This book is an erotic contemporary romance that tells the story between Angie/Lina/Angelina and Evan. They know each other for years, they are in lust from the get go, but the resolution of their story is so choppy that you finish the book with the feeling than in a couple of years there is going to be a nasty divorce. So… not good, not good. The book kicks-off in the middle of a funeral for … Continue reading Wanted by J. Kenner
Fair warning: You will find no criticism of A Bollywood Affair here. I unequivocally adored this novel and cannot think of a single reason for complaint. So, instead of the usual review rigmarole, here you will find three reasons why you should immediately grab a copy for yourself. The women are these complicated, vibrant creatures that are, at turns, selfish, funny, sexual, and nurturing (among other things) and can often be described as several all … Continue reading A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev
This was my first Meredith Duran. I liked it. The hero is tortured. The heroine is smart and determined. They banter. They fight. A great combination for me. Olivia needs certain papers that Alastair de Gray has. She hopes the information she gets from these papers will stop her pursuers and she’ll be able to live in peace. She infiltrates his household as a maid in order to look for those papers. What she finds … Continue reading Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran
I didn’t receive a RITA® Reader Challenge 2015 review for this book, so I’m compiling quotes from reviews online and using the grade average from Goodreads as a substitute. This book has a 4.02 average, which I’m interpreting as an A-. And here are the review quotes, linked to the original sources: Adriana wrote: Sarcaccia’s crown prince Vittorio Barrali needs time. Time away from the prying eyes of the public. Time to heal and figure … Continue reading Slow Tango with a Prince by Nicole Burnham
I didn’t receive a RITA® Reader Challenge 2015 review for this book, so I’m compiling quotes from reviews online and using the grade average from Goodreads as a substitute. This book has a 4.2 average, which I’m interpreting as an A. And here are the review quotes, linked to the original sources: Jonetta wrote: This story started off interesting and I nestled in for what I thought would be an intriguing case. It didn’t take … Continue reading Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb
I wanted to love J Kenner’s Wanted, I really did. Here are the reasons why: It was my first foray into erotic fiction! It was nominated for a RITA award! It has 4 stars on Goodreads! I was reviewing it for SBTB and wanted to gush (!) about how glorious it was, leave CAPS lock on and using an excess of exclamation marks! Despite my good intentions, it was a struggle to get through the … Continue reading Wanted by J. Kenner
Once upon a time, I was on Twitter and I was bubbly and slightly interesting and talked to all sorts of fantastic people. During that awesome time of Twitter joy, Katy Regnery and I bonded over the fact that the Toby Stephens of Jane Eyre is the BEST Jane Eyre movie version EVER. So, I was planning to really love her book, because clearly she has fantastic taste. Have I established firmly enough the fact … Continue reading The Vixen and the Vet by Katy Regnery
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
I love Jill Shalvis. I really do. She writes these funny, sexy, sweet stories featuring snappy, literally laugh out loud dialogue and heroines who are frequently goofy and make terrible decisions and are addicted to various forms of junk food, and her stories always leave me feeling warm and happy. It’s like anti-depressants in book form. It’s in His Kiss is no different. It’s one of the Lucky Harbor books, the first of the final … Continue reading It’s in His Kiss by Jill Shalvis
I came close to DNFing this book many times, starting with the meet cute. Stephen shows up on Haley’s front porch. Haley, a firearms SAFETY INSTRUCTOR, pulls a gun on a non-threatening stranger. Stephen seems very understanding of her using a deadly weapon. Then he shows up to the gun-toting whacko’s house the next day, also unannounced. Negative points for being a numbskull on both sides. Still, I read on, because it can’t get any … Continue reading Somebody Like You by Beth Vogt
I grabbed this book when the sign-ups came out because I’ve enjoyed Ms. Cullinan’s writing in the past—her story Let it Snow is something I’ve reread a couple of times, even though I don’t generally reread things. It’s a sweet, pretty low-angst Christmas story with interesting characters, and I really enjoyed the Minnesota backwoods setting. Fever Pitch didn’t work quite as well for me, but I still found it eminently readable and gobbled it up. … Continue reading Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan
