Most of the books that AAR receives from publishers fall into the romance or Chick Lit categories, but it’s not uncommon for us to receive books from other genres that have some sort of romantic element. The End of the Alphabet is such a book. It’s straight fiction – a story about a dying man…
Touch of Darkness continues the story of the cursed shape-changing Varinski family (first encountered in Scent of Darkness). I thought the premise of the book was quite intriguing, but the execution left me vastly underwhelmed. I know that paranormals are hot right now, but not every author should jump on the wagon. Centuries ago, one…
What if Jane Austen wrote an advice column a la Dear Abby? That’s the premise of Dear Jane Austen: A Heroine’s Guide to Life and Love and if you are a Janeite, you will love this book. My Jane Austen novels, which were well read and well loved in the past, have been collecting dust…
Tag, You’re It by Penny McCall is a popcorn movie of a book. There is plenty of action, adventure, witty dialogue and romance. Like most popcorn movies, the plot occasionally requires a suspension of the skepticism that it could really happen. Still, it is an agreeable way to pass a few hours, so stick some…
In A Reason to Believe, Maureen McKade takes a gritty story and somehow manages to make her characters’ rough world beautiful. I am a sucker for stories of love overcoming despair, and this tale of two tortured souls learning to love and trust again drew me in completely. Though uneven in spots, McKade’s latest is…
Lately I’ve been interested in suburban-set fiction and romance. Whether it’s too many years of seeing mostly small towns and big cities, or some sort of desire to see people “like me,” I’m not sure. Mommies Behaving Badly is about a couple with three young children who move from Queens, New York to the Portland,…
What is it about emotionally distant men that make my inner heroine stand up and take notice? Inner masochism? Love of a challenge? Bone-deep belief in the power of love? Whatever it is, it was on high alert through Nalini Singh’s third installment in her Changeling/Psy/Human world – Caressed by Ice. Ice follows the story…
Just Wicked Enough starts with an unusual and riveting scene, but unfortunately, the rest of the book does not live up to its initial promise. We’ve all read romances where the aristocratic hero bemoans the fact that he has to figuratively “auction” himself and his title in marriage to some mushroom’s daughter in order to…
If you can set details aside for long enough, Sorceress may be a book you might enjoy. While I had a few issues (some serious) with the story Jackson tells here, I found it to be an engaging book that I didn’t want to put down. Bryanna is the middle daughter of the Baron of…
I have always liked stories where friendship turns into something more, which is why I chose To Scotland, With Love, the second book in Hawkins’ series on the MacLean siblings. When Gregor MacLean rushes to his friend’s aid, he suddenly starts seeing her in a whole new light. The ensuing relationship is full of sparks…
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