Lynne Connolly’s review of The Spanish Duke’s Virgin Bride by Chantelle Shaw
Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Presents 01 Nov 07
I think there’s a conspiracy afoot. This is the second Beauty and the Beast story I’ve read recently that fails spectacularly, the other being Jennie Lucas’ The Innocent’s Dark Seduction.

Sandy M’s Duckies Do Series reviews of the Immortal Witches Series by Maggie Shayne
Historical/Contemporary Paranormal Romances released Dec 98 – Jan 02
Witch stories run either hot or cold for me.  I have to admit, most don’t do much for me, while a few I totally love.  This series is one I absolutely love.  I enjoyed [...]

Gwen’s Quick Quacks of Three Books and Three Scotsmen
Historical romances released between November 2007 to November 2008
So I’m sitting here with another pile of books I’ve read but haven’t reviewed, and decided I better do something with them before Sybil kills me.  But, as I have no time to do the full, long, well [...]

Liviania’s review of Hot Mama (Bigtime #2) by Jennifer Estep
Paranormal romance release by Berkley 6 Nov 07, re-release 5 Aug 08

Immediately after finishing and loving Karma Girl, I instantly delved into the next Bigtime story. Estep kept me up way past my bedtime. Both books are fast paced, well plotted, and impossible (for [...]

Sandy M’s review of Caine’s Reckoning (Hell’s Eight, Book 1) by Sarah McCarty
Historical Romance released by Harlequin Spice 1 Nov 07
I loved this book. I absolutely loved everything about it. The characters are very true to life, good or bad.

I figured that if I wait until I have time to do full reviews of these six books, airborne porcine would be commonplace. So I decided to just do it – write a bunch of quick hits. These are all over the place as far as genre and release dates, so bear with me. Below [...]

Finn’s review of To Catch a Cheat by Kelley St. John
Contemporary romance released by Forever 1 Nov 07
Marissa Kincaid is a serial cheater dater. She only seems to date men who cheat. She and her friends decide to start a database of cheaters to warn other women of the horrible men who have broken [...]

Gwen’s review of One Knight Only (Bladesmen, Book 2) by Julia Latham
Historical romance released by Avon 27 Nov 07
There were a few things I liked about this book, but more I didn’t like or simply felt ambivalent about. Not a promising way to start a review, I realize, but bear with me while I explain [...]

Sandy M’s review of The Accidental Mistress (Mistress Trilogy, Book 2) by Tracy Anne Warren
Historical Romance published by Ballantine 27 Nov 07
I loved the hero and heroine in this book. Before they meet they each have taken steps to insure their futures, one to marry to carry on the family line and the other to [...]

Connie’s review of Trapped by Chris Jordan
Suspense Thriller from MIRA 1 Nov 07
Jane Hartley’s 16 year old daughter fought and beat leukemia when she was a young child. And since she beat it, Kelly has been fighting her mother’s desire for her to ‘take it easy’. This all comes about in the first chapter as [...]

Sandy M’s review of His Captive by Diana Cosby
Historical Romance published by Zebra on 1 November 2007
The hero and heroine in this book have one of the best battle of wills. One that leads to doubt and vulnerability for both characters right up to the bitter end. She vexes him constantly and at the [...]

I have really enjoyed Karen Templeton’s last few novels but latest trilogy is amazing.
The entire Guys & Daughters series (Dear Santa, Yours, Mine…or Ours? and Baby, I’m Yours) have been books I want to put into every readers hand and say, over look the title, over look what you ‘know’ or think you know about [...]

Sandy M’s review of Naughty by Nature (Carlisle Family, Book 3) by Barbara Pierce
Historical romance released by St. Martin’s 27 Nov 07
Barbara Pierce has become an all-time favorite of mine.  Her books an auto-buy. The Carlisles are a fun and scandalous family with friends of the same attributes, as evidenced by the hero in this [...]

Sandy M’s reviews of The Return to Troublesome Gulch (Books 1, 2, and 3) by Lynda Sandoval
Contemporary romance 1 Sep 07, 1 Nov 07, and 1 Jan 08 by Silhouette
I received the second book in this series, not realizing it was part of a series until I was finished with it. But after the emotion I [...]

Holly’s review of Dear Santa by Karen Templeton
Contemporary romance published 01 Nov 07 from Silhouette Special Edition
Do you ever read a book and think, “Wow!”? Ever finish it and sigh and think to yourself, “I loved that book”? That’s what happened to me with this one. I admit to loving category romance, at least on [...]