Life-long friendship combines with hot sex to create a wonderful story with friends crossing the line and becoming lovers. Paul Candellano is the quiet and dependable Candellano brother who works as a computer programmer. Always there when needed for investment advice or a shoulder to lean on, he’s the perfect sibling. Except that he’s long…
I picked up Engaging Men, my first venture into Harlequin’s Red Dress Ink line, with a good deal of anticipation. It was, unfortunately, a struggle to finish, not an awful reading experience, but not a compelling one, either. Ultimately, the word that best describes this book is bland Angie DiFranco is an actress who’s landed…
While To Marry the Duke was a reasonably enjoyable read and author Julianne MacLean took a slightly different than usual situation and turned it even more on its head, overall the book was not compelling and some of its characters and situations were far too familiar. It was fun, but also forgettable. Sophia Wilson is…
The Pretender, first in a series following the members of The Liar’s Club spy organization, features very fresh writing and a delightfully joyous heroine. It’s a blast to read, even though there are also some clumsy plot devices and an historical inaccuracy or two. You may have to suspend your disbelief a bit more intensely…
Letting Go struck me as more of a character study than a plot-driven novel, which was a problem since I didn’t come to like or even care about most of its main characters. It’s the story of four generations of one family: Great-grandmother Wilma, her middle-aged daughter Ellen, Ellen’s daughter Amber, and Amber’s three-year-old daughter…
Catching Midnight features the upyr, an immortal, shape-shifting, blood-drinking race. Although written about by no less than Tolstoy, Emma Holly first introduced the upyr to romance readers in 2002’s Fantasy anthology. As a fan of Ms Holly’s work, I had high hopes for a book that combines two sub-genres I also enjoy – vampire romance…
If you like romantic suspense, I think there’s a very good chance you’ll find a lot to like about this book. Ditto if you’re a fan of paranormals. If, like me, you’re fond of both genres, then Killing Moon has your name written all over it. Ross Marshall is a dedicated P.I. who also just…
There’s a word missing from the end of the title of Aphrodite’s Secret. That word is child. In fact, the six-year-old boy at the center of this book is apparently such a secret that he’s mentioned nowhere on the cover, despite the entire story revolving around him from the first page. While the kid in…
I’ve heard so very, very many good things about Lorraine Heath that it was with high expectations, indeed, that I approached my first book by the author. To my surprise, my reactions were complicated and far more mixed than I anticipated. Frankly, while I appreciated the author’s steady hand and willingness to tackle dark and…
Impractical Magic is a light and funny romance about the meeting between stage magic, à la David Copperfield, and the real magic of the Fae Realm. Alas, its lighthearted spirit is thoroughly spoiled by a hero who is, well, thoroughly spoiled. Rose and Brand grew up together. Rose is the daughter of a faery and…
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