Timeless Spring is an anthology of time-travel romances. Ilike a good time-travel romance, but these did little for me. In order to develop a good time travel romance, there needs to be length and breadth, something not available in an anthology format. As such, these stories were told too quickly and romance and depth were…
Dangerous Curves won the 1997 Golden Heart from RWA for romantic suspense, so I expected it to plunge right into the action, and I wasn’t disappointed. The main characters are on the run and are being chased all over Florida, from the Everglades to Key West to Tallahassee. It’s an intense plot, but there is…
I read westerns to balance out the other historicals I read, which are generally set in the “Old World.” Silver Hearts didn’t do much to cleanse my palate. While it is a pleasant enough read, it was like eating air sorbet – there was no real substance to it. Noelle Bellencourt is on her way…
When Mairie Callahan goes skydiving in the vicinity of Area 51, any X-Files fan worth the salt on her sunflower seeds knows what’s going to happen. The Men In Black will pick the exact time she bails out of the plane to try some experiments. Before Mairie can say, “Mulder, it’s me,” she finds herself…
Back in the 19th century, Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth wrote books of gothic-mystery-suspense-romance that were enormously popular. Titles like The Hidden Hand and The Curse of Clifton sold in the hundreds of thousands. Starting in the 1970’s, Kathleen Woodiwiss wrote books of gothic-mystery-suspense-romance that sold in the millions. The two writers are very similar. Both writers…
This is the engrossing, quickly-paced story of the extremely dysfunctional Ross family and the two sisters who are driven apart by volatile family dynamics and then, when tragedy strikes, rediscover themselves and each other. Elizabeth and Joanna (Joey) Ross are sisters who have been at odds since childhood. Elizabeth is a beautiful, successful lawyer working…
The cover of Truly Madly Yours is unusual. Somewhat reminiscent of a sixties greeting card, it’s stylized and hip. The book itself is very much like that; it’s very hip, and maybe a little edgy. It has interesting characters and an Idaho setting that really gives you a sense of place. It makes for a…
I’ve been looking forward to Rachel Gibson’s second novel after Simply Irresistible but I was disappointed in this one. There were problems with underdeveloped characters and lapses in logic. These problems were made worse by a hero I did not like at all. Delaney Shaw left Truly, Idaho, to go to college after having been…
Scandals is ruined by a “too stupid to live heroine”. Unbelievable plot twists and purple prose also spoil the experience. To top it off, this book takes what could have been an enjoyable Gothic plot and turns it into a parade of cliches. Wealthy, young Victoria Hawthorne is in love with laborer Ned Thomas. What…
A Case for Romance has a cute premise. The heroine is a Sherlock Holmes devotee from Boston who comes to Denver to solve her father’s murder. It’s an interesting, original idea. Unfortunately, the heroine is also incredibly stupid, and the historical research is shoddy at best. Although Emily Potter owns a successful millinery shop in…
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