Annie’s Wild Ride is probably one of the better books I have read in a long time. The ending was a bit of a let down but, overall, I’d have to say the ride (or should I say the read) was worth it. Anne (gee, I like that name and how it’s spelled) and Paul…
I’m so happy! Merline Lovelace’s new SIM, If a Man Answers, lived up to my expectations. If it hadn’t, I would have been disappointed because If a Man Answers is one of my all-time favorite movies (starring Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee and Caesar Romero to boot!). This book lives up to the good connotations…
Conversation and dialogue. . . Julia Quinn’s To Catch an Heiress reminded me of a screenplay because the entire book seemed to be a conversation between two or three characters. I’ve been very satisfied with Quinn’s earlier novels, so I was puzzled with my dissatisfaction after reading this one. I flipped through one of her…
Julia Quinn is an author known for her lighthearted, humorous romances. To Catch an Heiress definitely fits that description, with a touch more angst, making for a more involved read. Caroline is almost twenty-one – the age that she gains control of her inheritance and is finally free from the last of a long list…
Rebel Spies, royal ancestors, and a marriage of convenience. Beverly Jenkins’s Through the Storm is a typical romance with a few twists. I liked the interactions between the characters but I did not like the way Jenkins presented historical facts. Sable Fontaine was born a slave on a southern plantation. Her mother was repeatedly raped…
Irresistible is very nearly so. While its flawless descriptions of life in Regency England are effectively combined with an intriguing romance, it misses the mark in this way. Regency norms and morés dictated a strict limit to the range of emotions people were allowed to openly express. When these same constraints are applied to writing…
Body & Soul is a ghost romance with a little romantic suspense thrown in for good measure. If you can work your way through the somewhat distant first part, you’ll find a good read here. Author Krinard dazzled me in the past with earlier works, so this one was a bit disappointing, but still better…
Well, after a long string of books I either really liked or loved, I found one that left me shaking my head in confusion. I just couldn’t figure out why these two people ended up together. Susan Hallston’s neighbor and friend, Linda Kinter, is murdered after a girls’ night out reveals her husband’s secret child…
If I had stopped reading this book after the first chapter, I would not have given it as high a rating. Fortunately, I read on, and I really did enjoy it. Lynda Simons sets up an interesting situation when she pits cowboy-turned-architect-turned-contractor Steve Cooper against feisty, independent, video-producer Eden Wells in a competition to win…
Geralyn Dawson has written another funny western featuring the McBride Menaces – aka the McBride Blessings. This time around they are in their Uncle Tye’s care while their father and stepmother are on honeymoon. His nieces have Tye pretty much wrapped around their fingers. Tye meets baker Claire Donovan when he mistakenly thinks she has…
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