Review: Parallel Fire by Deirdre Knight

Sandy M's review of Parallel Fire (Midnight Warriors, Book 5) by Deirdre Knight
Paranormal Romance ebook novella released by Samhain 6 Jun 08

Wow, this little snippet has me hungry for more of these Midnight Warriors. I'm in my usual bind with so many dang books stacked up waiting for me to read. I have the books in this series, just haven't yet picked them up. My loss. Read more

Tags: 2008, Deirdre Knight, eBook, Grade A, June 2008, Midnight Warriors series, Parallel Fire, Paranormal, Review, romance, Samhain, Sandy M

Review: Playing with Fire by Katie MacAlister

Devon's Review of Playing with Fire (Silver Dragons, Book 1) by Katie MacAlister
Paranormal Romance released by Signet 6 May 2008

Katie MacAlister's books are a mixed bag for me. I haven't enjoyed her contemporaries, but I quite liked several of her paranormals. I enjoy her sense of humor, but after awhile the books in the ongoing series start to suffer from a certain sameness and forced hijinks. Holy Smokes, the fourth book in the Aisling Grey series (see my review, and please excuse the formatting issues), definitely felt like an ending. There were a number of loose ends and so, despite my disenchantment with the series, I was sufficiently intrigued to pick up Playing with Fire. This book features Gabriel Tauhou, the wyvern of the silver dragons and an appealing character in the Aisling Grey books. Read more

Tags: 2008, Devon, Grade B, Katie MacAlister, May 2008, Paranormal, Playing with Fire, Review, romance, Silver Dragons series

Review: Soul of a Highlander by Melissa Mayhue

Sandy M's review of Soul of a Highlander (Daughters of the Glen, Book 3) by Melissa Mayhue
Historical Paranormal Romance published by Pocket 20 May 08

Scottish historical time travel with a little modern day thrown in. Toss in some magic with a few evil Fae running around causing havoc and handsome immortal heroes to kick some butt and fall in love with a sassy heroine. Just my kinda book! Read more

Tags: 2008, Daughters of the Glen series, Grade A, Historical, May 2008, Melissa Mayhue, Paranormal, Pocket, Review, romance, Sandy M

REVIEW: Warrior by Angela Knight

Gwen's review of Warrior (Time Hunters, Book 1) by Angela Knight
Sci-Fi romance released by Berkley 1 Jul 08

Angela Knight writes some of the steamiest, far-out books I've ever read. They almost always have uber-alpha heroes and generally have strong heroines. Warrior is no exception. It has an alpha hero in spades, a heroine that rocked, and some sci-fi details that even Shannon will like. Read more

Tags: 2008, Angela Knight, Berkley, Grade A, Gwen, July 2008, Review, romance, Sci-Fi, science fiction, Time Hunters series, Warrior

Review: The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston

Sandy M's review of The Beast in Him (Pride, Book 2) by Shelly Laurenston
Contemporary Paranormal Romance published by Brava 1 Apr 08

Hey! You! Yeah, you! Why didn't you tell me how good these Laurenston books are? I've been missing out at least as far as her Pride books go and now I'm ready to start glomming every book on her backlist. I had that much darned fun reading The Beast in Him.

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Tags: 2008, Brava, Contemporary, Grade A, Paranormal, Pride Series, Review, romance, Sandy M, Shelly Laurenston, The Beast in Him

Review: Hidden by Eve Kenin

Shannon C.'s review of Hidden by Eve Kenin
Science fiction romance released by Shomi 1 Jul 08

Eve Kenin's Driven introduced us to a post-apocalyptic future in a bleak northern climate where truckers were kings of the road. In Hidden, Ms Kenin returns us to that world, and we get to see another aspect of this society. In fact, though Driven was an excellent book, I liked Hidden better. Read more

Tags: 2008, Eve Kenin, futuristic romance, Grade B, Hidden, July 2008, Review, romance, Sci-Fi, ShannonC, Shomi

Review: Seaside Cinderella by Anna Schmidt

Devon’s review of Seaside Cinderella by Anna Schmidt
Inspirational Historical Romance released by Steeple Hill Love Inspired 1 Jul 08

I’ve never read an inspirational romance before. I’ve always viewed them rather suspiciously, not because I have any issue with Christianity or Christian literature, but because I’ve read some inspirational children’s literature that was very poorly written. Especially in comparison to some of the well-written classics of children’s literature authored by Christians, which contain overt Christian themes. So I imagined that inspirational romance would sacrifice plot and character development in favor of didactic, awkwardly placed sermonizing. But I had to read Seaside Cinderella because of the setting: turn of the century New England. I was thrilled to see a romance featuring an Irish factory worker and a factory owner. It was time to get over my prejudices and try something new. Read more

Tags: 2008, Anna Schmidt, Devon, Grade C, Historical, Inspirational, July 2008, Love Inspired, Review, romance, Seaside Cinderella, Steeple Hill

REVIEW: Fallen by Erin McCarthy

Limecello's review of Fallen (7 Deadly Sins, Book 2) by Erin McCarthy
Paranormal Romance released by Berkley Jove 29 Apr 08

Erin McCarthy is one of my favorite romance authors. My expectations may have been too high, because Book 2 of the Seven Deadly Sins series unfortunately disappointed. I felt that the story didn’t truly begin until chapter 9. The story moved too slowly for me, and I felt that the action didn't begin until the nearly the end, and it became rushed. I also would have liked a bit more romance. Read more

Tags: 7 Deadly Sins series, April 2008, Berkley, Erin McCarthy, Fallen, Grade C, limecello, Paranormal, Review, romance

Review: Knave’s Honor by Margaret Moore

Finn's review of Knave’s Honor (King John, Book 3) by Margaret Moore
Historical Romance released by HQN 1 Jan 08

Well just the fact that one of the main character’s names is Finn made me curious about this book. Lady Elizabeth d’Averette likes adventure and she meets it in human form when she encounters the outlaw Finn on the road home. Those who know Lizette know she has more courage than sense. Which attracts Finn like a fly to honey! Read more

Tags: Finn, Grade B, Historical, HQN, January 2008, King John series, Knave's Honor, Margaret Moore, Review, romance

Review: The Dangerous Mr. Ryder by Louise Allen

Devon’s review of The Dangerous Mr. Ryder by Louise Allen
Historical Romance released 1 July 2008 by Harlequin Historical

The Dangerous Mr. Ryder, the first book in Louise Allen’s Those Scandalous Ravenhursts series, features that most popular of Regency heroes, the gentleman adventurer-spy. Jack Ryder, aka Lord Sebastian Ravenhurst, has been charged to bring Eva, the Grand Duchess of Maubourg, to England. The tiny duchy of Maubourg is significant to both the French and the English in terms of location and allegiance. Eva is proud, intelligent, and independent, as well as beautiful. As they make their dangerous journey, the two find themselves falling in love. While several elements of this book seem rather familiar, it was a solidly entertaining read.

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Tags: 2008, Devon, Grade B, Harlequin Historical, Historical, July 2008, Louise Allen, Review, romance, The Dangerous Mr. Ryder, Those Scandalous Ravenhursts

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