The latest entry in the Stain-busting mystery series featuring Josie Toadfern opens with the gang literally up to their necks in trouble and the action is virtually non-stop from there. Josie has been asked to speak at the opening of the Pearl Oglevee Ohio History room at the local public library. Josie is embarrassed to…
Sophia Nash comes to Avon from the now defunct (sob!) Signet Regency line. Her book, A Dangerous Beauty, is a Regency-set historical romance that really needs to be a lot longer than it is, which is already a substantial 384 pages). You can’t say the Earl and Countess of Twenlyne haven’t secured the title –…
A delightful contemporary romance, Room Service features Olivia Callender, a dreamer who owns her family’s old hotel, Callender House. It was once a New York institution like the Plaza or St. Regis, but in the past few years it’s become run-down and outdated, which Olivia ignores. She’s nostalgic about the old hotel where she grew…
Master of Dragons is the latest in Angela Knight’s Mageverse, the alternate world of Avalon and King Arthur. This is not the King Arthur and the Round Table of the Dark Ages, though, and as a result, for much of the time I spent reading the book, I felt like I was involved in a…
Andrea Pickens, a name well-known to Traditional Regency lovers, begins a new historical series, Merlin’s Maidens, about young women trained to be spies. While I have always enjoy Pickens’ writing, The Spy Wore Silk seemed oddly dispassionate. Mrs. Merlin’s Academy for Select Young Ladies is really a school for spies whose students are street urchins…
The Viscount in Her Bedroom was my first book by Gayle Callen and, after flipping through the book to get an idea of what it was about, I was hesitant about starting. But after a slow beginning, I was intrigued enough and, though I had issues with the book, it is unique in plot and…
It’s been a long time since I struggled through a novel like I did with Melanie Jackson’s Writ on Water. But with the unwieldy writing, the unnecessarily drawn out subplots, and utterly dull and lifeless characters, I could barely manage to keep my eyes open. In fact, this novel is so forgettable that I can’t…
The Baby Wait is the story of a married couple who, having experienced years of infertility, decide to adopt a baby from China. Since I could relate to a good deal of this scenario, I was eager to read how Reese would address the many issues relating to adoption. Sara Tennyson and her husband, Joe,…
Lovers of Western/Frontier romances sure have there work cut out for them. If you are like me and have a strong affection for this subgenre, you know the pickings are mighty slim. Thankfully, Kate Bridges seems to know a thing or two about a good historic romance not set in 19th century England. Even better,…
I used to feel that I had to finish every book I started, especially if I paid for it. But as I found myself with less time and far less patience, that rule became a thing of the past. As a result, any book that doesn’t grab me within a few chapters gets tossed aside,…
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