Be warned: the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series is not for the faint of heart. I have to say that, because I’ve read Kim Newman and Elaine Bergstrom and other vampire stories, and I still cringed at times as I read Guilty Pleasures. The continuing saga of the very normal woman who chooses to make…
The Grand Sophy, Georgette Heyer’s Regency Romance written in 1950, is a witty comedy of manners which will not fail to delight the sainted Georgette’s admirers and might well prove to be a keeper for others as well. Lord Ombersley’s family is in a sad scrape. Due to his financial ineptitude they are forced to…
When I read Connie Willis’s To Say Nothing of the Dog two years ago, I knew I’d have to read all her other books as well. It’s taken some time, but I finally read the fascinating Doomsday Book, which is every bit as good as TSNOTD, although it is completely different in tone. Doomsday Book…
“I’m not a woman who falls in love. I’ve tried . . . it’s just not in me.” “I’ve tried to fall in love. It didn’t take for me, either.” The Gallagher siblings trilogy that began with Jewels of the Sun and continued with Tears of the Moon, reaches a satisfying ending with Heart of…
This is one of the most intense romances I’ve read in a while. From the opening scene to the final pages I was glued to this book. I had one of those nights where you keep reading no matter how late it’s getting. You keep looking at the clock thinking, “If I turn off the…
The Devil’s Delilah is yet another gem from Loretta Chase, featuring one my favorite types of heroes: the cute, absent-minded nerd boy with a heart of gold. The only complaint I have about this book is that it had to end. Jack Langdon’s vagueness is part of the reason he didn’t get the girl in…
These twelve books were reviewed as one. Eight of the books were reissued in early 2004. The ISBN and Amazon link are for Stranger in Paradise, the final reissue. Amazon links for each of the reissues can be found at the bottom of this review. Our database does not allow us to input more than…
There’s been much discussion about romance authors who cross over into mainstream fiction. Many readers feel that the authors give up the romance in order to appeal to a different audience. I don’t know if that’s what Barbara Delinsky is doing with this book, but I do know that this is one of the most…
Sun Wolf’s father taught him three things: Don’t mess with magic, don’t argue with drunks or fanatics, and don’t fall in love. In the course of this novel, he will do all three. The Ladies of Mandrigyn takes place in an imaginary world where a great empire has collapsed, leaving a politically unstable power vacuum….
This book was definitely a Desert Isle Keeper for me. Here are some of the reasons why many other readers will hate it: It’s written in the first person; Both the hero and the heroine are unrepentant snobs; and The hero is one of those people who suffers the Agony of Being Born Too Beautiful….
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