Undoubtedly, A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James was one of the most highly anticipated novels this year for me, as it was for many other readers. The final volume of the Desperate Duchesses series, it was to contain the romance of the charismatic Duke of Villiers, who’d lost a fiancée to another man…
Sometimes, when I read a book by an author I normally enjoy, I realize partway through that I am going to have to put together a review that pains me to write. This is exactly what happened to me as I read Captured. I have read several of Beverly Jenkins’ books so I know she…
If I were grading The Winter Queen on the setting alone, it would get an unqualified A. It’s set in 1564, and the heroine is one of Queen Elizabeth’s ladies in waiting. Better yet, all the action takes place during the Christmas season (from shortly before the holiday to Twelfth Night). And, McCabe researched Elizabethan…
Power Play makes two Blazes in a row by Nancy Warren that have left me with silly grins on my face. This is an author who’s fast making her way to my auto-buy list. Emily Saunders has come to Elk Crossing, Idaho, to be the bridesmaid in a big family wedding, but she has no…
I’ve been curious about Armintrout’s vampire series, so I was happy to read the first book of her newest series, Lightworld/Darkworld. The worldbuilding was well-done and interesting, but the character development and budding romance were sadly lacking. Had I felt more connected to the characters and to their relationship, Queene of Light would have garnered…
The beginning of Indiscreet is so darn good that I was ready to write this off as a DIK. But…somewhere along the line the story began to lose its luster. Still, when all is said and done, this story remains a very good read that I would recommend to anyone. If only some parts were…
With a prelude that feels like something from a 19th century adventure novel, I got hooked into The Untamed Bride from the very beginning. This book, first in The Black Cobra Quartet, starts off very strong and, were it not for the sometimes kitschy detour into Cynster-land, it would have been a keeper. Even so,…
I have read all three books in the Will Trent series this year and enjoyed them in differing amounts, but having finished Undone, I think I’m ready for a little break from the bleak and violent world Slaughter has created. The book opens with retired couple Henry and Judith Coldfield traveling to see their grandchildren…
If it weren’t for one tiny thing, we’d have a solid read on our hands. As it is, all I can say is ew. <a href="http://www.likesbooks.com/banmanpro/a.aspx?ZoneID=4&Task=Click&Mode=HTML&SiteID=1&PageID=33387 ” target=”_blank”> <img src="http://www.likesbooks.com/banmanpro/a.aspx?ZoneID=4&Task=Get&Mode=HTML&SiteID=1&PageID=33387 ” width=”150″ height=”200″ border=”0″ alt=””> Theo Ravenhurst is an antiques dealer who, at the beginning of our tale, is roaming around Burgundy searching for a…
I picked Cape Storm to review, because I’d encountered Caine’s work in an anthology not long ago. I didn’t realize that I was getting the eighth book in the Weather Warden series, which would have been fine if it featured different couples, but this is a series that follows a central character, Joanne Baldwin. To…
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