Midnight Silk is set in Texas during the Civil War, a pleasant change from historical England. It features a road romance between a planter’s daughter and the overseer’s son who has loved her for years. I wanted to enjoy it, but was unable to muster any enthusiasm for such a bland pair as the hero…
Robin McKinley is already an established fantasy author, retelling some of our favorite childhood tales (Beauty and the Beast and Robin Hood among them) and winning various literary awards in the process. With Sunshine, she delves into the fantastic world of vampires, imbuing it with the skewed sunshine of Chick Lit and creating an unforgettable…
There are two kinds of romance readers out there: those who buy the Signet Regency Christmas anthology every year without fail, and those who don’t. You probably already know which group you belong to, but if you’re not sure, give this year’s version a try. As one might surmise from the title, all of the…
The latest entry in this popular anthology series offers a solid set of magical stories.
Stephanie Bond’s first book for Avon, Kill the Competition, is a surprisingly flat offering from an author adept at zippy dialogue and fast pacing. This book has neither. Belinda Hennessy moved to Atlanta to start over after a disastrous attempt at matrimony in Cincinnati. Taking a job at the Archer Furniture Company, she joins a…
In an age when scientific proof is paramount, how is one to simply accept something on faith alone? And, if not, can one scientifically prove the existence of God? These are some of the difficult questions posed in Love’s Proof, issues not often pondered in romantic fiction. Had the plot been a little more inclined…
Trick Me, Treat Me is a fun, light seasonal read. There’s a little bit of everything here, from ghosts, to amnesia, to a misunderstanding and a mysterious old house. Sometimes the cornucopia of plot devices runneth o’er, but then there’s a lot here for such a short book. Gwen Compton and her aunt Hildy run…
I have read Karen Templeton before and enjoyed her, so I was glad to have the opportunity to review her newest, Playing for Keeps. At the very least, I knew the book would be readable and chock full of down-to-earth characters. Templeton has a knack for making the mundane details of the everyday come to…
If you haven’t tried any of this author’s books yet, you just might want to get to it because The Pirate Next Door is, quite simply, a lot of fun. Watching proper widow Alexandra Alastair learn to let down her guard and actually enjoy falling for her rather unorthodox (to say the least) neighbor was…
When I first started reading romances, they all featured young heroines with older heroes. My reading tastes have changed over the years, and I don’t enjoy young heroines as much anymore. They inevitably seem, well, immature and naïve. Although the heroine of this book isn’t terrible, she did set my teeth on edge at times….
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