Grave Danger is the second book in Katy Lee’s Stepping Stones Island series, set one an island off the coast of Maine. The hero is the island’s Sherriff, Wesley Grant, and the heroine is forensic anthropologist Lydia Muir who is sent to the island to evaluate a skeleton found buried on the beach. This books is billed as Inspirational Romantic Suspense. It works fairly well on the suspense level. There is a complex plot involving … Continue reading Grave Danger by Katy Lee →
No disclaimers, just a flat out apology for leaving this review until after the deadline and after the excellent review by TheoLibrarian was published. Life just got away from me, big time. My (brief) review: Because TheoLibrarian provided such an excellent review yesterday, my comments will simply add a few additional impressions from a second reader. After a difficult first chapter, where Lord Ian Chance and a multitude of his friends and a relation were … Continue reading My Lady, My Lord by Katharine Ashe →
I didn’t find Reforming the Playboy wholly terrible, but I also can’t say it was an amazing experience either. Despite the fact that my notes are full of exclamation points and guttural words, my goal here is not to be overly negative. It’s too easy and besides, after a few days, I’m feeling more blah than bloodthirsty. So let’s just get started with it. The book’s setup did not give me a good impression of … Continue reading Reforming the Playboy by Inara Scott →
Okay, let me start with a disclaimer: I’m in the military. I can’t read most military-themed romantic suspense novels, for two reasons: either they’re appallingly inaccurate, and/or they feature helpless women who endanger the heroes through their incompetence. This is one of the first military romances I’ve really enjoyed. Although there’s a strong and action-packed plot, the central conflict of this story is Seth’s PTSD. He lost his team, then was captured by the Taliban … Continue reading Honor Reclaimed by Tonya Burrows →
[Reviewer’s biases: This reviewer’s creds/quirks may help explain why I reacted so strongly to some elements in the book: Introvert. ADD. Previous panic disorder. Social and cultural anthropologist.] The Cover One must not judge this book by its cover because it is… Just. Plain. Wrong. 1) Our Hero, Seth, is recognized across a crowded marketplace by his blue eyes. Not grey, not white, not pale green; they were recognizably blue. 2) The Hero wore a … Continue reading Honor Reclaimed by Tonya Burrows →
Evernight is book 5 of the Darkest London historical paranormal romantic suspense series (Yes, all of those things), so let’s answer the obvious first question first. Can you read it without having read the previous books? Yes. The events from Shadowdance (swoon) that shape the relationship in this book have a brief, but no less horrifying recap at the start of the book. The world, while very well built, is fairly easy to follow. You … Continue reading Evernight by Kristen Callihan →
I liked this book, but I wanted to adore it. Victorian setting? Love it. Vampires? I’m in. Smart heroine rebelling against the gender restrictions of her time? SIGN ME UP. Evernight has all of these elements, in addition to a sexy hero, a so-crazy-but-it-works method of forcing the two leads together, and lots of cool steampunk gadgetry. However, it also suffers from an overabundance of plot and some unfortunate writing issues that I just could … Continue reading Evernight by Kristen Callihan →
I loooove the London Steampunk series by Bec McMaster. Okay, to be completely honest, until incredibly recently, I had only “read” the first two books, Kiss of Steel and Heart of Iron, as audiobooks. Now, due to some weird quirk of my nature, if I start a series in a particular format, I like to stick to that format for the rest of the series. So, since I had started in audiobooks, I was going … Continue reading Forged By Desire by Bec McMaster →
Garrett Reed and Perry Lowell were partners in the elite Nighthawks for years until the night an undercover assignment coupled with a challenge changed everything. Perry had spent years ruthlessly cutting her hair and every feminine thing from her life to create a new identity as a “blue blood” amongst the all-male companions of her league while silently yearning for her charming partner Garrett. After a joking challenge from him, Perry gives into temptation and … Continue reading Forged By Desire by Bec McMaster →
Confession time: As much as I love my romances (and I REALLY love my romances) my first love was (and probably always will be) fantasy. Combine fantasy with a strong romantic element and I’m in near heaven. So after reading that fantastic description you can imagine why I jumped at the chance to review Mind Sweeper. And, while it was a good book, unfortunately it didn’t quite live up to its description. Kyle is our … Continue reading Mind Sweeper by AE Jones →
I really wanted to love this book. I’ve enjoyed other books by Ashe but this one just didn’t work as well for me. By the time I finished it, I felt “meh” about it. I felt so “meh” about it that I considered not writing this review. But here we are! So let’s do this thing. 1. The set-up: While this book features more noble people from the Regency, the set-up is a little different … Continue reading My Lady, My Lord by Katharine Ashe →
