African American

REVIEW: Cosmic Rendezvous by Robyn Amos

REVIEW: Cosmic Rendezvous by Robyn Amos

Dear Ms. Amos, The blurb of this book got me to buy it. Books with unusual professions for the characters always make me sit up and take notice. Of course then it has to actually be fun to read and well written for me to finish it. Luckily for me, this book is both. For(…)

REVIEW: Sugar Rush by Elaine Overton

REVIEW: Sugar Rush by Elaine Overton

Dear Ms. Overton, Did someone describe your book as being about cooking? Sweets? Falling in love? Oh, yes. All of the above. And since I have no “won’t” power when confronted with anything sweet, I was so there about getting it. And reading it. It was just writing a review that took me awhile. For(…)

REVIEW: Private Lives by Gwynne Forster

REVIEW: Private Lives by Gwynne Forster

Dear Ms. Forster, Several things about the back blurb for your book grabbed my attention. After a bitter divorce, all cookbook author Allison Sawyer needs is some peace–and to lose herself in a kitchen, whipping up delectable meals. But the rustic retreat in the mountains offers more than seclusion. It offers one friendly and very(…)

REVIEW: No Crystal Stair by Eva Rutland

REVIEW: No Crystal Stair by Eva Rutland

Dear Ms. Rutland, Your book, No Crystal Stair, came to my attention a couple of years ago when I was perusing Library Journal’s best books of the year lists from previous years. Back in 2001, Library Journal designated No Crystal Stair one of the five best romances of 2000. I was intrigued enough by that(…)

REVIEW: The Pledge by Chandra Sparks Taylor

REVIEW: The Pledge by Chandra Sparks Taylor

Dear Ms. Taylor, Wow, you have packed a lot of story into this book. From the blurb Raised in a strict household, sixteen-year-old Courtland Murphy never had a date. But that was before the guy of her every dream-’basketball star Allen Benson-’asked her out. She’s gone from never-been-kissed to dating the hottest guy in school.(…)

REVIEW: The Holiday Inn Anthology by Farrah Rochon, Stefanie Worth and Phyllis Bourne Williams

REVIEW: The Holiday Inn Anthology by Farrah Rochon, Stefanie Worth and Phyllis Bourne Williams

Dear Ladies, I’m often leery of trying anthologies. Generally there’s one author I want to read, a few I’ll deal with and at least one I automatically skip. Or, behind door number two, there’s one story I’ll love, one or two that are readable and one that’s just awful. So, imagine my delight when three(…)

REVIEW: For All We Know by Sandra Kitt

Dear Ms Kitt, Years ago I read one of your interracial romances, enjoyed it, and had always meant to try some more of your work. Well,…the best laid plans and all. So here I am at last reading another one of your books. I used to live in the Germantown subdivision and remember the heat(…)

REVIEW: Long Time Coming by Rochelle Alers

Dear Ms. Alers, Long Time Coming is the first book in your trilogy about the Whitfields of New York. For the Whitfields, weddings and other celebrations are a family business. The book’s heroine, Tessa Whitfield, is an event planner and owner of Signature Bridals, the company through which she orchestrates dream weddings. Tessa’s sister, Simone,(…)

REVIEW: Wrong Dress, Right Guy by Shirley Hailstock

Dear Ms. Hailstock, I have to admit it was the beautiful cover of “Wrong Dress, Right Guy” which caught my eye followed by the blurb. Yeah, I’m a sucker for weddings too as long as I’m not the one running the last minute errands or having to spring for any more of those expensive, yet(…)