Marianne Stillings’ Killer Charms is the third book in her Darling trilogy. The previous two books earned high grades here, A- and B+ respectively, and I thoroughly enjoyed both. As a fan, I was very glad that the last book was as strong as the previous two. Andie Darling, the younger sister of the previous…
Deja Demon is the latest in Julie Kenner’s series featuring demon-hunter and suburban mom, Kate Connor. I found this entry – one that I don’t feel would stand alone well – to be a much darker read than 2007’s Demons Are Forever, which I reviewed earlier this summer. And, be warned, if you’ve not read…
The Wedding Challenge is the third book in Candace Camp’s Matchmaker series, featuring young widow, Lady Francesca Haughston. Though reading the prior two installments wasn’t necessary to enjoying this one, I will probably pick them up next time I get the chance – and I’m very much looking forward to the fourth. Lady Calandra –…
Of all the variations on fantasy romances, I’m least comfortable with those involving demons, so imagine my dismay when the romantic suspense I thought I was going to review turned out to be the first in Rita Herron’s new Demon Born series. I tried to keep an open mind, but Insatiable Desire failed to redeem…
It’s been a long time since I reviewed an historical romance (or read one for that matter) and happily, the first historical romance after my long absence turned out to be a very good one. Karen Ranney is one of those wonderfully dependable buried treasure authors who seem to always deliver, even when the book…
Private Places is billed as an historical erotic anthology. Though the sensuality levels varied wildly from story to story and one historical setting was so one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other, there are a couple of gems in here.
We call the male protagonist in a romance the “hero.” But what is a hero and what is a heroic life? That’s just one of the many questions Moyes’ book poses to her readers in this story that tips the scales into the incredibly weepy zone. The plot is fairly simple: Twenty-six year old British…
I’ve only just recently started reading Viehl’s Darkyn series, even though I’ve been meaning to for quite a while. For the most part I’ve enjoyed the books, but I was particularly pleased after finishing Evermore, which is the fifth installment. It was by far my favorite of the series and that probably has a lot…
Late last year I discovered Marjorie M. Liu’s Dirk and Steele series, and read all but one of the full-length books and her short story from the Dark Dreamers anthology. That short story introduced a family of gargoyle brothers into the author’s urban fantasy romance world, and added one to the ranks of the “detectives”…
In addition to romance, fantasy and historical fiction are both great loves of mine. In Soul of Fire, Sarah A. Hoyt blends both quite artfully into an unforgettable adventure story. Though set in a Victorian world that never was, I almost wish it could have existed. For a tale populated with flying carpets, a were-dragon,…
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