I’m not exactly proud of this, but I’m a sucker for a Cinderella story. And though the heroine is a shade t-o-o-o pure and perfect in every way, I’m happy to say that Christina Dodd has concocted a nifty modern-day variation on the theme for her first single title contemporary. Seven years before the start…
An author takes a risk when they write in first-person. In order to make it work for me, the person telling the story simply has to be incredibly compelling, either in a good or a bad way. A great example is the narrator from duMaurier’s Rebecca – her perspective of the events and characters around…
We’ve all known at least one of these people at some point in our lives (and some of us are related to one): People who are too smart for the world around them and are made to suffer for it. Carrie Pilby is a chick-lit book, so its ending is not much in question, but…
Beyond Sunrise is a rip-roaring adventure romance that keeps its hero and heroine hurtling from one dramatic and exciting moment to the next for most of its 423 pages. If that were all it was, it would be one terrific read. But Candice Proctor somehow manages to blend action, excitement and thrills with passion, emotion…
New-to-me authors and series are always fun to try, so I looked forward to Deadly Caress, which had the added attraction of being set in New York in 1902, a different and interesting setting. Brenda Joyce creates a world that’s easy to get sucked into, but my enthusiasm waned considerably because of problems with the…
Stacy Reiser is a struggling actress contending with a career that’s going nowhere slowly, a dismal love life, and a widowed mother who isn’t going to let the thousands of miles between them keep her from meddling. As much as she loves her mother in an exasperated sort of way, Stacy is glad the nosy…
Savannah Blues is a book that I’ve been meaning to read for awhile. Last summer, Mary Kay Andrews name cropped up as someone to try if you liked Jennifer Crusie. I made a note of it. Unfortunately, time passed and the note got stuffed somewhere, and I didn’t actually pick Andrews up until her book…
After having read several series romances, none of which were very good, I swiched genres and picked up some traditional Regencies. I got lucky and hit a trifecta: Barbara Metzger’s The Diamond Key, Donna Simpson’s Rachel’s Change of Heart, and this one, Prospero’s Daughter. Wonderful books, all three of them (look for our review of…
This Duets novel promises two romantic comedies about the “good ol’ Cook Brothers” introduced in Molly O’Keefe’s Too Many Cooks (Duets #62). When I began this book, I hadn’t a clue as to who these Cook people were, but soon discovered they’re a warm-hearted and somewhat meddling bunch of nice folks. Unfortunately, neither of these…
This Duets novel promises two romantic comedies about the “good ol’ Cook Brothers” introduced in Molly O’Keefe’s Too Many Cooks (Duets #62). When I began this book, I hadn’t a clue as to who these Cook people were, but soon discovered they’re a warm-hearted and somewhat meddling bunch of nice folks. Unfortunately, neither of these…
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