October 2, 2014

REVIEW: An American Duchess by Sharon Page

JayneB- Reviews / D Reviews1920s / angsty / California / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / opposites attract2 Comments

At the height of the Roaring Twenties, New York heiress Zoe Gifford longs for the freedoms promised by the Jazz Age. Headstrong and brazen, but bound by her father’s will to marry before she can access his fortune, Zoe arranges for a brief marriage to Sebastian Hazelton, whose aristocratic British ... more >

September 26, 2014

REVIEW: Murder on the Mountain by Jamie Fessenden

SiriusB- ReviewsContemporary / m/m romance / mystery5 Comments

When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a mystery writer, volunteers to work on the summit of Mt. Washington for a week, he expects to work hard. What he doesn’t expect is to find a corpse in the fog, lying among the rocks, his head crushed. ... more >

September 25, 2014

REVIEW: Private Politics by Emma Barry

JaneB- ReviewsContemporary romance / opposites attract / Political1 Comments

Dear Ms. Barry: This is the second book in the series centering around characters in DC. As I said in my previous review of your book Special Interests, I generally shy away from political books but you are able to write a book about people passionate about causes yet unabrasive which I find ... more >

September 22, 2014

REVIEW: Songbird’s Seduction by Connie Brockway

marykateB- ReviewsDamsel in Distress / Edwardian / Historical3 Comments

Dear Ms. Brockway, I’ll say it right from the beginning – you got me with The Songbird’s Seduction. The teaser intrigued me quite a bit, and when I started reading it, I was absolutely and completely drawn in. It’s rare that I find a historical romance that’s not set in ... more >

September 20, 2014

REVIEW: Looking for Trouble by Victoria Dahl

JaneB- ReviewsContemporary / secret / western9 Comments

Dear Ms. Dahl: It was twitter chatter that made me pick this book up and I was really glad I did. Sophie Heyer is the local librarian who lives a quiet life full of secret desires for the rough and ready type of men. In walks Alex Bishop whose motorcycle boots and tattoos ... more >

September 16, 2014

REVIEW: Afternoon Delight by Anne Calhoun

JanineB Reviews / B- ReviewsChef / Contemporary romance / New York City / paramedic / sexy10 Comments

Dear Ms. Calhoun, I’ve read and enjoyed a few of your novellas in the past, so when an ARC of your new 164 page offering, Afternoon Delight, was made available to DA’s reviewers, I requested it. Afternoon Delight is set in New York City and features a hero whom readers ... more >