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By: CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: Indiscreet by Carolyn Jewel | Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:01:03 +0000

[...] Jennie: I was one of many readers mightily impressed with Carolyn Jewel’s previous historical romance Scandal, which I read in January and graded an A-. [...]

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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:20:13 +0000

[...] Banallt finally made love, those scenes were loaded with emotion and very erotic. In a comment on her review here, Jennie said: Really, if I were to compare this book to food, it would be a classic dish, [...]

By: Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:59:02 +0000

Thanks for the review. I’m going to look for it this weekend.

By: My First Sale by Carolyn Jewel | Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:00:38 +0000

[...] in between. Carolyn Jewel writes historicals for Berkley and paranormals for Warner. Â Her latest, Scandal, is in stores [...]

By: Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:30:29 +0000

Thanks, SonomaLass. I’ll go out to the stores this weekend.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:25:33 +0000

The man on the cover must not be Banallt. He has clearly been to his local Zoom Tan.

Heh. Seriously, I get sick of the supposedly-brown aristocrat in historical romances. Even if he were out on his horse, he’d have at best a farmer’s tan, which is not that appealing. I come from Northern European stock myself, and well know that we come in two shades – pale and paler!

After the first few chapters I knew it was going to be a fantastic read as the writing was so good and the plot interesting. The story begins a few years after Banallt and Sophie first meet, and I loved how their past was slowly revealed without jarring the flow of the story. The story of their love for each other kept building and building. Sophie's reluctant behavior made perfect sense, and Banallt's struggle with his feelings for her just tugged at my heart. We know he has changed his rakish ways, but no one wants to believe it. Overall, a really good, heart-felt love story with a lot of chemistry and steam – just the way I like my romances.

I hope you’re feeling better! I totally agree with you on the chemistry and steam.

Really, if I were to compare this book to food, it would be a classic dish, well-executed. The sort of dish that makes you realize how it got to be a classic in the first place.

By: GrowlyCub

GrowlyCub — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:46:57 +0000

I tried to buy this today, but as usual the local Walmart didn’t carry what I wanted. They did have the Hunter and a couple of others DA reviewed over the last couple of weeks, but naturally not the one I wanted to buy. Sigh.

By: KarLynP

KarLynP — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:34:05 +0000

I was home sick yesterday and ended up reading this entire book. I never even heard of this author until last week, and only picked up her book on a whim while at the bookstore. I think your A- grade is spot on.

After the first few chapters I knew it was going to be a fantastic read as the writing was so good and the plot interesting. The story begins a few years after Banallt and Sophie first meet, and I loved how their past was slowly revealed without jarring the flow of the story. The story of their love for each other kept building and building. Sophie’s reluctant behavior made perfect sense, and Banallt's struggle with his feelings for her just tugged at my heart. We know he has changed his rakish ways, but no one wants to believe it. Overall, a really good, heart-felt love story with a lot of chemistry and steam – just the way I like my romances.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:15:10 +0000

I love friends-to-lovers, so this sounds perfect to me.

The man on the cover must not be Banallt. He has clearly been to his local Zoom Tan.

By: SonomaLass

SonomaLass — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:40:54 +0000

I bought this book on the strength of SB Sarah’s review, and I’m looking forward to it even more now!

Yes, Sherry, your blurb in on the back cover: “An intense, beautiful love story.”

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:26:56 +0000

This book sounds really good. I can’t wait to read it.

By: Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:39:58 +0000

I gave a blurb for this book so I’m thrilled that it’s been well received–even though I don’t even know whether my blurb was used.

Must get out to a bookstore to find a physical copy.