Jennifer Morey makes a promising debut with The Secret Soldier, offering an interesting tale of romantic suspense that moves from Afghanistan to a Greek island, and on to a small town in Colorado, Sabine O’Clery is working as a contractor in Afghanistan when kidnapped by terrorists, who also nab her partner. Locked in a small…
Though I’ve been in a bit of a “been there, done that” slump with regard to urban fantasy lately, Storm Born, first in the Dark Swan series, was definitely good enough to shake me out of it somewhat. This tale of a shaman on a quest in the Otherworld (a land quite reminiscent of the…
War romances have a tension and urgency to them not generally found in other settings. Something about the passion of the fight and the very real chance that events may separate the lovers can give a love story an unusally vivid quality. Though filled with hardship and grim events, at their best these stories also…
The Bone Garden was my book club book this month, and since Tess Gerritsen got her start in romance, I thought it might hold some interest for romance fans. Indeed, it has some romantic elements, but oddly, those are the book’s weaker elements; its medical and historical aspects are better written and more interesting. The…
I really enjoyed the previous book in Viehl’s Darkyn series, so I was disappointed when this sixth installment fell flat. Unremarkable lead characters and an unconvincing romance take center stage in Twilight Fall. The author’s talent, however, saves it from being entirely ordinary, as quite a bit of new information is introduced to the series…
There are plenty of books with fireman heroes out there, but for some reason (because I don’t really have a fireman fantasy?) I haven’t read many of them. I found Trial by Fire to be a bit of a mixed bag. There were some suspenseful parts that I really enjoyed, and some that just didn’t…
Though somewhat predictable, Dark Light is a comfortable read. The sexy, protective, alpha male and a spunky, yet sensible, heroine were just what I needed to get out of a slight reading slump. The fifth installment of the author’s Ghost Hunters series takes place in the futuristic world of Harmony, where centuries ago an energy…
Back in the 90s, I discovered paranormals. Psychics, time-travel, creepy things that go bump in the night…all of these held a certain allure for me in my reading. When this sub-genre started to become popular again, I looked forward to finding more stories to love. Sadly, In Her Wildest Dreams contains many of the most…
Although Anne Gracie’s first installment in the Devil Riders series, The Stolen Princess, rather disappointed me, I decided to give the series a second chance with His Captive Lady. I am glad I did because this book lacks the silliness of its predecessor and instead features a strong, likable couple with whom I could sympathize…
I really enjoyed Cindy Miles’ first book, so I looked forward to reading her latest work, Highland Knight. While I did enjoy the story, I had the feeling of déjà vu, of having read the book before, as some of the plot devices seem to have been recycled from Spirited Away. Ethan Munro was a…
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