Dinca’s review of Honky Tonk Christmas (Honky Tonk Series, Book 4) by Carolyn Brown Contemporary Western Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 1 Oct 10 Honky Tonk Christmas by Carolyn Brown is part of the Honky Tonk Series, a Contemporary Western romance. I have not had the opportunity to read I Love This Bar, Hell Yeah or My [...]

C2’s review of The Lady Most Likely…A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway Historical Romance published by Avon 28 Dec 10 Based on the author firepower behind “The Lady Most Likely”, I’m sure reader expectations are high. I mean, Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway working together in [...]

It’s been a while for me reading a Harlequin Intrigue. Then when I read one such as Guns and the Girl Next Door where the action and suspense is nonstop, where I sit on the edge of my seat waiting for the current action to end, only to be caught up in the next action [...]

Before I started writing for Harlequin Intrigue, I would be at conferences or sit in workshops and hear people ask about what made an Intrigue an Intrigue.  Usually the question was phrased like this:  “What’s the ratio of romance to suspense in an Intrigue?”  People were trying to figure out the difference between writing for [...]

Sandy M’s review of Guns and the Girl Next Door (Mystery Men, Book 2) by HelenKay Dimon Romantic Suspense published by Harlequin Intrigue 4 Jan 11 Get ready for one hell of a ride. HelenKay Dimon puts the gloves on, throws punches of action at readers one-two, one-two and never lets up until the bad [...]

Are you tired of top ten lists, faithful reader? I hope not because here’s mine.

Ash’s review of A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang Urban Fantasy published by Pocket 25 Jan 11 I think I have been a bit burnt out on urban fantasy lately, and I have a few series that I love so I am always measuring books against those. A Brush of Darkness comes pretty damn [...]

So it seems I read more good books than bad in 2010, which is pretty great. These are the ones I loved most of all and that I now want to go read right this minute.

LynneC’s review of The Man Behind the Mask by Maggie Cox Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin 11 Jan 11 I first read this one as a Mills and Boon Modern, Brazilian Boss, Virgin Housekeeper, and although I didn’t check it word for word, I don’t think they’ve changed much except the spelling in this version [...]

Sandy M’s review of Cowboy Trouble by Joanne Kennedy Contemporary Western Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 1 Mar 10 This is my first Joanne Kennedy book. I love a good cowboy story, and I do like the hero, Luke, along with the heroine, Libby. There’s some good humor throughout. The storyline starts out nice and [...]

Ash’s review of Something Wicked (Living in Eden, Book 2) by Michelle Rowen Paranormal Romance published by Berkley Sensation 05 Oct 10 I always worry that I won’t like the other books in a series as much as I like the first. When I started reading Something Wicked, I couldn’t get into it like I [...]

Dinca’s review of Indecent & Wicked by Tori Carrington Contemporary romance reissued by Harlequin Showcase 1 Sep 2010 Tori Carrington has done it again. I always enjoy her (their) stories.  Of these two, I can’t even begin to tell you which one I liked best, Indecent or Wicked. They both had my full attention from page one. Although they [...]

LynneC’s review of Falke’s Peak by Madison Layle and Anna Leigh Keaton Paranormal Romance ebook novella released by Carina Press 2o Dec 10 Falke’s Peak starts when Dakota arrives in the small Washington snow resort with her friends. It had been planned as a girls’ weekend, but one of the three girls had dropped out, [...]

LynneC’s review of Snowbound Seduction by Helen Brooks Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents Extra 30 Nov 10 I was a bit puzzled when I checked the cover and found that this book really was a Modern/Presents Extra. Because it doesn’t read like a Presents at all. Apart from the British setting, it would fit [...]

Gwen’s review of Black Magic Sanction (Rachel Morgan and The Hollows, Book 8 ) by Kim Harrison Urban fantasy hardcover released by Eos 23 Feb 10, mass market paperback release 28 Dec 10 The Hollows series is a guilty pleasure for me.  Rachel Morgan’s life is such a hot mess, it never fails to make [...]