I love medieval romances. A great medieval romance combines interesting historical details with a compelling romance. Since I struggled with By Starlight for over two weeks, I’d say it fell far short of great. While the author did her historical homework (for the most part), her characters drove me crazy. By the time I was…
Slippery When Wet is the kind of book I’ve been hoping for in the Harlequin Blaze line. There’s hot, envelope-pushing sex, yes, and it’s very well done (yummy, even). But the sex enhances a surprisingly realistic story of two people falling hesitantly in love. Blaze books can be fun, and some are more successful than…
After several angsty reads, I was really in the mood for a pick-me-up, and Diane Farr’s Under the Wishing Star fit the bill perfectly. This is a funny, sweet, uncomplicated, and touching love story. <!– var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneID = 4; var browDateTime = (new Date()).getTime(); if (browName=='Netscape') {…
Emilie Richards’ The Parting Glass, sequel to Whiskey Island, continues the story of the three Donaghue sisters. While it’s not as enthralling as the earlier book, it’s a good, as well as surprising, follow-up. The Parting Glass picks up very near where Whiskey Island left off. Megan Donaghue is preparing to marry her fiancée, Niccolo…
The Captain of All Pleasures is certainly an interesting title. It’s the kind of title belonging on a book you’d read while snacking on bon-bons and tossing that feather boa over your shoulder, but it’s also more distinctive than some of the generic romance titles out there. My verdict: great title. So how is the…
Marne Davis Kellogg specializes in female protagonists who are not what you’d consider warm and fuzzy. Edgy and decadent, yes. Cute and cuddly? Uh, no. Back in the mid/late 90s she wrote an enjoyable mystery series featuring Lilly, a female Marshal in Wyoming who runs her own security firm. Lilly is always well dressed, travels…
Though I enjoy medieval romance, I’d never read Betina Krahn before. The possibility of reading a complete unknown (to me) is an exciting prospect. A whole world of possibilities awaits. Once I had the book in hand I became a little wary. The description on the back of the book suggested a too good to…
Let me start by saying that in the past, Lynne Graham has been a guilty pleasure read for me. Yes, her plots are often stunningly similar: her heroes are inevitably some insanely rich tycoon of Mediterranean origin, her heroines virginal working class girls, and the relationship necessarily volatile, and yet I must blushingly admit to…
Practice Makes Mr. Perfect is a fairly typical series romance read: it’s cute, quick, and not overly deep. Sometimes that’s exactly what I am looking for. I started this after reading a book that was fairly intense, and romance-lite seemed to be just the ticket. Though some of the plot elements didn’t quite work for…
Say You Want Me is one of those books whose details are all but forgotten once the final page is turned (luckily I’m a fast typist). And, if you’re a series reader, you’ve probably read versions of these characters and the plot elements 100 times over. There’s nothing new here and, unfortunately, little to elevate…
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