Posts Tagged ‘Contemporary’
PONDERING: C2′s Top Reads of 2012
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 13:00 No CommentsYes, yes…I know I’m late getting my list ready for you, faithful reader. Life gets busy sometimes and I get distracted. But here I am with my list! Yay!! Onward!
REVIEW: Indecent and Wicked by Tori Carrington
Friday, January 7, 2011 1:00 1 CommentDinca’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 [...]
REVIEW: Whisper Falls by Toni Blake
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 1:00 2 CommentsC2’s review of Whisper Falls (Destiny Series, Book 3) by Toni Blake Contemporary Romance published by Avon 28 Dec 10 Whisper Falls takes us back to Destiny, Ohio, a small town that sounds a good bit like some towns I’ve visited in Ohio, actually. Small towns always play well in books, I think…they are much [...]
REVIEW: The Best of Friends by Susan Mallery
Friday, November 19, 2010 1:00 1 CommentC2’s review of The Best of Friends by Susan Mallery Contemporary romance published by Pocket 28 Sep 10 Remember being young and having a huge crush on an older, completely unattainable guy? Someone who, if he even acknowledged your existence did it in the most offhand manor imaginable…since you’re practically strangers, really. Still, you just [...]
REVIEW: Sex on the Beach by Susan Lyons
Monday, January 18, 2010 1:00 2 CommentsLawson’s review of Sex on the Beach by Susan Lyons Contemporary Erotic Romance Released by Berkley Heat 5 Jan 10 It’s cold outside. There’s snow on the ground. And my TBR pile is all historicals. I think most of them are set during the winter, or at least the colder months. So I jumped at [...]
REVIEW: One September Morning by Rosalind Noonan
Friday, March 20, 2009 1:00 1 CommentSandy M’s review of One September Morning by Rosalind Noonan Contemporary Women’s Fiction released by Kensington 1 Jan 09 I’ve not read any books of any sort about 9-11 or anything to do with its aftermath since that cloudless, sky-blue September day in 2001. I never wanted to. I never felt the need to. So [...]
REVIEW: Only Tyler by Jess Dee
Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:00 2 CommentsLimecello’s review of Only Tyler (Circle of Friends, Book 1) by Jess Dee Erotic romance eBook released by Samhain on 20 Jan 09 This is the first book to Jess Dee’s new two part series “Circle of Friends”. Only Tyler is the second book I’ve read by Jess Dee, and I enjoyed it immensely. I [...]
REVIEW: Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
Monday, February 9, 2009 9:00 2 CommentsLiviania’s review of Plum Spooky (Between-the-Numbers Stephanie Plum) by Janet Evanovich Contemporary mystery released by St. Martin’s 6 Jan 09 The Between-the-Numbers Stephanie Plum books have always been fun but less satisfying that those in the actual series. For one thing, none of the previous three cleared 200 pages. There’s only so much you can [...]
REVIEW: Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Sunday, February 1, 2009 1:00 31 CommentsLimecello’s review of Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Fiction re-released by Avon on 30 Dec 08 Susan Elizabeth Phillips is one of my favorite authors. Favorite. Glitter Baby is one of the few novels that Ms. Phillips wrote that I hadn’t yet read due to availability, so I’m so glad this one was reprinted. [...]
REVIEW: Mayhem In High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Saturday, January 24, 2009 1:00 1 CommentSandy M’s review of Mayhem In High Heels (High Heels Mysteries, Book 5) by Gemma Halliday Chick Lit published by Making It 30 Dec 08 What a difference a year makes. I read and reviewed the fourth book in this series, Alibi in High Heels, in February 2008. I gave that book a B grade [...]
REVIEW: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Thursday, November 20, 2008 13:00 7 CommentsSandy M’s review of Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer Young Adult Contemporary Paranormal Fiction Hardcover released by Little, Brown 5 Oct 05, PPB 6 Sep 06, MMPPB 1 Nov 2008 I finally got my first look at the Twilight Saga sensation that (almost) everyone’s gone crazy over. With the movie only [...]
QQ REVIEW: A Single Thread by Marie Bostwick
Thursday, October 30, 2008 13:00 1 CommentConnie’s Quick Quack review of A Single Thread by Marie Bostwick Contemporary women’s fiction released by Kensington 30 Oct 08 When Evelyn Dixon’s marriage ends abruptly she is at a loss until she takes a trip to a totally new town and finds the perfect (to her) spot to open her dream quilt shop.
REVIEW: Spectre by Phaedra Weldon
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 16:00 No CommentsGwen’s review of Spectre (Zoë Martinique, Book 2) by Phaedra Weldon Contemporary urban fantasy released by Ace Trade 3 Jun 08 Attention authors! If you’re going to do first person, you may as well go all out and make it a conversation between the reader and your main character. Get personal, colloquial, and current. I [...]
REVIEW: Decadent by Shayla Black
Sunday, October 5, 2008 1:00 8 CommentsSandy M’s review of Decadent by Shayla Black Contemporary Erotic Romance released by Berkley Trade 2 Oct 07 I hadn’t planned on reading this book right now. I got caught in a situation where I didn’t have my current read handy, knew I’d go stir crazy without something to read while waiting and picked Decadent [...]
REVIEW: The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox
Sunday, September 14, 2008 1:00 No CommentsSandy M’s review of The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox Contemporary Paranormal Romance released by Love Spell 29 Jul 08 This is a cute book. It has its moments. Yeah, there’s a but. I tried to let that “but” go, not pay any attention to it whenever possible. Sigh. Not even that helped.

