A Cowboy Christmas isn’t all that Christmas-y. Our heroine decorates the house and the story takes place in late December, but that’s about it for holiday atmosphere – it could have been set in the summer just as well. This is a very busy tale with several subplots, and lots of characters but it’s not…
New Orleans heiress Regan Henry is trapped in a loveless marriage with a man who spiritually and mentally abuses her. At yet another party that her husband forces her to host, she meets Felix LeBlanc, the entertainer for the night. He is a voodoo practitioner, and has strangely accurate insight into her painful past. During…
The basic set-up for Sold to a Laird is rather contrived and unrealistic. However, the story itself is surprisingly sweet with a strong romantic connection between the characters. Lady Sarah Baines is the daughter of a duke, but a cruel and abusive one. So when Douglas Eston comes looking for an investor, her father offers…
Her Secret Fling is a well-written, promising book that only just misses the mark. It starts out with an intriguing conflict and sexual chemistry to spare – and then descends into a plot and conflict that I find particularly annoying. Poppy Birmingham is an Australian gold medal swimmer forced to retire by a shoulder injury….
I almost didn’t read this erotic short because the blurb hints that the jealousy aspect may cause major drama, and I wasn’t interested in that. But I finally decided to give it a go, and what I discovered is one of the best Spice Briefs I’ve had the pleasure to read. After 10 great years…
I enjoy a good mystery, and I like it when the author does not spoonfeed everything to her readers. However, there is a difference between being kept on one’s toes and being left hanging. In Sleep No More, Susan Crandall does plenty of the former, but she did leave me with more unanswered questions than…
Ms. Enoch’s latest book should be a lesson to anyone writing outlandish plots. It is possible, believe it or not, to temper the extreme with plain ole plausibility. Hail the returning adventurer – Captain Bennett Wolfe is back! Except all of London thinks he’s dead, courtesy of Bennett’s colleague and fellow adventurer David Langley, who…
Do you like romances filled with secondary characters – so many that you forget who the hero and heroine are? If you do, then you might enjoy Carla Neggers’ Cold River. After awhile, I found myself laughing as each new character was thrown into the mix; it was either that or cry in frustration. I…
I’ve been on a looooong quest for my next great fantasy writer, and after two years have come to the following conclusion: Anyone who derides romance as a cliché -ridden and purple genre should first take a look at fantasy. Many romance novels are better written, better developed, and more thought-provoking than some books I’ve…
In some ways, I think the Harlequin Superromance line is as divisive as Harlequin Presents. There are those who scoff and assume it’s nothing but small towns, hunky sheriffs, and secret babies. And then there are those of us who know better. Perfect Partners? is not only a gem of a book, but it’s a…
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