As I started reading A Guilty Affair, it occured to me that the characters in this book seemed more real to me than the those in the average series romance. Instead of billionaire businessmen and heiresses to lost thrones, I had the chance to lose myself in the story of a reporter and a private…
While I did enjoy Tempting, there was not enough romance in this fourth installment of Mallery’s Buchanan series to keep me engaged with the main couple. Complex and interesting family relationships could not compensate for weak chemstry between the leads. I ended up enjoying the scenes with the future mother-in-law much more than those focusing…
Jacquie D’Alessandro is an author who is fast becoming a Buried Treasure. She flies under most people’s radar, and while she’s yet to have, in my opinion, that fabulous, not to be missed breakout novel, she writes consistently enjoyable characters and stories. Sleepless at Midnight begins a new series with one of my favorite premises:…
Finally, an author has written an exceptional werewolf romance with an unyielding female as its lead. Kathy Love’s My Sister is a Werewolf is loosely connected to her other series featuring three vampire brothers; this story is about their baby sister, an intelligent and loving woman who wants to be “normal,” which means being human….
The Marsh Hawk is a Regency-set historical romance that features a Cornish setting, highwaymen, a Robin Hood hero, a feisty heroine, and an evil ex-fiancé villain. Add not one, but two big secrets, some hot love scenes and you have the ingredients for what should have been a fun read. If it wasn’t for just…
In a genre where nearly every type of plot has been done to death, there’s no denying the power of a good idea. And Kelley St. John is an author who has some good ideas. I’m going to have to eat my words somewhat here, because when I read another St. John book, Real Women…
Paranormal touches are very popular in romance right now and, as every romance reader knows, Regency-set historicals have been popular for quite a while. I’ve seen several books combining the two and wondered how well authors managed it. Sadly, Lost in Shadow combines some of the most tired Regency clichés with paranormal touches far too…
Lori Foster’s latest, Simon Says was a pretty ho-hum read which would have been soon forgotten if not for the hero. What made me ultimately decide to it give a better grade than I normally would is all due to the character of Simon Evans. It’s been a long time since I read such a…
I love food (both cooking and eating), and I love books with chef protagonists, so the very title of this book made my mouth begin to water. However, Wine, Tarts, and Sex didn’t quite live up to the promise of the title. There certainly was wine (though it disappeared for a while), I don’t remember…
When I first laid eyes on The Roman’s Virgin Mistress, I thought surely the folks at Harlequin Presents had played some kind of practical joke on the Harlequin Historicals line. What’s next? Banging the Baron? Still, I’ve read enough romance to know that the covers and titles are often vastly inferior to the contents of…
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