Johanna Lindsey’s newest, and her first for Simon & Schuster after a very lengthy association with Avon, is a witty western romance that made me smile as I turned the pages. The heroine is likable, and the pretending-to-be-plain premise fun, which makes up for a plot that isn’t particularly realistic. But after all these years,…
It’s more appropriate than most author raves to find a Christina Dodd quote on the back of this Regency-set historical romance. Like Dodd, Greiman’s characterizations are lively and vivid, and her dialogue fairly sparkles. Unfortunately, Greiman’s plot is minimal and the book’s period setting seems more like a convenient one than one that is brought…
I am not a reader who sweats the small stuff. If the story has a couple of undotted i’s or a badly crossed t, but is otherwise all right, I’ll likely let it go with a grumble or two. But Loving You suffers from such a major plotting flaw that reading it was not a…
I know it does not bode well for a book when I’d rather scrub my kitchen than read it. Sadly, that’s what I was doing last night instead of reading Blind Run. There’s lots of potential here, and I could appreciate the book, but I could not connect with the characters or story enough to…
I’m new to Josie Litton’s Akora series and, based on this first visit, I think I’ll be going back. I liked the characters – Akoran, English, and American – and found both the suspense and romantic aspects of the story quite satisfying. Okay, so maybe some of the Akoran stuff is a bit hard to…
“Oh, goody!” I thought, as I started to read With Eyes Of Love, both hero and heroine wear glasses, are bookish, quietly funny and dislike the inanities of life in the ton. Just my cup of tea. My tea quickly started getting lukewarm, and then downright cold, as I discovered glaring historical inaccuracies and language,…
Diana Palmer’s distinct style is displayed in good form in Lawless. If you enjoy – guilty or not – older, male, law enforcement heroes and younger, virginal, women in trouble, this may be the book for you. And if you regularly enjoy Diana Palmer, you won’t be able to pass on this one, and why…
My Secret Protector is a romance novel that entertains in spite of the romance, rather than because of it. This is a time-travel fantasy with some intriguing ideas and a story that gains momentum as it goes along. It also happens to work best when the love story is shoved into the background, which is…
Unearthed takes a while to warm up to, but eventually the out-of-this-world setting becomes enjoyable. But near the book’s end when the debut author falls back on one of my least favorite plot devices, instead of being excited about a new and interesting universe, I wondered why she plugged in a worn-out romance novel staple….
And Then He Kissed Me, Patti Berg’s first Superleader for Avon, has a terrific opening line: “Without a doubt, Juliet Bridger had lost her mind.” It seems as though Juliet has just about everything – she’s rich, a well-known actress, and a bestselling mystery novelist. She also has an ex-husband named Garrett who’s in prison…
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