The plot of Carolyn Davidson’s Eden isn’t bad. The characters, though, pushed it into the C rage of grading. And then it was the writing that brought it down to the D. Katie spent years being mistreated and abused by her “guardians,” a family that took her in as a charity case and used her…
Note to self: Step away from the Brava westerns. The Education of Madeline is the second one I’ve read in recent months, and it’s as disastrous as the first. I’m starting to get the impression that readers who want something more than a sexual checklist should look elsewhere for their entertainment. Madeline Brewster is a…
The title of Pauline Trent’s debut novel may seem like a generic romance novel title, but when I thought about it, Falling in Love is actually a fairly apt title, as there’s not much more to this story than a couple falling a love. And that’s not a bad thing, as long as you’re not…
It should come as no surprise to most romance readers that Linda Lael Miller has a tremendous number of books on her backlist. As this represents my first book by the author, you may wonder why I chose to begin at this particular point in time and the answer is quite simple: It was the…
I’m generally not a big fan of books with legal backgrounds (sorry Mr. Grisham), but Practice Makes Perfect was a very enjoyable read. If Julie James keeps on writing in this vein, I may have to change my mind about the law. Payton Kendall and J.D. Jameson are both associates in a large law firm….
Temptation Ridge is the sixth book of Carr’s Virgin River series. Though I’ve been wanting to try this series for a while, this is the first one I’ve read. However, I’ve read reviews and discussions, so I wasn’t lost when I encountered continuing storylines. Sadly, after hearing such good buzz about the series, I was…
Right up front Sarah Mayberry confesses that Burning Up is all about wish fulfillment. Part of it is the beautiful location, part of it is the delicious food, but mostly it’s about a gorgeous movie star playboy falling for a not-so-gorgeous girl instead of a supermodel. It’s a fun, sexy story from an author I’ve…
Early in Julie Leto’s Phantom’s Touch I thought I was mistakenly reading an erotica novel, not a paranormal romance, for the hero and heroine barely said “Pleased to meet you,” before they were rolling around naked. I was not ready for their relationship to progress so far, so fast – it made me feel creepily…
Up Close and Dangerously Sexy is the first book in a new romantic suspense series featuring covert agents. It’s a promising start to the series, (despite the predictable and rather unbelievable setup for this particular story) and I’ll be checking out the next installment. Allie (Allison) Carpenter is an interior designer living in Los Angeles….
The Maverick Preacher, first in a new series by Victoria Bylin, is an often touching historical inspirational romance set in Denver in 1875. I can’t say that there’s anything new in it, but it is sweet, heart warming, and features a hero who is good down to his boots. Joshua Blue was one of the…
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