DDS Review: Bella Terra Deception Series by Christina Dodd
Veena’s Duckies Do Series review of Bella Terra Deception Series by Christina Dodd
Contemporary Romance published by Signet Select Aug 11 – Apr 12
Set against the backdrop of California’s beautiful Wine Country, Christina Dodd paints a superb portrayal of life in a small town where news and gossip fly at the speed of light and yet secrets and deception still manage to hide under the surface. Three rich handsome bachelors are pledged to find a missing bottle of wine shrouded in mystery before the secrets it contains can plunge their loved ones into danger. As the search continues secrets are revealed in the midst of escalating violence and a growing body count. Each brother makes their own journey of self-discovery to find their own pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in the form of love and family.
Eli, Rafe and Noah Di Lucca share a father. Born of different mothers, the boys are raised by their grandparents, Anthony and Sarah Di Lucca. Their home and heart is in Bella Terra with their Nonno and Nonna. Despite all the love and care of the grandparents, each child carries scars from their childhood which shape their choices into adulthood.
REVIEW: Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
Veena’s review of Tangle of Need (Psy-Changeling, Book 11) by Nalini Singh
Paranormal Romance hardcover published by Berkley 29 May 12
Tangle of Need picks up Nalini Singh’s Psy Changeling Series right where Kiss of Snow ends. In many ways this is as much a continuation of Sienna and Hawke’s love story as it is the journey of two deeply wounded members of the Snow Dancer pack who find each other through true love.
REVIEW: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
C2’s review of A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith, Book 2) by Julia Quinn
Historical romance released by Avon, 29 May 2012
In Julia Quinn’s newest release, Daniel Smythe-Smith finally returns home to England after years in exile on the Continent. A male Smythe-Smith?? You know you’re intrigued…
REVIEW: Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
Ash’s review of Tangle of Need (Psy-Changeling Series, Book 11) by Nalini Singh
Paranormal Romance published by Berkley 29 May 12
I can’t describe how happy I was to get this book to review. Nalini Singh is, without a doubt, my favorite paranormal romance author. Her books stay with me long after I finish them. I am always torn between wanting to hurry up to get to the end and wanting to savor her books. I admit I was a bit scared about how Tangle of Need would do following Kiss of Snow, but I should know better than to worry when it comes to her. Nalini Singh keeps getting better with each book.
REVIEW: The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
Sandy M’s review of The Last Boyfriend (Inn Boonsboro Trilogy, Book 2) by Nora Roberts
Contemporary Romance published by Berkley Trade 1 May 12
I’ve anxiously waited for this second book in Nora Roberts’ latest trilogy. I fell in love with the Montgomery brothers in The Next Always, and I now wish there’s more than just three of them to read about. As the finishing details are quickly put on Inn Boonsboro, Owen finds himself falling for a friend he’s known forever.
REVIEW: Charmed by His Love by Janet Chapman
Veena’s review of Charmed by His Love (Spellbound Falls, Book 2) by Janet Chapman
Paranormal Romance published by Jove 29 May 2012
Maximilian (Mac) Oceanus shook the earth and moved mountains to create a bottomless lake with a saltwater channel to the ocean to prove his love to Olivia Baldwin in Spellbound Falls. Now that Mac and Olivia are happily married and starting on their new life together, Janet Chapman turns our attention to Olivia’s best friend Peg Thomson in her next installment of the Spellbound series, Charmed by His Love.
REVIEW: Trouble Me by Laura Moore
Laura C’s review of Trouble Me by Laura Moore|
Contemporary Romance published by Ballantine 27 Mar 12
I probably should have given this book a pass after the first scene between the hero and heroine. Jade and Rob meet up after a number of years at a hotel far from home where they are both snowed in. They have a night of wild sex without exchanging names. Not even first names. And right there, that should have let me know this book isn’t for me, because, according to the back of the book, Jade is supposed to be going home to show how much she’s grown up and how she’s ready to settle down. And all I could think is “uh, yeah, because that’s a really responsible thing to do.”
REVIEW: Secrets to Seducing a Scot by Michelle Marcos
Sandy M’s review of Secrets to Seducing a Scot (Highland Knaves, Book 2) by Michelle Marcos
Historical Romance published by St. Martin’s 2 Aug 11
I’ve obviously had this book for a while. 🙁 For some reason I just didn’t pick it up until recently. While it’s not a story that wows you to no end, it is an intense, somewhat sweet romance between a very unlikely pair who pull you into their lives during a time of uprising in Scotland.
REVIEW: A Wicked Persuasion by Catherine George
LynneC’s review of A Wicked Persuasion by Catherine George
Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents 1 Mar 12
In this series of loose adaptations of classic novels by Mills and Boon, Catherine George has taken on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. So now it’s time to come clean. Yes, I’ve read Persuasion once, when I was eighteen. Second confession—Jane Austen isn’t a favourite of mine. I find her tone dry. I appreciate that she was a revolutionary writer who brought the novel on another leap, but I’d far rather curl up with a good Dickens or Tom Jones or Evelina or even Tristram Shandy, if I’m feeling adventurous. They’re bursting with life and in comparison I find Austen’s comedies of manners less than enthralling. Even the revered Pride and Prejudice.
There, I said it. I don’t have to be ashamed anymore. So I’m reviewing George’s book as a stand-alone.
REVIEW: The Wolf Who Loved Me by Lydia Dare
Sandy M’s review of The Wolf Who Loved Me (The Wolf Who Loved Me Trilogy, Book 1) by Lydia Dare
Historical Paranormal Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 1 Apr 12
With this new spin-off trilogy, Lydia Dare is giving readers more of her werewolves with the Hadley brothers, three rakes who get into trouble every chance they get.
