In real life, I am a quiet person, not the sort who runs off chasing action and adventure. Yet I am an unabashed adventure book junkie. When I read them, I can vicariously swashbuckle in a way I would not do in real life. My love of action stories started early. When I was a…
If you’ve been waiting impatiently for Seven Up (the latest Stephanie Plum novel) to hit the shelves of your local bookstore, let me tell you that it’s definitely worth the wait. Even though I think I know by now the lunacy that usually comes from Stephanie’s work as a bounty hunter, recovering fugitives who’ve jumped…
Sometime last year I found myself stuck in a reading rut. So I decided to experiment with other genres and drifted over to Fantasy and Science Fiction. One of the authors I discovered there was Sharon Shinn. She has written a number of books, combining both science fiction and fantasy with romance. I liked them…
I discovered Kathleen Gilles Seidel as a result of perusing the If You Like… page, and have been steadily glomming her books ever since. I have yet to find one that I don’t like. Mirrors and Mistakes is an early title for the Harlequin American Romance line (#57), and is likely more than a little…
Gayle Wilson is a RITA winner for her contemporary romantic suspense novels for Harlequin’s Intrigue line, but if you really want to see her talent shine I recommend picking up one of her historicals. A good place to start is her most recent offering, Anne’s Perfect Husband, second in the Sinclair Brides trilogy. Major Ian…
Why I’m Obsessed with Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter I’ve heard confession is good for the soul so, in the interests of soul improvement, I’ll confess that I’m afraid of the dark and the things that might go bump in it. You know, ghoulies and ghosties and long legged beasties? Intellectually, I know there are no…
Sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint which books are really getting a lot of buzz on the Internet. But when six AAR reviewers and editors (and publisher) independently buy two books by the same author over one weekend and four more rush out to get them in the next few days, well, that’s buzz…
If I could take only one book with me to the deserted island this would probably be it. It has everything: mystery, romance, humorous parody, a hero to remember and more twists than an album of Chubby Checker hits. I’ve adored The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie since I was thirteen and I’m not…
I don’t often have insomnia, but when I do, I look on it as an opportunity to read. Sometimes if the book is sufficiently dull, it puts me right back to sleep. This was not the case with Gallant Waif and I did something I haven’t done in a long time. I read it right…
Reviewer’s Note: The first chapter of this book builds up to an early surprise some might consider to be a spoiler. If Dodd’s previous work and my word are enough: this is a good book. If not, read on at your own risk, but don’t say you weren’t warned. Calling all Gothic fans – the…
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