This was a HABO that Laura asked about back last spring, and I ordered it back then and didn’t even open the package until this week. (This semester is even crazier than last spring, I’m doing an internship that’s 15-20 hours a week, plus 4 other classes and it’s kind of insane.) Okay. So. This is full of whatthefuckery. Really. With a side dish of anachronism stew. (I’m also writing this while watching the pilot … Continue reading Impostress by Lisa Jackson: A Guest Review by RedHeadedGirl →
Hearts Aflame, the current Avon .99c digital offering offering, inspired Betty Fokker to read and review this romance classic. Boy oh boy, does this book bring back the memories. I was a devoted reader of Johanna Lindsey in the 80’s, but I hadn’t read any of her books for years, so when I saw this book on sale for $.99 I suffered a fit of nostalgia and uploaded that sucker to my kindle. Here’s the … Continue reading Heart’s Aflame by Johanna Lindsey: A Guest Review from Betty Fokker →
Okay, so, this is a classic, right? I hadn’t read it before. I KNOW. I snagged it from a free book pile AGES ago, thinking it was another book I had read back in my misspent youth, but figured out pretty quite that this was NOT The Black Lion by Jude Devereaux, given that we started out in the Black Hills, not in Medieval England. You can’t put anything past me. Okay, so this book. … Continue reading The Lion’s Lady by Julie Garwood: A Guest Review by RedHeadedGirl →
This novella was submitted to me by the author, and based on her description, ” about a girl who decides to masquerade as her twin in order to get the attention of the guy she’s secretly in love with” I decided to give it a try. Viola Gardener is the quiet twin, and has a Secret Thang for a Hot Earl who has danced with her once. She decides, as the author stated, to attend … Continue reading What You Will by Lily White LeFevre →
I didn’t receive a RITA® Reader Challenge review for this book, so it’s review-huntin’ time! This book finaled in the Paranormal Romance category. Plot Summary: SCOTLAND, PRESENT DAY. When Faerie Magic swept Robert MacQuarrie forward in time, modern medicine saved him from a fatal wound. But he also left behind an unfulfilled vow—to protect his friend’s young daughter, Isabella. Haunted by guilt for more than a decade, he leaps at the chance to go back … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Roundup: A Highlander’s Homecoming by Melissa Mayhue →
No review was submitted for this novel for the RITA® Reader Challenge, so it’s review round up time! Plot Summary: A glittering French aristocrat is on the run, disguised as a British governess. England’s top spy has a score to settle with her family. But as they’re drawn inexorably into the intrigue and madness of Revolutionary Paris, they gamble on a love to which neither of them will admit. This book has a 4.09 star … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Roundup: The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne →
Emily reviewed this book for the RITA® Reader Challenge. It finaled in the Inspirational category. Plot Summary: In Brussels at the height of WWI, a small, underground newspaper is the only thing offering the occupied city hope-and real news of the war. The paper may be a small whisper amid the shouts of the German army, but Edward Kirkland will do anything to keep it in print. Meanwhile, Isa Lassone, a Belgian-American socialite whose parents … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang →
This RITA® Reader Challenge review was written by ReadinginAK, who, contrasted with the other review for this novel, didn’t enjoy the book entirely. This novel finaled in the Historical Romance category. Plot Summary: Jude Bertrand is not an excellent dancer. Nor does he wear the most fashionable coats. But when Marissa York’s brother approaches him, desperate to preserve Marissa’s tenuous reputation, Jude does prove heroic enough to offer to marry the girl. In fact, the … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl →
This RITA® Reader Challenge review was written by Zulma, who really enjoyed this book. This novel finaled in the Historical Romance category. Plot Summary: Jude Bertrand is not an excellent dancer. Nor does he wear the most fashionable coats. But when Marissa York’s brother approaches him, desperate to preserve Marissa’s tenuous reputation, Jude does prove heroic enough to offer to marry the girl. In fact, the union should more than make up for his lack … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl →
I have two RITA® Reader Challenge reviews for His at Night, one from Donna, and one from ReadinginAK. Donna gave this book an A, saying, “So far, I’ve found that everything that spills out of Sherry Thomas’ brain is an A read. I bet her even shopping list would be interesting.” Meanwhile ReadinginAK gave it a solid B, so I’ve averaged the two to B+. Plot Summary: Elissande Edgerton is a desperate woman, a virtual … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: His at Night by Sherry Thomas →
Lindlee also reviewed this book for the RITA® Reader Challenge, which finaled in the historical romance category. Lindlee herself has finaled in the Freaking Awesome category. Incidentally, her grade also matches my grade from my review of this book. Plot Summary: After surviving the perils of Egypt, Peregrine Dalmay, Earl of Lisle, is back in London, facing the most dire threat of all: his irrational family . . . and Miss Olivia Wingate-Carsington. A descendant … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase →
