Melody Thomas

REVIEW: This Perfect Kiss by Melody Thomas

REVIEW: This Perfect Kiss by Melody Thomas

Dear Ms. Thomas: I have described your Avon historicals as a “guilty pleasure,” but such a description undervalues their strengths, one of which is the romantic suspense subplot, which often engages me more than the romance itself. Still, the heroines tend toward stubborn and feisty, and the heroes toward dark and tortured, while the drama(…)

REVIEW:  Passion and Pleasure in London by Melody Thomas

REVIEW: Passion and Pleasure in London by Melody Thomas

Dear Ms. Thomas: Your books remind me acutely how much of the relationship between reader and book depends on some chemical, perhaps even alchemical, reaction, indescribable yet potent in its effect. They also remind me of how possible it is, even now, for a compelling storyteller to make stock characters and situations come to life.(…)

REVIEW:  Sin and Scandal in England by Melody Thomas

REVIEW: Sin and Scandal in England by Melody Thomas

Dear Ms. Thomas: This is the second book of yours that I have read. The first, Must Have Been The Moonlight, was enjoyable for me, not only because of the Egyptian setting, but also because I have a certain weakness for the jaded hero and idealistic heroine pairing. Your newest Romance, Sin and Scandal in(…)