It’s been a while since I enjoyed a series romance as much as I enjoyed Nancy Warren’s Under the Influence. I think I read this entire book wearing a smile. It’s a fun, sexy, and refreshingly modern version of the classic tale of opposites attracting. And the cocktail recipes at the start of each chapter…
It’s amazing that I have read only four of Mary Balogh’s books in light of her vast selection of titles and the fact that I consider her one of romance’s best. It is probably due to the length of her interconnected Slightly and Simply series since I could never shake the feeling that I needed…
Note: This review contains series spoilers. We get many review submissions here at AAR and sometimes a book will slip under the radar of both reviewers and readers and, with a series this good, that’s almost a crime. I discovered Deanna Raybourn’s Silent series late last year and quickly read Silent in the Grave and…
The Gardella Vampire Chronicles comes to a close with As Shadows Fade. In this series, Gleason has produced consistently wonderful books, and it was with a measure of sadness and satisfaction that I read the final page. All five of the books will sit on my shelf and no doubt be read over and over….
I am very lucky that my local library system offers the option of checking out, via download, audio books and e-books. Since I got an MP3 player for my birthday, I’ve been exploring my various audio options. Because romance options on audio are slim and mostly limited to bestselling authors I don’t particularly enjoy, I’ve…
The sequel to Chelsea Cain’s superb Heartsick is just as satisfying as the first book. Sweetheart, despite the cute name, isn’t a romance. It might be more apropos to call it an anti-romance. Still, if you read the first, you must read the second. Sweetheart picks up shortly after Heartsick. A body of woman has…
Where does Medallion Press find its debut authors? This is the second time in a fortnight I have read a debut novel published by this house, and each time I have been overwhelmed by the quality of the writing, by the fascinating characters, and by the authors’ happy disregard of the usual formulas of historical…
I didn’t have much hope for this book. The cloyingly sweet cover, combined with a secret baby plot and the Mafia, left me cringing. Happily, I was wrong – very, wrong. When done well, a series romance can pack a tremendous punch and Molly O’Keefe’s The Son Between Them, is a complex, emotion-packed book that…
I have been an avid follower of Meg Cabot’s Princess Diaries since 2001, when I came across the first two volumes in a bookstore and read them in one sitting. Since then, I have bought each volume as soon as it came out, usually paying full price for the hardback. Forever Princess, together with Princess…
I’ve been reading and reviewing romance novels for a long time now and there are times I think I’ve read it all, but then a book like Broken Wing comes along to make me sit up and take notice. I began reading it one night and stayed up till I finished it. It’s been quite…
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