Sophie Jordan gives Too Wicked to Tame a strong opening. While the author has a smooth and enjoyable writing style, it’s unfortunately not enough to make this book a success. Lady Portia Derring is on her way to meet a wealthy earl whom her family hopes will make a suitable match for her. Portia has…
The In Death series has fascinated me, mesmerized me, captivated me, and grossed me out occasionally, but Innocent in Death has shaken me up and spit me out – and I’m still not sure I’ve survived the experience intact. Part of my discomfort comes from Robb’s complete immersion into the story, the lives of the…
Two mysterious Russian Counts converge on a dark night in an archaic German city, both seeking a lost artifact. This intriguing opening of Awaiting the Night held great promise, so with enthusiasm I worked through all of the foreign titles and unfamiliar names, and with patience spent the time to understand the roles the many…
The back blurb of Something Naughty intrigued me. I expected a fun and erotic romp, but unfortunately, the author did not deliver what the back cover promised. Plus I am not sure I have ever encountered a heroine whom I disliked as much as I did Tanika Davis. Damon Becker, whose grandmother is grooming him…
I blame the cover of Elaine Fox’s previous romance, Guys and Dogs, for encouraging me to select her latest. It shows a too cute dog with a “love me (the heart, not the word)” sign around its neck. Well, the next book in the series, Beware of Doug, features a not-so-cute dog on the cover,…
I generally avoid reading narrowly focused series lines as this one, the Harlequin American, because they seem such blatant marketing ploys. This book, with an obviously appropriate cover to match its title, practically screams, “Cowboys! Cowboys! Get your Red Hot Cowboy Here!” But I try not to judge a book by its cover, started Linda…
Romance anthologies are sometimes organized around a theme such as holidays (Christmas) or occupations (ranchers). Real Men Do It Better has no theme other than the four men are all hot and sexy. There’s an ex-lineman, an owner of a meditation center, a DEA agent, and a salvage diver. As in most anthologies, some stories…
Candace Camp is known for her usually reliable, entertaining Regency and Victorian-set historicals. A Dangerous Man is no exception, providing a pleasant and engrossing read. Eleanor, a strong, independent American who likes nothing better than organizing others’ lives for them, married Sir Edmund Scarbrough, a consumptive musical genius with a domineering and manipulative mother. Eleanor…
What to do with a book that makes you laugh at the top of the page and want to hurl it into the nearest wall at the bottom? Such is A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest. Chrissie, said Hoboken Hipster, finds herself a photographic assignment in a Medieval re-enactment faire. Somewhere along the way her…
I enjoyed the novel setting, interesting characters, and fresh twist on urban fantasy in Gena Showalter’s The Nymph King, but found the feelings a bit shallow for this underwater tale. Valerian is King of the Nymphs, and lives in a castle in Atlantis, the underwater kingdom. A leader committed to bettering the life of his…
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