I’ve been thinking about the sudden surge to self-publishing and vanity publishing and the interest I’ve recently seen in various blogs and other places.
Being a suspicious soul, I started to think about why this should be. Not all improvements come because the time has come and it’s right for them. Sometimes the situation is carefully [...]

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Wendy the Super Librarian’s review of Sizzling Seduction (Hightower Honors #4) by Gwyneth Bolton
Contemporary romance released by Kimani Romance 01 Oct 09
I play fairly fast and loose when it comes to picking out category romance titles to read.  I’m always willing to try a new-to-me author, and I tend to blindly choose books based [...]

Several bloggers have answered comments on the AAR forums about blogging recently. In doing so, some have noticed a recent snippiness and touchiness in the reading community, from readers and from writers. I was hanging around at Wendy’s blog recently, something I do a lot, and she’s noticed something similar, too. Mrs. Giggles has spotted [...]

Limecello’s review of The C.O.O. Must Marry by Maxine Sullivan
Contemporary Romance released by Silhouette Desire 10 Feb 09
I really enjoy Maxine Sullivan’s stories- and she’s one of the “Down Under” Desire authors I keep an eye out for. The C.O.O. Must Marry is another Valente book, and there’s so much to gush about here. The [...]

Lynne Connolly’s review of The Greek Tycoon’s Reluctant Bride by Kate Hewitt
Contemporary romance released by Mills & Boon (UK) 1 Jan 08, Harlequin (US) 9 Feb 10
This book should really have been a full-length novel in a more serious line. The hero and heroine both have Issues, and they are nasty ones, ones that would [...]

Holly’s review of A Fortune Wedding by Kristin Hardy
Contemporary romance released by Silhouette Special Edition 1 June 2009
I really tried to like this book. Two things marred my enjoyment: 1) the fact that I hadn’t read any of the previous books and 2) the heroine. There were many things that were referenced in this [...]

Holly’s review of Make Me Yours by Betina Krahn
Historical romance released by Harlequin Blaze 1 July 2009
Before I go into my review, I have to tell you that it annoys the crap out of me that the Blaze line now includes historical and paranormal novels. In the past Blaze has always been sexy, contemporary romances. [...]

Holly’s review of Magnate’s Make-Believe Mistress by Bronwyn Jameson
Contemporary Romance released by Silhouette Desire 14 July 2009
I don’t believe I’ve read many (if any) book by Bronwyn Jameson before. The name sounds familiar, but I’m not sure if that’s because I’ve heard it from others (most likely Wendy) or from my own experience. Either way, [...]

Lynne Connolly’s review of The Sheikh’s Chosen Queen by Jane Porter
Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Presents 1 Apr 08
At last, a title I can remember!  Jane Porter has done some research and describes the scenes, especially one set in Dubai, very well. It does make a difference to the story and helps to set the [...]

Lynne Connolly’s review of Magnate’s Make-Believe Mistress by Bronwyn Jameson
Contemporary romance released by Silhouette Desire 14 Jul 09
Nice one, Bronwyn.
A fun beginning, overtly sexual but really our polo-playing hero was riding a polo pony – something most of us call a horse, being seventeen hands of heaving horseflesh.  Called away from the polo field [...]

Holly’s review of The Doctor’s Surprise Family by Mary J. Forbes
Contemporary romance released by Silhouette 1 May 09
I generally like the ‘reunited lovers’ plot line. Especially if the lovers in question were high school sweethearts. This is the third book in Forbes’ Home to Firewood Island series. I read the first two books and enjoyed [...]

The ever wonderful Cheryl St.John agreed to put together (VERY last minute for us) a post on Inspirational Romance and how they fit with Westerns so well. I promised not to whine, at least not in the post, *g*! Our host finally got us up and running so I am running very late. [...]

I love me a good Harlequin romance. At their best they’re tight little stories with an intensity you don’t often get in longer romances, just long enough to last a couple of hours, at least they do at my reading speed which is admittedly rather slow. I like to savour the books I read, not [...]

Limecello’s review of Scandalized by Lori Foster
Contemporary romance released by Harlequin 1 Oct 97, rerel’d 1 Mar 09
The story begins “She was the perfect woman to have his baby.” Tell me that doesn’t get your attention. I really enjoy Lori Foster’s older stories, and this was no exception. You’ll notice that the book title [...]