Writing reviews is normally pretty easy for me. But I’ve been putting off writing this one for days now and I think I finally figured out why. When a book is this good, it’s a challenging task to make certain I’ve adequately conveyed that fact to readers. To put my reaction to this book into…
The One I Want is a light, fun, contemporary romance. I found myself smiling as I read it, and was enchanted with every character in the book. The author intertwines the romances of three couples, the primary being that of Chloe Flynt and Matthew Tanner. At the start of the book, Chloe appears to be…
Somehow, someway I managed to avoid ever really working in a restaurant except for a brief stint as a waitress in a bar where all the ad guys drank every afternoon, resulting in my revelation that, “hey, that’s what I want to be when I grow up”. So the truth is that I didn’t think…
I’m not certain I can put into words how To Taste Temptation, the first installation of Elizabeth Hoyt’s new Legend of the Four Soldiers series made me feel. I’ve never read the author before and I don’t know how this book stands up next to the others she’s written. I only know that I loved…
Because of the good buzz surrounding Jo Goodman (particularly after her showing in this year’s annual reader poll, I decided to try one of her books. Whenever I first explore a new author, I go to the safest source I know for books: My mom’s closet. I know I can find something there by almost…
I follow book recommendations to discover new authors and books on the Internet all the time. However, it is rare that a book recommendation leads me to a treasure so perfect that it leaves me breathless with awe and rather frightened at how easily I might have missed it. This is what happened with Megan…
While some of Roberts’ newest releases have rubbed me the wrong way, I have quite a few of her books sitting on my keeper shelf. One of those is Montana Sky, a terrific romantic suspense thriller set on a picturesque cattle ranch in Big Sky country. With three romantic interests, a chilling mystery, and a…
Though I’m a relatively recent fan of the In Death series, I’ve glommed it twice in the past 18 months since first picking up Naked in Death. It continues to astound me how J.D. Robb has managed to keep this series going for more than two dozen novels (and a few short stories), but Strangers…
With one notable exception, I’ve been stuck lately with a review list of less than satisfactory historical romances. Not surprisingly, I found myself in desperate need of a palate-cleansing. Enter Silver Flame, a classic from Susan Johnson’s when-she-was-brilliant days and one of my favorite romances of all time. The story takes place primarily in the…
Some might quarrel that The Abstinence Teacher is not a romance novel because it breaks so many rules. What it really does though is break a bunch of no-nos that are not rules of the genre but are instead expectations that readers of the genre have put into place by their buying habits. This has…
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