I thoroughly enjoy Miranda Neville’s historical romances, which is why I bought an eCopy of Confessions from an Arranged Marriage the day it was published. It turned out to be my favorite kind of romance: A novel about flawed but likeable characters finding strength in themselves and the people around them. It was a delightful,…
There’s a line in Jeannie Lin’s novella, Capturing the Silken Thief, that evokes the effortless, lyrical beauty of her tale. A man – a scholar – and a woman – a musician – meet at night. Ms. Lin writes, “The moon was high and round, with that faint harvest gleam that marked it as a…
A friend asked me how I can review books and whether or not doing so destroyed my enjoyment of the story. She suggested that concentrating on the ins and outs would take too much away from the story and ruin the reading experience. To me, that is what makes the difference between a good book…
As a voracious reader, I go through books like mad but do not often find a book that so engages me from beginning to end that I cannot put it down. This book though, with its theme of the human mind being so powerful that it can overcome critical illness and distance, did just that….
Narrated by Xe Sands From the moment Finn MacGowan was introduced in On Thin Ice, I wanted to hear him in audio. Who can resist the voice of an Irishman? Thanks to Tantor I only had to wait five months for the experience, and thanks to this teaser posted by narrator Xe Sands as she…
If there’s one thing Lisa Kleypas knows about, it’s love—real love, not the sex-is-love substitute that many romances preach these days. As the narrator says toward the end of the book, “Love was the secret behind everything…,” and it’s that secret that all lovers must discover for themselves. The journey toward the secret often isn’t…
I knew when I received this book for review that I was in for a treat. What I didn’t know is that this latest series revisits the world of Justin Herne, the hero from If Wishes Were Horses, a long time resident of my keeper shelf. Once again Ms. Hill takes the reader on a…
Sweet Enemy is a sensual romantic suspense with characters that have brains and passion, and are not afraid to put both to good use. Unlike so many other Regencies, almost everything from the setting to the characters to the suspense comes with a twist and never feels clichéd. This in itself made this book a…
After the first frenzied read of a fan, I knew I considered Oracle’s Moon to be a DIK. But as a review should be from a less biased perspective, I knew I had to read it a second time with a whole new mindset. Searching for flaws that a fan would overlook, instead I found…
This book sounded trite: A recently dumped heroine lands a dream job in Rome and meets a gorgeous Italian Count. Fortunately, trite is the last thing it proved to be. While it started off light and pleasant, by the end I realize just how textured and deep the characters are, and how lovely the story…
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