Julie Garwood

REVIEW: The Bride by Julie Garwood

REVIEW: The Bride by Julie Garwood

Dear Ms. Garwood: Back in 2006, Jayne and I wrote a few reviews of our all time favorite books.  We primarily read and review “new to us” books whether those are new publications or recently republished backlist titles.  Because of that, our archives are thin as it pertains to the books which might considered modern(…)

REVIEW: The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood

REVIEW: The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood

Dear Ms. Garwood: This review of Lion’s Lady posted at Smart Bitches is fomenting a desire to reread your backlist (I liked Guardian Angel a bit more than Lion’s Lady). However your latest release is a contemporary. The Ideal Man is a solid entry into the Garwood bibliography but I still long for the magic(…)

REVIEW: Sizzle by Julie Garwood

REVIEW: Sizzle by Julie Garwood

Dear Ms. Garwood: Sizzle is the latest contemporary offering and it brings to readers Samuel Wellington Kincaid  from Scotland.   If readers speculate that Sam Kincaid might be a descendant from Alec Kincaid, they would be right, although little is made of this. It’s more of an easter egg than anything. Lyra Prescott is a grad student(…)

REVIEW:  Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

REVIEW: Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

Dear Ms. Garwood The lure of the 100% micropay rebate at Fictionwise was too great for me to overcome despite the fact my last few encounters with your books have not ended well. I’m happy to say that Fire and Ice is an improvement over recent publications but it doesn’t reach the level of the(…)

REVIEW:  Shadow Music by Julie Garwood

REVIEW: Shadow Music by Julie Garwood

Dear Ms. Garwood: Your return to the historical genre has been the subject of romance readers discussions for months now. I would have loved to have written “welcome back” but I can see we have some growth pains here. While some of the classic Garwood moments have returned, there were also some painful speed bumps(…)

REVIEW: The Secret by Julie Garwood

Dear Jayne: My dear blogging partner, you may not be aware of this, since you are not a Garwood lover like me, but her first historical in approximately 7 years is to be released in just a couple of months. It has prompted me to do a bit of re-reading of some older Garwood releases.(…)

REVIEW: Honor’s Splendor by Julie Garwood

Dear Ms. Garwood: I want you to know that I open myself up to ridicule from any number of blogland sources such as my blogging partners, Jayne and Janine, Keishon, Maili, and who knows else by writing this love letter to you. Alas, I cannot let this week of thankfulness pass by without referencing at(…)