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: Romantic Suspense
May 02, 2012 | Wednesday | 11 Comments
This RITA Reader Challenge review comes from Silver James. This book is nominated in the Romantic Suspense category. The summary: The number-one New York Times-bestselling author J. D. Robb presents an intense and terrifying new case for New York homicide cop Eve Dallas, one that will take her all the way to the city that gave her her name-and plunge her into the nightmares of her childhood. When a monster named Isaac McQueen-taken down by Eve back in her uniform days-escapes from Rikers, he has two things in mind. One is to pick up where he left off, abducting young…
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April 04, 2012 | Wednesday | 70 Comments
Every now and again, I receive exceptionally irate and often hilarious email messages from readers who are in the middle of a romance that is so WTFCRAZY they cannot keep it to themselves. And then my inbox is splodey with the awesome, and I love it. The book rants are epic. When we romance fans pick up a book that drives us bonkers with the WAT?, it can get ferociously funny. So I have a new feature for those of us who love the WTF books so very much - and there's absolutely an audience for crazysauce books. I know…
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March 24, 2012 | Saturday | 143 Comments
So, what are you reading this weekend? I love hearing what you're reading, and hate how many books it adds to my "I want to read that!" list. A lot of you like to growl at me for being an expensive book recommender, but I promise, you guys are just as bad for me. I will tell you what I'm reading but I feel a bit bad about it. I have an ARC of the new Nora Roberts romantic suspense, The Witness, ( A | BN | K | S ) and so far I am surprised at how much I'm enjoying…
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January 05, 2012 | Thursday | 9 Comments
Vixenbib is looking for a book that's been plaguing her for awhile: I'm looking for a Harlequin/Silhouette? contemporary romance which I read at least ten years ago but the book was second-hand and could've been at least a couple of years old when I picked it up. The book is one of a series. The hero (some kind of special-ops government agent, possibly named Dan or Sam or Tom - or maybe not) spends most (if not all) of the book confined to a wheelchair, as the result of an injury sustained in an undercover special-op-gone-wrong, in the first chapter…
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November 10, 2011 | Thursday | 64 Comments
Julie Garwood is a romance author whose books often are mentioned along with my very favorite noise, “Good Book Noise.” There are MANY of them, too! She used to write historicals, and now her focus in on romantic suspense. So if you’re looking at Garwood’s books and trying to pick one to read, it can be daunting. My favorite Garwood’s are all historicals. I love The Bride like nobody’s business, and could re-read that book any time, even when I have 2 minutes before the world ends. My copy is in two large pieces. I think it might be time…
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November 09, 2011 | Wednesday | 95 Comments
I was having a completely unrelated email conversation with author Pamela Clare this past week when I learned something rather amazing that she did, and I wanted to share this with you. Here’s another answer to anyone who says that romances are all the same, and they are all meaningless fluff. Romance novels can and have had an impact on the real world, and Ms. Clare’s an example of that. A journalist by profession, she’s the author of the I-Team romantic suspense series. Last year, she wrote a law that passed in Colorado last year banning use of shackles on…
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August 10, 2011 | Wednesday | 3 Comments
Anne enquired after an author whose novels she enjoyed a great deal: Knight in a White Stetson, The Virgin Beauty, and Renegade with a Badge were written by one Claire King for the Intimate Moments line. They’re awesome, and as nearly as I can tell, she’s dropped off the face of the earth. I’d love to know if she’s writing under another name, or joined a nunnery, or what! Well, Knight in a White Stetson and Renegade with a Badge are both available on Kindle, with “White Stetson” as part of Harlequin’s new “Treasury” collection - so these must be…
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June 30, 2011 | Thursday | 0 Comments
This RITA® Reader Challenge was submitted by Donna. This novel finaled in the Novel With Strong Romantic Elements category. Plot Summary: hen Alexandra Clarkson starts having terrifying visions filled with blood and ceremonial images, she tries to find a rational explanation maybe her mind is playing tricks on her, resurrecting creepy tableaux from her research on religious ceremonies and sects. But when Alex’s mother, Patsy, commits suicide without leaving behind any information, Alex is left wondering: could she be haunted by something from the childhood she doesn’t remember? Detective Daniel Reed was the last person to speak to Patsy. What…
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June 30, 2011 | Thursday | 4 Comments
This RITA® Reader Challenge was written by Sabrina from Cheeky Reads. This novel finaled in the Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure category. Plot Summary: What was supposed to be a quiet vacation in scenic Wyoming turned deadly when Hannah Cooper became the target of a serial killer. Although she survived the attack, the ordeal was far from over. But she wasn’t alone. Not when Riley Patterson appointed himself her protector. Beneath Riley’s strapping, solemn exterior hid a hard-driving sheriff who would stop at nothing to catch a killer. He promised Hannah safety, but it was the danger he posed that drew…
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June 29, 2011 | Wednesday | 0 Comments
This RITA® Reader Challenge was written by Jen B. This book finaled in the Romantic Suspense category. Plot Summary: When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He’s not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken. David has his own ghosts, and a million regrets. But…
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June 28, 2011 | Tuesday | 5 Comments
No review was submitted for the RITA® Reader Challenge for this book, so I have collected reviews from other sources. However, I am not assigning a grade to this review. This book finaled in the Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure category. Plot Summary: Ten years ago Kara Thistle fled her sleepy California town. She left behind bittersweet memories and a night that changed her life. Now deadly business brings the FBI special agent back home and face-to-face with her ex-lover— Lantern Cove police chief Matthew Beauchamp. Forced to work with the special agent to track down a killer, Matt has to…
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June 28, 2011 | Tuesday | 2 Comments
Lindlee did it! One book in every category for RITA® Reader Challenge. This book finaled in the Romantic Suspense category. Plot Summary: A love to die for… On the run since his daughter was born, Mitch Turner has concealed a truth so dangerous, its discovery could jeopardize both their lives. But when a series of shocking murders hits their newfound home, the trail leads straight to Mitch. With the police out for blood and his daughter ripped from his arms, he has nowhere to turn—until a beautiful stranger offers her help. Neesy Brown has made mistakes in her life, yet…
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June 28, 2011 | Tuesday | 1 Comments
A RITA® Reader Challenge review was not submitted for this book, which finaled in the Best First Book category. I’ve collected some strong reviews for this book, but am not going to assign a grade. Plot Summary: Caring for his traumatized son is widowed FBI agent Luke Tanner’s number one priority. But when he becomes temporary fire chief in a small mountain town, a case sparks out of his control. Luke suspects the late former chief of arson and murder—until the man’s daughter returns to Pine Lake. Kitty McGuire is determined to prove her father was framed. As they work…
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June 27, 2011 | Monday | 1 Comments
This RITA® Reader Challenge was written by Lori. This book finaled in the Romantic Suspense category. Plot Summary: When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He’s not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken. David has his own ghosts, and a million regrets. But while…
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June 27, 2011 | Monday | 0 Comments
Joan Swan wrote this RITA® Reader Challenge review. This novel finaled in the Romantic Suspense category. Plot Summary: FBI Special Agent Monica Davenport has made a career out of profiling serial killers. But getting inside the twisted minds of the cruel and the sadistic has taken its toll: She’s walled herself off from the world. Yet Monica can’t ignore fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man who ever broke through her defenses. Luke has the unique ability to put victims at ease . . . professionally, he and Monica made a perfect team. Now they’re reunited to catch a murderer…
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