Waking the Princess is a book to savor. A story in which exquisite characterization – and decidedly not plot – is the star, the book may not be for everyone, but for those who enjoy a languid, rich, and detailed love story, the second in Susan King’s Scottish Highlands trilogy is one you’ll definitely want…
This book was featured in Pandora’s Box for September 2003 Even as anthologies go, this one is on the sketchy side. While the novellas included are all by talented authors, two of them ultimately feel so “lite” that anybody considering buying the book should understand that, even taken together, Where’s My Hero is far more…
Merline Lovelace has written more than 40 historical (in settings as varied as ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece) and contemporary novels. When she’s at her best, as she was in His Lady’s Ransom, The Horse Soldier, and The Captain’s Woman, her characters are honorable and engaging and her research is impeccable. But when she’s not…
The first book I’ve read by Jill Shalvis, Luke is fourth in the American Heroes continuity series subtitled “Men who risk their lives – and their hearts.” The cover copy made me chuckle because while Dr. Luke Walker is certainly a hero (an ER physician with smarts, ethics, and who genuinely cares for his patients),…
It’s been a while since I’ve read one of Suzanne Brockmann’s SEAL books. I thought the Tall Dark and Dangerous series got stale with Identity Unknown and Get Lucky, both of which I struggled to finish, and I never got into her single title Troubleshooters series. Night Watch may have been the perfect way for…
Nicole Lassiter and Captain Derek Sutherland are natural enemies – he hates her father and she hates him. When Nicole’s father is imprisoned, she takes her father’s ship to sea for the Great Circle Race in hopes of saving his business. A saboteur causes the pair to be thrown together. What follows is a dance…
Lady Charlotte Quinton was a villain in an earlier book in this series, Romancing the Rogue. She stole a valuable necklace and hid it under the pillow of that book’s heroine, successfully framing the other woman as a thief. When Charlotte was caught a terrible scene ensued, and she was banished from her family to…
Christine Feehan must face an interesting set of challenges when she sits down to write a book. On the one hand, as the author of the extremely popular Carpathian series, she is surely under a great deal of pressure to continue writing the same best-selling formula. On the other hand, she undoubtedly wants to branch…
This book has the extremely silly title, Prognosis: A Baby? Maybe. This practically screams “interchangeable, fluffy series romance.” Since that is precisely what this book is, no one can accuse Harlequin of false advertising. Dr. Heather Rourke made a couple of mistakes in her life that led to major challenges. The first was when she…
Julia London’s first contemporary romance is a nice take on the theme of the spoiled heiress who has to learn to fend for herself. Most books that I have read with this storyline were screwball comedies, but Material Girl is fairly serious, although it has its lighter moments. A nice story and very likable characters…
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