Maggie Feller has the body, the attitude, and the dream of being a star; unfortunately she’s also dyslexic and uses that learning disability as her excuse for everything that goes wrong in her life. Rose Feller has the brains, the Ivy League education, and the job at an upscale Philadelphia law firm; alas she doesn’t…
When you’re talking contemporary romance, a comparison to Linda Howard or Jennifer Crusie has become almost as overdone as likening a Regency to Georgette Heyer. I’m going to make the comparison anyway. Not only does Robards hold her own with these authors, she successfully combines elements used by them and does them better. After a…
When I hear the word “warrior” used to describe an historical hero, I expect certain things from him. I expect him to be arrogant, muscled, stubbornly sure of himself, intimidating, closed off from his emotions, willing/able to take on all comers in fights, able to accomplish the impossible, etc. What I don’t expect is for…
When I finished Dreaming of You, I sat down to write my review and couldn’t think of a single good thing to say about the book. I couldn’t think of a single bad thing to say about it, either. It’s that kind of book – inoffensive, bland, and ordinary. In other words, utterly average. Nicholas…
I¹m a sucker for both bad girls and bad boys. I have to admit it and be shameless about it, otherwise I can’t in good conscience write such a positive review of Wicked & Willing because the “bad” characters in this book are the best thing about it. If you’re going to read a series…
Anyone watching me read A Necessary Husband would have thought I was a great candidate for therapy. I’m sure it looked something like this: smile, nod; growl and grit teeth; smile, nod; growl and grit teeth…. At times I enjoyed the story immensely, but other times the heroine drove me crazy. American Margaret “Meg” Stanton-Lynch…
There were a number of exciting things happening in this debut novel. For one thing, the Chinese hero is definitely something that the romance industry has been missing. The excellently-plotted storyline was captivating, and the characters were interesting. Had there been some chemistry between the hero and heroine, this reviewer would be much more pleased…
Helen Fielding has a lot to answer for. With the success of Bridget Jones’s Diary, a myriad of authors have felt free to trot out the insecurities, dirty laundry and occasionally messy love lives of their heroines with impunity. Katie MacAlister, though her writing is very clever and adroit, doesn’t give much in the way…
Life in England during the Middle Ages was fraught with danger. Epona (Pony) finds herself caught between two warring factions – Vikings and Saxons. Pony is drawn into King Alfred’s war to dominate the land but her involvement with the Valgar, a Viking, will put all of her beliefs to the test. Valgar the Beast…
The Harbor follows a popular trend among recent MIRA releases. Like Anne Stuart’s Still Lake and Sharon Sala’s Dark Water, it involves someone who returns to a small New England town to uncover the truth about a past murder. It also shares the same problem as its predecessors: weak romance, weak suspense. In The Harbor,…
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