Review: Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas

Beguiling the Beauty - Sherry Thomas

“Avenge yourself.  Make him fall in love with you, then give him the cut.” Christian de Montford’s (The Duke of Lexington) greatest passion has been for science and archeology since a young child.  That is, until one summer afternoon at the annual Eton and Harrow cricket match where he first laid eyes on Venetia Townsend. [...]

Review: Kidnapped by the Greek Billionaire by Rachel Lyndhurst

Kidnapped by a Greek Billionaire - Rachel Lyndhurst

Confronted with reality that she is going to lose her job and her livelihood, Kizzy Dean comes to London to confront her boss.  But because she is ten minutes late for the meeting she misses him.  His snarky secretary tells her that he is most likely at the top of London and there is no [...]

Review: Party of Three by Lacey Alexander

Party of Three - Lacey Alexander

He was a lawyer, he’d been trained to think in logical ways- and yet that very thought suddenly seemed like a contradiction in terms.  Threesome.  Simple.  The two words just didn’t make sense together. Ethan and Mira have started to drift apart in their relationship.  Ethan has let his work come between the best relationship [...]

Review: The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne by Madeline Hunter

The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne

Wow. I can’t recall a time that this has happened to me with Madeline Hunter. She’s not always a sure thing for me, as I can recall disliking or being disappointed in some of her books, but that’s not really unexpected when I look at how much of her blacklist I have read. But I [...]

Review: Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone

Sinful - Charlotte Featherstone

Edited to add: Spoilers in the comments. You have been warned.  Let me start by saying I picked up Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone because I had heard such high praise about it.  I know so many friends that loved the depth of this book., so many friends that raved about the depth of emotion it brought out.  [...]

Review: Darkness Undone by Jessa Slade

Darkness Undone - Jessa Slade

I knew this book was going to be kind of iffy for me after reading only the first chapter.  I like my literary men alpha, sometimes alpha to the point of overbearing jerk.  Call me crazy but that is what revs my engine.  Sidney- well first of all I had issues with his name.  That [...]

Review: Now or Never by Michele Bardsley

Now or Never

I have one simple question to ask after finishing the book: Where was the romance? Oh, there was a hero and heroine who hooked up at the end of the book, but there was no relationship that would require, you know, actual interaction between them. Although I had issues with the first book in the [...]

Review: The Duchess Diaries by Jillian Hunter

The Duchess Diaries

Over my years of reading Historical Romance I have discovered that there are two kind of light books in the genre: The lighter, make me smile/feel good ones (like Loretta Chase), and the ones that are so light that they’re lacking in substance. I adore the first kind but I hate the second kind—unless I’m [...]

Review: Before She Dies by Mary Burton

Before She Dies

Despite its label of Romantic Suspense, this book has barely any romance. In the beginning of the book, when I was enjoying it, I thought I might like the overall story despite my irritation with not delivering on the promised “R” in “RS.” Unfortunately, that optimism only holds true when I’m actually enjoying said book. [...]

Review: Breakaway by Deirdre Martin

Breakaway - Deirdre Martin

I am a big fan of sports romances because I get to picture all the hot and sweaty men running around half-naked in the locker rooms.  So when I saw the cover of Breakaway by Deirdre Martin I was all over it.  Unfortunately, the cover is very misleading.  While the book is part of her New [...]