While not technically one of Mary Jo Putney’s Fallen Angels, Lord Robert Andreville played a pivotal role in Petals in the Storm; he was that heroine’s former lover and fellow spy. Now that the war is finally over, Robin has come home to England a man on the brink, exhausted physically, emotionally, and psychically from…
It’s always a treat when a series doesn’t disappoint. Progressively, this series has just gotten better and better. Liu has created a world with strong and interesting heroes and heroines. I can’t wait to read more! The Dirk & Steele Agency is much more than a detective agency, and so are its operatives. They all…
It seems to be commonly accepted among most romance readers that an author’s single-title books are better than any category romances she may have written. So it may sound absurd (or just like my typical foolishness) when I say I prefer just about all of Jennifer Crusie’s series books over her longer single-titles. That’s especially…
I don’t think it’s any secret to AAR regulars that I’ve been moaning and groaning ever since Connie Brockway, the author of my favorite historical romance, announced her defection from the genre. While I will still allow myself a boo-hoo every now and then, Hot Dish is a dazzling and fun contemporary debut perfectly showcasing…
The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield’s debut novel, is without reservation the best book I have read all year. It’s complex, engrossing, improbable and yet appealing, especially to my fellow bibliophiles. Although it’s not overly long, it took me several weeks to read for I found it so intense that I would just read a couple…
Intelligent, imaginative storytelling is an increasingly undervalued commodity in the romance genre, where regurgitation of the same stories is the norm and publishers seem to assume books need to be dumbed down for the lowest common denominator. Seeking an alternative, I inevitably turn to one of my very favorite romance authors, M.J. Rodgers. With her…
One of my indulgences is a Christmas anthology. As a rule, I’m not one for short stories and other anthologies rarely pique my interest. But Christmas-themed stories always seem appropriate this time of the year. And what better to mix them with but romance? This offering from three very talented ladies definitely hit the mark…
Book reviewing can be a challenging job, and the books themselves can be a mixed bag. But what makes the occasional horrid book worthwhile is the joy one experiences when one reads an absolutely fresh, fun romance that you can’t put down. Everything’s Coming Up Rosie is just such a book and I rooted for…
This engaging story begins Susan Wiggs’ new series set at Camp Kioga, the Bellamy family camp in the Catskill Mountains. Summer at Willow Lake focuses on the reunion between Olivia Bellamy, whose grandparents own the camp, and Connor Davis, whom Olivia hasn’t seen in almost ten years and had almost succeeded in forgetting. Connor discovers…
This is the first book I’ve read by Nalini Singh, but it won’t be my last. I kept wishing that work would stop interrupting my reading time…isn’t a three hour lunch acceptable these days? The author created an all-around terrific alternate reality; the world building here was nicely done. Earth is the setting, but it’s…
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