analyzing its pros and cons wouldn’t really describe the overall effect of reading it. For all its flaws – and there are plenty of them – it remains a compulsively readable story. Deadly Promise is…
The Wedding Diaries sounded like a book that could be kind of fun. A poor little rich girl suddenly loses her fortune and her fiancé, becomes a nanny for a sexy real estate mogul, and antics (both sexual and otherwise) ensue. It was fun up to a point; it was quick, light reading, and I…
It’s not often that I finish a story with multiple primary characters and feel satisfied that I know each of them as well as I’d like, but Jodi Thomas more than delivers the goods in The Widows of Wichita County. When an oil rig explosion in Clifton Creek, Texas, leaves only one survivor, too badly…
A Stroke of Luck is Andrea Pickens’ last traditional Regency. She closes this part of her career with an enjoyable story that pairs a very proper Duke with a free-spirited woman, both of whom eventually discover they are not so different after all. When we first meet Deverill, the Duke of Prestwick, he is a…
I haven’t read all that many books by Jodi Thomas, but she seems to do a couple of things admirably. Her romances have a sweet, touching feel to them, and she conveys loneliness and longing very well. When a Texan Gambles ably illustrates both of these strengths. Sarah Andrews has always had a dearth of…
I feel a bit shallow making this observation, but the biggest downside to this book is the unfortunate fact that the likable hero and heroine take way too long (way, way, way too long) to get to it. But despite all that overly prolonged foreplay, The Perfect Seduction is, on the whole, a well written,…
I wanted to like Karen Harbaugh’s first single title, but had a hard time warming up to the characters. Circumstances force both protagonists to hide their true identities and to keep secrets, which keeps the reader from getting to know them. Plus I was confused about the heroine’s background, and certain aspects about her nature…
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