Fantasy in Death is the thirtieth book in J.D. Robb’s In Death series. That feels like a pretty big achievement, not only for Robb, but for those of us who’ve read them all. (If that includes you, go pat yourself on the back). If you have read them all, you know that there are the…
While Master of Fire was generally interesting and easy to read, the weak plot and ultimately superficial characters made this book less than a keeper. Logan MacRoy is a Lieutenant in a police bomb squad in Greendale County, South Carolina. He also happens to be the mortal son of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, both…
I normally wouldn’t go near wacky with a ten-foot pole. But occasionally, those gambles pay off. Jack Fletcher always seems to land in situations. He didn’t actually hijack a whaling ship in Alaska, and he didn’t actually save his boss from being sacrificed on a Mayan altar, but no one believes that he’s just a…
The Irish Duke was my first Virginia Henley. I say this like I would say “This was my first Bertrice Small.” I have heard many love/hate stories about Henley, so what I expected was a very old-fashioned romance with oversexed people. I did not expect an awkward, quasi-factual account of a real-life couple with, frankly,…
I have only read two books by Sabrina Jeffries: Her unforgettable debut, The Pirate Lord, and another very forgettable tome that put me off until this book, when curiosity finally overcame me. The cat is still alive, but it’s not a happy camper. Hester Plumtree has had enough. She wants her grandchildren to start making…
Oh my gosh, I couldn’t put this book down. Incredibly compelling, highly evocative of those glorious days of true Gothic literature, The Dead Travel Fast is a book that is meant to be savored slowly. Very slowly. These days it’s not often that I find myself so immersed in a story that I forget everything…
On the positive side, this one features a chef hero and a restaurant setting. (I’m big on both.) On the less than positive side, however, it’s also yet another in that perennial stream of “contemporary” romances featuring small-town, plucky 1950s-style heroines who take on the big city in their adorably spunky way and win. (I…
Naked Dragon is the first in the Works Like Magic series. It’s supposed to be a humorous romance, and it is. Sometimes. More often than not though, it is disjointed and silly. Too bad, because I really was looking forward to this. Bastian Dragonelli is a former Roman soldier. He and his fellow legionnaires were…
It’s very early in the year, but after reading Lake Magic, I have a strong contender for my vote for best debut author of 2010. Jenny Beckinsale has spent the last nine months grieving over the death of her fiancé, Steven, and struggling to keep their fledgling seaplane company from going under. Bookings are so…
I have not had much success with New Year’s resolutions in recent years. I followed up a goal to “scrapbook more” with not scrapbooking at all, then failed dismally when I vowed to clean out my e-mail in-box (if you’ve been waiting for me to reply to you since August 2007, you have plenty of…
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