B- Reviews
animals, Christmas, England, Historical, Regency, road-romance
A crisis sends Juneclaire Beaumont on a difficult journey to London, forcing her one night to take shelter in a stable with the rakish Earl of St. Cloud. Though he behaves as a gentleman, the ton would never believe him… more
B Reviews Category
1970s, animals, Australia, non-fiction, travel
I arrived in the Alice at five a.m. with a dog, six dollars and a small suitcase full of inappropriate clothes. . . . There are some moments in life that are like pivots around which your existence turns. For… more
A Reviews
animals, childrens-books
Allow me to engage in some nepotism here. Yesterday, tot came home and reported that she had started her own review blog pursuant to instruction from the teacher. Instead of the book reports that I used to write as a… more
Book Reviews
animals, Harlequin Treasury
I don’t usually read category romances, but after enjoying several that were recommended on DearAuthor.com, I thought I’d give this one a try. I’m glad I did, because despite its publication in the nineties, it holds up remarkably well. Dr…. more
C Reviews
animals, brothers, Contemporary, Jill-Shalvis, pilot
Dear Ms. Shalvis, I have a major problem with Animal Magnetism-’the heroine. At its heart, Animal Magnetism is a story about the hero's emotional evolution, with the heroine and his foster brothers acting as the catalysts that jump-start that evolution…. more
B Reviews
Advertising, animals, Contemporary, Kristan Higgins, veterinarian
Dear Ms. Higgins: I was fairly lukewarm on your last release. I never warmed up to your heroine and I thought your hero was a bit of a milquetoast. Your stories are all told in the first person, from the… more
B Reviews/ B Reviews Category/ Book Reviews
animals, California, multicultural, romantic-suspense
Dear Ms. Sorenson: What I liked best about this book was the characters were unique. Often you find characters in romance books very recognizable: the mousy girl, the bluestocking, the raging alpha male. Here we have the youngish heroine who… more
Book Reviews/ C Reviews Category/ C+ Reviews/ C- Reviews
animals, baby, Emma-Darcy, Harlequin-Presents, lynn raye harris, revenge-plot
Naughty Nights in the Millionaire’s Mansion by Robyn Grady. This book violated the number one HP principle. It was boring. By chapter five (which is about the half way point in an HP), I noted that there was amost no… more
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animals, Nora-Roberts
Dear Ms. Roberts: One thing that you never fail to do is make the setting come alive. The South Dakota Black Hills have never sounded so welcoming, so engaging than in your book, Black Hills. The story is in three… more
B Reviews Category/ B- Reviews/ Book Reviews
animals, children, Historical Romances, Linda Lael Miller, western
Dear Ms. Miller: I confess that the last book I read of yours was Never Look Back published in 2004. I really liked that book (the heroine sounded like a real lawyer) but for some reason, I never read the… more