Perfectly Charming began as a perfectly serviceable contemporary romance about a woman who goes through a painful divorce from her since-high-school boyfriend in a small Mississippi town, takes some money she inherited from a close friend who died of cervical cancer, and finds herself a contract nurse position in a hospital in Pensacola, Florida, on the beach, far from everyone sticking their well-intentioned but overbearing and pitying noses in her business. I liked the setup, and while … Continue reading Perfectly Charming by Liz Talley →
I wanted to review Sweetest September because I’d read a couple of Liz Talley’s earlier works and enjoyed them. The novels I read were set in New Orleans and were both distinguished by a really strong sense of place. One of them, His Uptown Girl, also exhibited a level of risk-taking in the story-telling that I found both intriguing and original. Sweetest September turned out to be a totally different kettle of fish. That difference … Continue reading The Sweetest September by Liz Talley →
There isn’t a lot I didn’t like about this book. I’ve read a few of Liz Talley’s books before and her voice and style generally work well for me. Her characters seem human, she has an ear for dialogue and the issues facing the protagonists seem realistic and serious, but not too angsty or over the top. The Harlequin Superromance format and length also provides high enough word count to let the author really explore … Continue reading The Sweetest September by Liz Talley →
