With The Touch of Twilight, it becomes apparent that Vicki Pettersson’s Signs of the Zodiac series just keeps getting better and better as she creates ever-more intriguing characters and engages in fantastic and complex world-building. Readers going into this novel should be aware that it is likely impossible to understand much of the plot without…
There are times when I am not in the mood for a long, involved book. Instead I want a nice shortish read but one with heart, soul, and a good story to keep me involved for a few hours. So, I look for one of Janice Kay Johnson’s Harlequin Superromances knowing that she delivers just…
Every now and again I’ll pick up a Harlequin Presents when I’m in the mood for a quick afternoon read. At their best, the stories of alpha heroes and strong yet feminine heroines set in far-off locations such as Spain or Australia, make for fantastic modern fairytales. Unfortunately, all too often I end up with…
I was afraid after reading Layton’s last (and lamented) book, Bride Enchanted, that she was had joined the Paranormal Parade (though some of her novellas have paranormal elements to them, they are more whimsical than weird). Thankfully, His Dark and Dangerous Ways is a straight Regency-set historical with appealing leads, gentle humor, and not a…
During the same week that I read Nora Roberts’ The Hollow, I happened to be listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows while at work and listening to J.D. Robb’s (Roberts’s alter ego) Survivor in Death while working in my home office. I had unknowingly created a literary theme for the week: stopping evil…
The Loner is the first book in the Good Luck Grooms series. The Bad Luck Brides make appearances, but this book features Lucky Logan Grey, the luckiest man in Texas. Lucky’s luck as a detective has earned him fame, although he’s also well-known for helping Dair MacRae (Her Outlaw) find the Bad Luck Treasure. Now…
What’s a retired jewel thief to do when some of her most skillful forgeries begin reappearing? Marne Davis Kellogg’s Friends in High Places provides an entertaining, but somewhat uneven answer to this question. As the Shamrock Burglar, Kick Keswick, was, in her own words, the most elusive and successful jewel thief in history. While she…
I’d definitely classify Sex, Straight Up as a buried treasure. Why buried? Well, the title is more than a little embarrassing. I get that it’s called that because the hero’s family owns a bar, but still – you read it and think that the book is just about tawdry sex. Straight up. It’s not, though;…
Leanne Banks’ A Date for Dr. Frankenstein is the first of two connected series titles she wrote for Silhouette Special Edition in 1995; the other is Expectant Father, which earned a B+ from me many, many years ago. This one is also good, featuring a romance between a widowed father of a small boy and…
In terms of character development, not many writers surpass Madeline Hunter. True to form, the characters in Secrets of Surrender are well developed and complicated. Normally, I’m a character-driven reader, but the characters weren’t enough to keep me from feeling that there was a lack of action, which detracted from this book. It is a…
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