LynneC’s review of Love Without Lies by Lee Wilkinson Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents 16 Aug 11 and Innocent in the Ivory Tower by Lucy Ellis Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 1 Oct 11 I read these books one after the other, and they were both hmm, I don’t know [...]

LynneC’s review of  Lone Wolfe (Bad Blood Collection, Book Eight) by Kate Hewitt Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 1 Sep 11 All through the Bad Blood series, there have been snippets about Jacob – that he took off, spent time in a Tibetan monastery, took up architecture and made himself wealthy. [...]

LynneC’s review of Too Proud To Be Bought by Sharon Kendrick Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents 23 Aug 11 Sharon Kendrick is a writer of extremes. She can write books that make you want to scream in frustration or books that give you the rare “happy sigh” moment. This is a happy-sigh book, and [...]

LynneC’s review of Princess from the Past by Caitlin Crews Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 1 Feb 11 Fired by my new enthusiasm for Caitlin Crews, I embarked on this book with high expectations. Now I don’t know what to think. Is this a romance?

LynneC’s review of  Forgotten Daughter (Bad Blood Collection, Book 7) by Jennie Lucas Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 15 Jul 11 In this series, where some of the stories have taken chances with the usual themes used in the Modern line, this book is like stepping back into the past. And [...]

LynneC’s review of  Illegitimate Tycoon (Bad Blood Collection, Book 6) by Janette Kenny Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 1 Jul 11 I’ve been reading this series hoping to find another gem like the Caitlin Crews book. Although this one doesn’t quite reach it,  for me anyway, it’s still a great read [...]

LynneC’s review of Heartless Rebel (Bad Blood Collection, Book 5) by Lynn Raye Harris Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 17 Jun 11 A bit of desperation setting in on the titles? Jack isn’t heartless and he isn’t a rebel. He isn’t a card sharp, either, he’s an investment manager.

LynneC’s review of  Fearless Maverick (Bad Blood Collection, Book 4) by Robyn Grady Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 3 Jun 11 This one has little connection with the main Bad Blood series, apart from the links the author must have been required to put in. I think it makes it a [...]

LynneC’s review of  Restless Billionaire (Bad Blood Collection, Book 3) by Abby Green Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 20 May 11 Sigh. Another doormat heroine, and I had such hopes for Aneesa.

LynneC’s review of  Tortured Rake (Bad Blood Collection, Book 1) by Sarah Morgan Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 1 May 11 Sarah Morgan leads off the first in a new series from Mills and Boon. Although I usually love her books, this time there are some elements that don’t work for [...]

LynneC’s review of In Want of a Wife? by Cathy Williams Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern 1 Apr 11 In this new series from Harlequin, they’ve taken some literary classics and used the themes to make contemporary stories for the Modern line. Seems a difficult request, and from reading the first in [...]

LynneC’s review of His Unknown Heir by Chantelle Shaw Contemporary Romance released by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 1 Feb 11 I always think long and hard before putting up a review of a book that I didn’t like. If I don’t have anything to contribute to the discussion, I’m likely to shrug and put [...]

Since I’ve started writing romances, I’ve heard no end of times that the category romance is easy to write for. Not from the people writing them, but the people reading them, with the addendum “I’d write one myself, but I don’t have the time. After all, how hard can it be?” So after three attempts [...]

LynneC’s review of Untouched Until Marriage by Chantelle Shaw Novel released by Mills and Boon Modern Romance 6 August 10, Harlequin Presents March 2011 A fairly good read, with some rough edges In terms of plot, Chantelle Shaw writes pretty standard Harlequin Mills and Boon books with hot millionaires and innocent heroines. Well, somebody has to. [...]

Lynne Connolly’s review of Mistress at What Price? by Anne Oliver Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin 13 Jul 10 I said in a previous review that I wouldn’t be reading Harlequin Presents if I didn’t tolerate the tropes that come up. This book proves that you can use them and still come up with a [...]