When I read a book like this from an author I once enjoyed, I wonder whether my tastes have changed or if the author has dramatically altered her style. Many books by Teresa Medeiros sit on my keeper shelf, but after reading One Night of Scandal, careful consideration of the above question seems a necessity….
Talk of the Town is a very uneven read. At times it’s hip and funny, and at times it really misses the target. This is equally true of the humor, the writing style, and the characters, all of which work some of the time. Kelly Atwood decided to marry Raymond because he seemed like a…
This novel involves three people. One is Jake Ingram, a brilliant man working to solve the theft of a staggering sum of money from the World Bank. The next is Jake’s adoptive brother, our hero, Zach Ingram. Zach is a college professor who has always felt overshadowed by his dazzling brother. Upon leaving work one…
For those who have been waiting so patiently, here’s the big news: The Lady Chosen is not about the Cynsters. Okay, so there’s a cameo appearance by our Devil, but with that small exception, there is nary a Cynster in sight. Ready for more noteworthy news? If you’ve given up on Laurens (as I had),…
In the romance-novel industry, the word “sweet” signifies that a book has no sex scenes. In that sense, the word does not apply to Cabin Fever by Marilyn Pappano, as the characters do make love. But in every other sense of the word, this is an extremely sweet book. A sheltered Arkansas woman named Nolie…
Let me start off saying that in 99% of cases I’m against the death penalty. It’s final and offers no way to undo it, and I’m also vengeful enough that I’d want a guilty person to spend years suffering for their crime. You’d think that I’d have enjoyed Mary Jo Putney’s latest release, in which…
There’s an awful lot to like here. Sparkling dialogue, a sexy hero with an appealingly self-deprecating sense of humor, and a stand-up heroine who sees the hero for the worthless wastrel that he is (or that she thinks he is, at any rate). A zippy and amusing first half, however, gives way to a second…
The Star Princess is an excellent romance, the relationship between the hero and heroine a delightful sparring match similar to that of Gable and Colbert’s in the movie It Happened One Night. But when the two are not center-stage, the action flags and attention wanders. Che Vedla is a prince of the Vash Nadah, an…
I read the blurb on the back of Wild About You. “Oh boy,” I thought, “Miss Ditzy and Mr. Stuffy meet, hate each other at first sight, then fall in love. Been there, read that, didn’t like it.” I was wrong. I read the book straight through and loved it. I loved the story, and…
Now that Suzanne Brockmann has become one of the biggest names in romance, Silhouette has clearly decided it would be a good idea to publish any of her earlier works that it can. Scenes of Passion is one of these, and was written nearly ten years ago for Meteor’s Kismet line, but was never published…
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