One of my personal fantasies involves a lover discovering my journal, filled with my experiences and personal thoughts, and literally getting to know me like a book. So when I heard about Private Fantasies, a steamy romance about a man who discovers the private journal of a woman he’s been unsuccessfully pursuing for six months,…
Her Norman Conqueror just missed being a really great read. New author Malia Martin gets lots of points for refreshing, innovative ideas, and a truly wonderful Part I. Unfortunately, Parts II and III don’t hold up as well. Even so, I think this is a new author to keep your eye on. Lady Aleene of…
If the first thing you look at after you pick up this book is the back cover – ignore it. Did men have hair like that back then? The roses and tiara on the front cover have nothing to do with the story, either, but someone must have thought they looked pretty. Be assured that…
“Once upon a time” are words that cue children and adults alike to snuggle into their chairs, suspend all disbelief, and open hearts and minds to the wonders of a great story. Lured by glowing cover blurbs and reviews (you’d think after more decades of reading than I care to admit I’d know better, wouldn’t…
If you thought you were going to relive the romantic adventures of Robin Of The Hood and Lady Marian when you purchased The Thief’s Mistress, you’ll be surprised and maybe a little disappointed, because until the two characters finally do have sex, you’re at page 306 and still remembering Marian willingly doing it with Guy…
Hooray for an anthology with four strong stories! If you are looking for a consistent anthology, one which delivers strong stories by each author participating, look no further. If, as I am, you are a sucker for things Irish, for magic and mystery and beauty in the mist, look no further. Irish Magic II delivers…
By Love Undone should perhaps be subtitled The Great Pretender because I was thoroughly convinced this was a major keeper throughout nearly the first half. Then the book turned from major keeper to a series of eye-rolling episodes that seemed too clichéd given the inventive first half. Yes, the lead characters I’d fallen in love…
It’s a rare occurrence when I can’t bring myself to finish a book. It’s rarer still when I actually throw one against the wall, heedless of the damage it might take. I threw The Marquess. I probably would have stomped on it had there not been other people present. The Marquess is a well-written book,…
Annie Parker is a doctor, skilled, compassionate, lonely. Rafe McCay is an outlaw, wounded, dangerous, a loner. Keeping folks alive is Annie’s business; just staying alive is Rafe’s. She’s soft and responsive; he’s rough and unyielding. A dating service would never have put these two together, but, lucky for us, Linda Howard did. Annie’s the…
Mostly, I liked this book. Mostly. But, it had a few quirks, pushed a few limits, was a bit too icky in places, so that I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I had wanted to. Duncan Sarratt is lying dead. At his feet, his wife is being raped. Young Jake and Ben are…
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