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  • Murder Unfolds

    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…

  • A Dangerous Beauty

    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 –…

  • Room Service

    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 It was once a New York institution like the Plaza or St. Regis, but in the past few years it’s become run-down and outdated, which Olivia ignores.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…

  • The Spy Wore Silk

    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…

  • Writ on Water

    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

    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,…

  • Call Me Wicked

    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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