Well, when you come across a book that’s a flat C, you know it. There’s nothing wrong with the book that would drop it down into D or F territory, but, on the other hand, there’s nothing that pulls it out of the mind-numbing crowd either. Judith E. French’s Blood Ties is a perfect example…
In her latest novel, Naomi Bellis takes many of the good parts of the old Gothic romances, including an eerie mood and deep dark secrets, and turns them into a thrilling romance. Gone, though, is the passive heroine and her overbearing lover of old while the author’s stronger and more complex leads do a wonderful…
For those of you that adored Alice in Wonderland, this book might work. I never particularly cared for it myself because it never made sense, even within it’s own framework. By that I mean, well, everything was ridiculous and had no explanation. Which is exactly how dreams work many times, but this book didn’t even…
It used to be when you read a vampire novel, you didn’t get much nuance in the way the vampire was portrayed. Basically he was an evil creature. Oh sure sometimes the vamps brooded about the awfulness of their existence, but really all they wanted to do was drink your blood. Once romance novelists discovered…
Despite the author’s strong writing ability and a believable attraction between the two lead characters, ultimately this novel doesn’t provide a memorable romance. In the small town of Comfort Bay, Oregon, Ezra Moore and Alexa Counsel are the two people who don’t belong. While on the surface Alexa seems recovered from her divorce, teaching, and…
Periodically, I like to see if I can sum up a book in a single word – it’s probably one of those weird quirks of a long-time reviewer. It Had to be You is a perfect candidate for the one word synopsis, and in this case the word is “innocuous.” Not as bad as “debacle”,…
In Secret Contract Dana Marton kicks off a four-book series with a very cool premise. Sort of Charlie’s Angels crossed with The Dirty Dozen, Marton’s Mission: Redemption series is about four female convicts who are offered freedom if they come together to take on a secret mission for the government. Unfortunately, this first book works…
This is the first Sari Robins book I’ve read. She’s one of those authors that I always look at in the bookstores, thanks in no small part to her wonderful covers. This one is no different, with the appropriately red-haired heroine, wearing a very mischievous expression, disrobing the hero, displaying his lovely broad back. Unfortunately,…
FIve O’Clock Shadow is a quirky romance that often had me laughing out loud. It’s told in first person by heroine Jessie Adams, an indie disc jockey running for the city council. I loved Jessie, I loved hero Chuck Jackson, and I loved the eccentric cast of supporting characters. The story was pretty Seinfeldish (nothing…
This is the third book in the Love at Stake series. Although I haven’t read the first two, this one is not particularly hard to follow. That’s about the heartiest recommendation I can offerly, sadly, even though I’m a fan of vampire romance. In Sparks’s creation, there are two factions of vampires at war. The…
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