There are some series romance titles that clearly lure some readers…and send me running in the opposite direction. Take, for example, anything that includes the words “sheikh” or “cowboy.” On the other hand we have a title like English Lord, Ordinary Lady. I took one look and thought, “Count me in.” Happily, the book was…
I almost gave up during the early pages of Agnes and the Hitman. There was a lot going on, a lot being set up and, frankly, who is this Bob Mayer guy working his way into my beloved Jennifer Crusie books? I have to say I’m glad I stuck with it. Crusie and Mayer had…
I don’t know what went wrong with the first two books in Lara Adrian’s Breed series. I gave a good attempt to read them, but found myself liking them as little as my fellow AAR reviewers and giving up. I called myself every type of crazy for choosing Midnight Awakening to review, thinking I was…
Lately, I’ve been in something of an average book slump. Books have excited me with very strong, interesting beginnings, convincing me that I finally found one to pull me out of the ditch. Then, small but consistent problems chip away at potential greatness, leaving something that is…well… pretty average. I didn’t want that to be…
Those who bemoan the loss of traditional Regencies or wish for books set in non-Regency settings with lower sensuality ratings should acquaint themselves with the mail-order only books from Harlequin Historicals. I have found a number of gems among the offerings in this line, and Lord Hadleigh’s Rebellion certainly numbers among them. Russell Chancellor, Lord…
When I picked up the Robert Hale reissue of A Dedicated Scoundrel, my eyebrows rose when I saw that it combines Regency spies with an amnesia plot. I do not care for either of these plots in general, but I found myself loving the characters. Indeed, I thought these characters strong enough to carry off…
With her debut novel, Don’t Tell, Karen Rose came out of the starting gate with a bang. In this rather ambitious story about spousal abuse, the suspense is high and the villain full of evil. A propensity for high drama and cheesy moments mark its only truly weak points. When we first meet Mary Grace…
The Perfect Match features Rowena Brown, a free-spirited heroine who is thisclose to being a total ditz. She love animals – a major point in her favor – but she often acts in a way that causes her staid family to wonder about her. As for the hero, his name is Cash Lawless. I don’t…
The Romance Readers’ Book Club is more or less a coming of age story. Set in a small Georgia town in the 1970s, it explores the world of Tammi Lynn Elco, who lives with her religious grandmother, but lives for the moments when she can sneak a peak at a romance novel. It’s a cute…
Lindsay McKenna’s latest work centers on a Cherokee tribe in the Sierra Nevadas, and a ceremonial pipe – the Storm Pipe. The Storm Pipe is incredibly powerful, and can be harnessed for deadly purposes. When the pipe is stolen, the main characters come together for the sole purpose of retrieving it before it is used…
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