Surrender is Lori LeBlanc’s first book and the first in a series set in the small Texas town of Cedar Point. It’s an inspirational romance that is heavy on the inspiration. The best thing about the book is that it is a real page turner; Ms LeBlanc certainly knows how to move a story. But…
Royal romances seem to be the latest overused staple on the series romance landscape these days. Most of them seem to approach the royal aspect the way some historical authors do: as wallpaper. Make up a foreign-sounding name, plop it down somewhere in Eastern Europe, throw a fancy title on one of the main characters,…
When I first started reading romance, it was rare for me to pick up a contemporary romance, let alone a series romance. While I can’t imagine a steady diet of them, every month or so I am really in the mood for something quick and light, and a series romance fits the bill. This time…
For about a year, ex-reporter Benjamin Justice has been wallowing in the misery that is his life. Once a Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter, he was stripped of the award when it was discovered he fabricated the facts and details of the story. His personal life is in a shambles and he’s got a couple of dark…
Last year I discovered Lisa Kleypas after giving in to word-of-mouth recommendations and picking up Dreaming of You. I’ve been steadily working my way through her backlist ever since. So when the chance to review her latest arose, I jumped at it. It was definitely worth the opportunity to read early, as this book passed…
At some point in the future, Lady Jacinda Knight might well become a mature and interesting woman. But at 18, she’s just not there yet. And therein lies a very big problem. In Lady of Desire, Gaelen Foley has created a tortured, mature, and completely three-dimensional hero (and mega-sexy, to boot) and paired him with…
Generally speaking, by the time I’m finished reading a book, I pretty much know what grade I want to assign in. In five years of reviewing, there have been only a handful of exceptions, and The Other Twin is one of them. Basically, I settled on a C, since none of the other grades fit;…
Go ahead… groan at the title of this one. I did. Fortunately, there are no babies in sight, but when that’s a major selling point, a book’s in trouble. It’s a good thing that Not Precisely Pregnant, which starts out annoying, improves as the story unfolds, but it’s too little, too late to help much….
Brenda Hiatt’s latest release, Innocent Passions, showcases her ability to weave a tale of romantic intrigue into a Regency setting that is far more than wallpaper. With a little more work on the characters and their interactions, this author’s work could ascend from pleasant distraction to true delight. Miss Rowena Riverstone has just arrived in…
It’s evident from the opening page of Miranda and the Warrior that we are dealing with a TSTL heroine. Annoyed because her father is “overprotective,” Miranda Thurston escapes from the fort her daddy commands as a U.S. Cavalry officer in order to visit a friend. Daddy is worried about Cheyenne raiding parties, but Miranda knows…
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