Not all keepers are created equal. Some are simply wonderful overall, while others have something about them that make them special. Guarding Jane Doe fits in the latter category. I wouldn’t have called it a keeper the first time I read it, although I did remember it fondly afterward. Rereading it reminded me of just…
I love the theme of unrequited love, and Remember The Time is one of the best books utilizing that theme that I have ever read. There are three main characters involved in the storyline and we are introduced to them at the beginning of the book by way of an italicized flash back. Ms Reynolds…
My only DIK, romance or otherwise, thus far for 2004 (it’s now September) is A Family for Gillian, which I bought shortly after reading Jane’s B+ review of it. Jane and I often laugh about being “separated at birth” in that many of our tastes are similar – and not only where reading is concerned….
I’m not giving A.K.A. Goddess keeper status because of its rich and vivid characters. It’s not that kind of book. I’m not giving it keeper status because of its romance, even though the love story is more intriguing and better developed than most romance novels I’ve read this year. It’s not the best written book…
We meet Faris Nallaneen, the gawky eighteen-year-old duchess of Galazon, just as she arrives as a new student at Greenlaw College, a finishing school in northern France. Faris was sent to school against her will by her uncle Becker, who is ruling the independent duchy of Galazon in her absence. Faris is deeply annoyed at…
After not having read anything by Jayne Ann Krentz in at least five years, I wondered whether or not she stood the test of time and decided it was worth the effort of re-reading my favorite of her books – Grand Passion – to find out. Was the book as good as I remembered? I…
In a convoluted series of word-of-mouth recommendations, a friend of my sister’s suggested that since she’d enjoyed Sarah Dessen’s latest (The Truth About Forever) she might like Megan McCafferty’s books. My sister picked up the first book in this series, Sloppy Firsts, plowed through it in a day and then gobbled up the sequel, Second…
The Basque Swallow is noteworthy for its unique setting, unusual characters, and the author’s distinctive style of telling a story. But more importantly – most importantly – it’s quite simply a great read. The story is told in first-person by its heroine, Joanna Bellamy. As the book opens, the New York divorcee is trying to…
Adrianne Byrd’s latest, If You Dare, has all the elements of a great romantic suspense: a hero to die for, a heroine with secrets, and a fast moving plot that pulls the reader in. This is one great ride. Damien Black is a retired art thief with too much time on his hands. His life…
I’m not sure exactly which romances I would grab if the house was on fire and I could only save ten, but I know one of them would be Mary Jo Putney’s Shattered Rainbows. I love all the books in her Fallen Angels series, but this one is easily my favorite. Not only is it…
End of content
End of content