REVIEW: Simply Love by Mary Balogh
October 9, 2008
Limecello's review of Simply Love by Mary Balogh
Historical romance released by Dell on 27 Feb 07
I haven’t read many of Mary Balogh’s books, but I’ve liked those that I have. Her writing has a subtlety that’s quite enjoyable and definitely apparent in Simply Love. I’m not quite sure if it was my mood – but everything just worked. It’s not your typical romance, and there are a lot of elements that could be exploited, but Ms. Balogh manages to craft them together skillfully and delicately. Read more
Tags: 2008, Dell, February 2007, Grade A, Historical Romance, Limecello, Mary Balogh, Review, Simply LoveDDS REVIEWS: Dragon Knights by Bianca D’Arc
September 8, 2008
Shannon C's Duckies Do Series reviews of Dragon Knights (Books 1-4) by Bianca D'Arc
Erotic fantasy romance eBooks released by Samhain Feb 2006 - Feb 2007
A friend of mine actually recommended this series to me quite some time ago. She says it was at least a year ago, but I think she's lying. In any event, I loved Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels, and figured that the adult version, where everyone's grown-up and there's lots of consensual sex would be fun. And these books really are amazingly fun. Read more
Tags: August 2006, Bianca D'Arc, Border Lair, Dragon Knights series, Duckies Do Series, eBook, Erotic Romance, Fantasy Romance, February 2006, February 2007, Grade A, Grade B, Maiden Flight, Prince of Spies, Review, Samhain Publishing, ShannonC, The Ice DragonREVIEW: Arousing Suspicions by Marianne Stillings
August 26, 2008
Sandy M's review of Arousing Suspicions (Darling Detectives Trilogy, Book 1) by Marianne Stillings
Contemporary Romance published by Avon 27 Feb 07
These brothers are definitely darling, in more ways than one, of course. I've enjoyed this trilogy so far, even if I did read it out of order. I read Satisfaction and reviewed it late last year and I immediately wanted to read Nate's story. Well, this is my immediately, eight months later. But it was worth the wait. As much as I go for the alpha heroes in my reads, a man who is as adorable as Nate wins my heart just as completely as any he-man. Read more
Tags: 2008, Arousing Suspicions, Avon, Contemporary Romance, Darling Detectives Trilogy, February 2007, Grade A, Killer Charms, Marianne Stillings, Review, Sandy M, SatisfactionREVIEW: The Boy Next Door by Amy Knupp
May 14, 2008
Devon's review of The Boy Next Door by Amy Knupp
Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Superromance 1 Feb 07
I haven't read a ton of SuperRomance, but I've found that even if I don't love them, they keep my interest, making for a pretty fast read. They are the perfect length for straight up contemporaries: long enough to explore the characters and conflicts, but not so long that the obstacles to the romance seemed contrived merely to drag things out. Just throwing that observation out there, because this particular HSR was very good: full of emotion, difficult issues, and very human characters.
Tags: 2008, Amy Knupp, Contemporary, Devon, February 2007, Grade B, Harlequin, Harlequin SuperRomance, Review, The Boy Next DoorReview: Real Men Do It Better by Donovan, Leigh, Wilde, and Alexander
May 2, 2008
Limecello's review of Real Men Do It Better by Susan Donovan, Lora Leigh, Lori Wilde, and Carrie Alexander
Erotic romance anthology released 6 Feb 2007 by St. Martin's Griffin.
They say that Real Men do it better... and they do, at least in this book.
Tags: 2008, anthology, Carrie Alexander, February 2007, Grade B, Grade C, Limecello, Lora Leigh, Lori Wilde, Real Men Do It Better, Review, St. Martin's Griffin, Susan DonovanReview: Natural Born Charmer (Chicago Stars, Book 7) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
April 29, 2008
Sandy M's review of Natural Born Charmer (Chicago Stars, Book 7) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Contemporary Romance Audiobook published by HarperAudio on 6 Feb 07
I'm glad I listened to the audio of this book instead of sitting down and reading it. The characters are simply wonderful, so full of depth, and hearing them coming to life was so much better than anything I could have come up with in my head. The humor and the emotion of those characters deserved to be spoken, to be appreciated. In putting this review together, I found out the woman who narrated the book, Anna Fields (her real name was Kate Fleming) has passed away since her perfectly read narration. What a loss for those of us who enjoy audiobooks. She was one of the best.
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Review: A Beautiful Surrender by Brenda Williamson
March 6, 2008
Sandy M's review of A Beautiful Surrender by Brenda Williamson
Historical romance print released by Samhain on 27 Nov 07 (ebook release 13 Feb 07)
I nearly surrendered myself and put this book aside, but I slugged along until I finished it. It never got any better, though. The negativity in this book is overwhelming and even though there are a couple of unfettered scenes here and there, that's just not enough to save it. Not even close.
Tags: 2007, A Beautiful Surrender, Brenda Williamson, February 2007, Grade F, Historical, Review, Romance, Samhain Publishing, Sandy MREVIEW: And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke
March 29, 2007
Lawson's review of And Then He Kissed Her (Girl-Bachelors, Book 1) by Laura Lee Guhrke
Historical romance released by Avon 27 Feb 07
Oh, how did women survive the Victorian Era? With the rules and etiquette one must follow, it is really rather amazing. Not just the fashions and making sure to wear gloves everywhere, either. Read more
Tags: 2007, And Then He Kissed Her, Avon, February 2007, Girl-Bachelor series, Girl-Bachelors series, Grade B, Historical Romance, Laura Lee Guhrke, Lawson, March 2007, ReviewThe Price of Desire by Leda Swann **Feb 2007**
September 12, 2006
From Leda Swann:
And then THE PRICE OF DESIRE, a full-length novel, comes out with Avon Red in February next year. Again it's Victorian set, this time in the world of the workhouse.
Excerpt!
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