In the interest of full disclosure, Lucky Harbor is a real comfort collection for me. I’ve revisited the series on many occasions and have had many squees and swoons across the twelve-book arc. Because I love a gimmick, I love that all the major titles are classic and pop love songs (“At Last” by Etta James; “Simply Irresistible” by Robert Palmer). There are many songs titled “One in a Million” so I’m not sure which … Continue reading One in a Million by Jill Shalvis →
As a lifetime resident of small towns, I recognize that a small town can be a wondrous and unique thing. It’s never just a place of residency; it’s a community filled with friends and neighbors. Because of this, it can take a long time before one truly feels like they belong. Despite this being the final book in the series, this was my first visit to Lucky Harbor. Unfortunately, as a first-time visitor, I couldn’t … Continue reading One in a Million by Jill Shalvis →
I chose to review this book because I’d already read the first in the series (Carolina Home), as well as a number of other Virginia Kantra books. I really like her voice, and her story-lines and characters generally seem realistic to me. Carolina Man is the third in a series set on Dare Island, North Carolina, and it didn’t disappoint. The second is Carolina Girl, which I quickly read before reading the one that is … Continue reading Carolina Man by Virginia Kantra →
Carolina Man is the third book in the Dare Island series, and it’s my favorite so far. Early in book one (Carolina Home), we’re introduced to Matt’s dog Fezzik, who’s named after a character in the movie The Princess Bride. Quotes and characters and bits from some of my favorite movies are a continuing theme throughout this series. Do you like The Princess Bride, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and When Harry Met Sally? … Continue reading Carolina Man by Virginia Kantra →
Reading the description of the book, I really wanted to like it. We’ve got a heroine, Becky, who’s a survivor. Growing up was tough after her father and brother die, leaving her mother and her to scrape by. When she finds herself pregnant, her boyfriend, Dylan, demands she terminate and when she refuses he accidentally runs over a homeless person. He lands in jail after she calls the police, and as the story begins … Continue reading Her Temporary Hero by Jennifer Apodaca →
Once a Family is basically a Lifetime movie—full of melodrama with nowhere near enough pay off for it to be worth the time and energy spent with it. I got about four chapters into it when I had to step away from it because there was absolutely nothing about it that I liked. The plot was ridiculous, which, if we’re talking Lifetime movies is pretty standard: Talia/Tatum (she used the name Talia with the staff … Continue reading Once a Family by Tara Taylor Quinn →
It’s not often that I find myself loving the heroine in a novel more than I love the hero. The best scenario is when I love them both equally flaws and all, knowing that they are perfect for each other. While I did feel the h/h got their deserved happy ending, it wasn’t until the very end that I began to soften for the hero and even then, I felt there should have been more … Continue reading Starting with June by Emilie Rose →
He’s an attorney who’s running for the senate – and who has family secrets he wants to keep hidden. She’s a historian whose research might reveal secrets that could cost him his senate seat. He has a butt that looks good in tight jeans. She has one that looks good in tight skirts. Tamryn West comes to Gauthier to investigate a secret room that was recently found in Matt Gauthier’s law office building that was … Continue reading Yours Forever by Farrah Rochon →
My review takes a quasi-newspaper article type format, with each section being worth a point. Who/Why Hannah Shaw is a young, attractive widow with an almost-school-aged son, Evan. An orphan who never knew any family of her own, she took the loss of her husband, and then his father, hard. She inherited his family’s ranch and, damn it, she’s going to make a success of that godforsaken thing if it kills her! (And it’s in … Continue reading Her Cowboy Hero by Tanya Michaels →
First, because it’s most important: I picked up Starting with June by Emilie Rose late morning, planning to read about half of it before doing chores and heading to work that evening. I never put it down. I ended up outside, still reading while walking my dogs. I finished it five minutes before I absolutely had to leave for work. I don’t usually have trouble putting books down. On to the less perfect parts: … Continue reading Starting with June by Emilie Rose →
Love with a Perfect Cowboy started off like a great movie or TV show opening, Melody, who’s left behind her small town life in Texas is having the worst day ever in New York City. She loses her job, her boyfriend tosses her out but she happens to meet Luke, the handsome cowboy that she was in love with as a teenager. Their relationship was rocky for reasons we learn later, but in New York City … Continue reading Love with a Perfect Cowboy by Lori Wilde →
