I chose to review As Seen on TV because I’d heard good things about Sarah Mlynowski and because the premise of a reality TV show experience seemed interesting and original. Unfortunately, this interesting premise was simultaneously compelling and off-putting. Sunny Langstein has a boyfriend, a wonderful boyfriend named Steve who lives in New York City….
There’s nothing like a stupid heroine to ruin a perfectly decent book. Line of Fire contains crisp writing, constant action and an exotic setting. It also has one of the most astonishingly idiotic heroines I’ve had the misfortune to come across in some time. Ever wanted to read a story about G.I. Joe and Barbie…
Striptease delivers on the naughtier-than-usual promises of the Harlequin Blaze line, and still manages to be a satisfying series read. While I wish that the story had more room to explore the more challenging questions it raises about women’s careers, on the whole I enjoyed this book by new-to-me author Alison Kent. This latest installment…
Alison Kent has created in her giRL-gEAR series a believable, modern world where men and women behave just a little bit naughtier than they do in real life. While Wicked Games is a smoking read, the book tries to do too much (with its many characters) and too little (with its lack of character details)….
To enjoy a Harlequin Blaze you’ve pretty much got to let logic and cynicism fly out the window. Fair enough. But, when a book’s premise is so, well … repugnant, the authors have set the reader a pretty impossible task. In Tori Carrington’s Night Fever, it was certainly beyond me. Here’s the Problem: On his…
Karen Kendall reminds me a bit of Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Someone Like Him is a love story between two very mismatched people who struggle to find common ground. A lot of humor and snappy dialogue kept me turning the pages, while the touching emotion of the love story crept up on me. Nice. Lavender “Vinnie”…
Stella Cameron revisits the small town of Toussaint, Louisiana in her latest, a place so crime-ridden one can’t help but wonder why the residents bother to stick around. As I read this tale, I tried my hardest to find more than the most minute redeeming qualities, but the task was beyond me. As the book…
It’s not often that I come across a romance novel in which the hero and heroine don’t spend enough time together – alone – in the book. Regrettably, The Snow Bride is one of those books. Jenna Campbell is a practical woman who just so happens to be in love with her boss. After six…
I’m hooked on Kay Hooper’s psychic series. The concept is such an interesting one, and it’s a twist on romantic suspense that sets her apart from most other suspense authors. Her latest entry, this time in hardback, is another consistent entry in the series. A serial killer is after women in the small town of…
Jenna Mills is a talented author whose work I’ve enjoyed in the past, but not even she can do much to liven up a standard issue secret child story in the latest Family Secrets book, A Verdict of Love. After the sudden death of his father, Eric Jones found comfort for one night in the…
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