Apr 17, 2007

REVIEW: Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison,...

Jane B Reviews Category/ B+ Reviews/ Book Reviews Anthology, Lauren-Myracle, Meg-Cabot, Michele-Jaffe, Stephenie-Meyer, Young-Adult

Prom Nights from Hell is a thoroughly entertaining collection of stories from five of the top teen writers in the business. The fresh and fully realized worlds will engage the entire spectrum of readers from tween to adult. While not… more

Apr 16, 2007

REVIEW: If You Desire by Kresley Cole

Janet B Reviews/ B Reviews Category/ Book Reviews curse, Historical Romances, Kresley-Cole

So here's the thing about Kresley Cole's books: they completely blow my nice, logical grading curve, and the most recent re-issue of the second MacCarrick brothers historical, If You Desire, is no exception. Use whatever tired metaphor you want –"… more

Apr 14, 2007

REVIEW: To Hell and Back by P.A. Bechko

Jayne B Reviews/ B Reviews Category/ Book Reviews/ Ebooks western

Dear Ms Bechko, I grew up watching “Gunsmoke,” “The Big Valley” and other westerns on TV, and my love of that genre is actually what led me back to reading romance books 10 years ago. Since then, I’ve read some… more

Apr 12, 2007

REVIEW: Just About Sex by Ann Christopher

Jane B Reviews/ B Reviews Category attorney, psychiatrist, virgin

The cute cover and good word of mouth encouraged me to pick up this book. This is my first Ann Christopher novel, and while not perfect, it won’t be my last. The main characters were appealing: the hero with his… more

Apr 12, 2007

REVIEW: If Only in My Dreams by Wendy Markham

Jayne B Reviews/ B Reviews Category/ Book Reviews breast-cancer, Time-Travel, World War II

Dear Ms. Markham, I had seen a review of your book at another site which whet my appetite to read it. Imagine my surprise and delight when Jane sent me the copy we received from your publisher. I do wonder… more

Apr 11, 2007

REVIEW: Wolfmates: Ruff and Ready by Dakota Cassidy

Jayne Book Reviews/ C Reviews Category/ C+ Reviews/ Ebooks Dakota-Cassidy, shapeshifters, Wolfmates

Dear Ms Cassidy, Finally, I finished reading this series. Though it’s not your fault, the final grade for this one ends up being affected by the fact that at this point, I’m tired of the same old same old in… more

Apr 11, 2007

REVIEW: Raintree: Inferno by Linda Howard

Jane Book Reviews/ D Reviews Linda-Howard, Magic

Dear Ms. Howard: When it was announced that you would be contributing to the new Silhouette Nocturne line, I could not wait for this book. Some of my favorite Howard romances were categories from MacKenzie’s Mountain to A Game of… more

Apr 10, 2007

REVIEW: A Certain Magic by Mary Balogh

Janine Book Reviews/ DNF Reviews friends-to-lovers, Regency England, widow, widower

Dear Ms. Balogh, I’ve been slowly reading my way through your backlist, and several of your older regencies have found a permanent place on my bookshelf. Among them are Dark Angel, Dancing with Clara, A Christmas Promise and others. Unfortunately,… more

Apr 10, 2007

REVIEW: Manga Review: High Fashion and Coming of Age:...

Jan A Review Category/ A Reviews/ Book Reviews/ Manga chick-lit, coming-of-age, fashion, Manga

Paradise Kiss, by Ai Yazawa. Published by TokyoPop. 5/5 volumes released. Retail: $9.99. Rated OT 16+ (sex scenes, but only showing what you’d see on network TV.)   “The basement store was removed from the main road by a maze… more

Apr 9, 2007

REVIEW: Secrets of the Night by Jo Beverley

Jayne B Reviews Category/ B+ Reviews/ Book Reviews England, Georgian, Historical Romances, Jo-Beverley

Dear Mrs Beverley, Once again you manage to take an almost unbelievable plot and get me totally involved in it. This is book four of the Malloren series and truly exemplifies the unofficial Malloren motto: With a Malloren, all things… more

Apr 7, 2007

REVIEW: Eight Minutes by Rebecca Ruger

Jayne B Reviews/ B Reviews Category/ Book Reviews/ Ebooks novella

Dear Ms Ruger, Your short story sounded fun so I took the plunge (after all it was a very short story so I woudn’t have been wasting much time if it had turned out to be a stinker). This is… more

Apr 6, 2007

REVIEW: Man of Her Dreams by Nancy Henderson

Jayne Book Reviews/ Ebooks/ F Reviews

Dear Ms Henderson, I love Georgian books and if they’re set in “the Colonies” I’m already predisposed to like them. Which makes it all the worse when one so totally fails for me. I think it was Dee’s blog where… more

Apr 5, 2007

REVIEW: All or Nothing by Claire Cross

Jane B Reviews/ B Reviews Category/ Book Reviews Boston, Cancer, knitting, survival

Dear Ms. Cross: I read this one against my will. I had started your last book, One More Time but then stopped after the first three chapters which featured a lawyer basically throwing a case because he believed his client… more

Apr 5, 2007

REVIEW: Wedding Bell Blues by Charlotte Douglas

Jayne B Reviews Category/ B- Reviews/ Book Reviews harlequin-next, mystery

Dear Ms Douglas, When I picked up a copy of “Wedding Bell Blues,” I didn’t realize that it is the fourth book in your Maggie Skerritt mystery series. I thought briefly about trying to track down the other three books… more

Apr 4, 2007

REVIEW: The DarkAngel by Meredith Ann Pierce

Jane A Review Category/ A Reviews Amazon, Young-Adult

Dear Ms. Pierce: I confess to being in the dark ages. Or maybe I can claim ignorance of this particular dark fantasy when it was originally publishing in 1982. You see, I lived in a very strict household and I… more