QQ REVIEW: Then You Hide by Roxanne St. Claire

Connie's Quick Quack review of Then You Hide (The Bullet Catchers, Book 6) by Roxanne St. Claire
Contemporary romantic suspense released by Pocket Star 24 Jun 08

Bullet Catcher Wade Cordell is assigned to track down a woman on a Caribbean vacation to get her to meet her birth mother and see if she can help save the woman's life. Vanessa has known she was adopted and that her birth mother was in jail for murder and wants no part of meeting or helping her and has her own agenda for her vacation and leads Wade on a merry chase.  Vanessa is an extremely strong willed person and hates her birth mother.  Read more

Tags: 2008, Bullet Catchers series, Connie, Contemporary Romance, Grade B, June 2008, Pocket Star, Quick Quack, Review, Romantic Suspense, Roxanne St. Claire, Then You Hide

QQ REVIEW: The Healer by Sharon Sala

Connie's Quick Quack review of The Healer by Sharon Sala
Contemporary paranormal romantic suspense released by Mira 1 Apr 08

Jonah Gray Wolf appeared out of nowhere and has a connection to animals no one can explain and he is also a healer. This gift puts him and anyone he cares about in great danger because a man he once helped will do anything to get him in his power. Read more

Tags: 2008, April 2008, Connie, Contemporary Romance, Grade B, Mira, Paranormal Romance, Quick Quack, Romantic Suspense, Sharon Sala, The Healer

REVIEW: Pitch Black by Susan Crandall

Shannon C.'s review of Pitch Black by Susan Crandall
Romantic suspense novel released by Forever 1 Jun 08

I really like books about troubled kids and the adults that help them. I know a lot of readers are actively repelled by that sort of thing, but I'm not one of them. Stories about mothers, social workers, or concerned human beings doing anything and everything to protect their children just tug at my heartstrings and make my inner budding social worker squeeful. And in Susan Crandall's romantic suspense debut, she hits everything right.
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Tags: 2008, Forever, Grade A, June 2008, Pitch Black, Review, Romance, Romantic Suspense, ShannonC, Susan Crandall

REVIEW: Lifelines by C.J. Lyons

Wendy the Super Librarian's review of Lifelines by C.J. Lyons
Romantic suspense released by Berkley 04 March 2008

Every once in a while a book comes along that just doesn't work for me, and I can't seem to put my finger on why. It's competently written. It's got an interesting storyline. The characters seem like intriguing people. But it doesn't grab me. That's usually when I fall back on clichés. Such is the case with C.J. Lyons' debut novel. By the final 100 pages, the appropriate cliché finally came to me: Too much of a good thing. Read more

Tags: 2008, Berkley, CJ Lyons, Grade C, Lifelines, March 2008, Review, Romantic Suspense, Wendy The Super Librarian

Review: Beyond Fearless by Rebecca York

Limecello's review of Beyond Fearless by Rebecca York
Paranormal romantic suspense published by Berkley 4 Dec 07

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book. I've never read a book by Rebecca York before, and while I'm intrigued, I'm afraid I'm not enthralled. The premise of the book is interesting enough, but the story lost me after a while. There were a lot of unique qualities and intricacies, but put together, it became too much.

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Tags: 2008, Berkeley Sensation, Beyond Fearless, December 2007, Grade C, Limecello, Paranormal, Rebecca York, Review, Romantic Suspense

REVIEW: Triple Exposure by Colleen Thompson

Connie's review of Triple Exposure by Colleen Thompson
Romantic Suspense released by Leisure 29 Jul 08

Photographer Rachel Copeland returns to her hometown of Marfa to escape a scandal and heal. Rachel was accused of killing a 19 year old stalker whose mother garnered a lot of public sympathy and gets Rachel tried in his death when Rachel was really a victim. Rachel must confront her jealous, unfriendly stepmother while trying to make a new life for herself. Read more

Tags: 2008, Colleen Thompson, Connie, Dorchester, Grade B, July 2008, Leisure, Review, Romantic Suspense, Triple Exposure

REVIEW: Play Dirty by Sandra Brown

Sandy M's review of Play Dirty by Sandra Brown
Romantic Suspense released by Pocket 22 Jul 08

I'm always amazed at how Sandra Brown takes the unlikeliest of characters, brings them together in ways that have them either suspicious of one another or disliking each other, and the next thing we know those characters are set on a course for the relationship of a lifetime after going through hell and back to get there. The rides we're given with her heroes and heroines are always extraordinary, and Griff and Laura in Play Dirty are among the best of Brown's main characters yet. Read more

Tags: 2008, Grade A, July 2008, Play Dirty, Pocket, Review, Romantic Suspense, Sandra Brown, Sandy M

REVIEW: Innocent as Sin by Elizabeth Lowell

Connie's review of Innocent As Sin by Elizabeth Lowell
Contemporary romantic suspense hardcover release by William Morrow 19 Jun 07
Massmarket paperback release by Avon 29 Apr 08 (book links to mmppb)

Contemporary romantic suspense often walks a fine line between the various elements that make them up. How to be contemporary without overloading on technical details. How to be romantic without sacrificing the suspense. How to be suspenseful without sacrificing the romance. This book didn't do such a good balancing job. Read more

Tags: 2008, April 2008, Avon, Connie, Contemporary Romance, Elizabeth Lowell, Grade C, Innocent As Sin, June 2007, Review, Romantic Suspense, William Morrow

Review: Triple Exposure by Colleen Thompson

Sandy M's review of Triple Exposure by Colleen Thompson
Romantic Suspense released by Leisure 29 Jul 08

I know when I read a book by Colleen Thompson I'm going to be glued to every page, enjoying the romance and love of her characters, trying to figure out who the villain is, and never seeing that twist that comes out of left field until it hits me right between the eyes. This book is not the exception. Read more

Tags: 2008, Colleen Thompson, Grade A, July 2008, Leisure, Review, Romantic Suspense, Sandy M, Triple Exposure

REVIEW: Sleep Softly by Gwen Hunter

Wendy the Super Librarian's review of Sleep Softly by Gwen Hunter
Romantic suspense released by Mira 01 February 2008

When my older sister was pregnant with my nephew she went through a phase where she couldn't read about "anything bad happening to children." This coming from a woman who used to read early Stephen King horror novels in my parents' basement, in the middle of the night. Even factoring in her pregnancy hormones, I suspect this is what will keep a lot of readers away from Gwen Hunter's latest, despite the fact that it's not a terribly gory read. Sometimes the mere suggestion and an active imagination are too much to overcome.

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Tags: February 2008, Grade B, Gwen Hunter, Mira, Review, Romantic Suspense, Sleep Softly, Wendy The Super Librarian

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