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REVIEW:  Lush – Delicious Book 3 by Lauren Dane

REVIEW: Lush – Delicious Book 3 by Lauren Dane

Dear Ms. Dane: After reading this book, I have a new favorite hero trope: I call it, “Hero in Hot Pursuit”. Mary Whaley runs a very successful catering company and a supper club. She has good friends, a loving family and is generally both busy and truly happy with her life. She offers to cater(…)

REVIEW:  Thrown By A Curve by Jaci Burton

REVIEW: Thrown By A Curve by Jaci Burton

Dear Ms. Burton: Just last baseball season, I finally became seduced by the sport after watching the Washington Nationals’ (Go Nats!) improbable run into the post season. The Nationals’ star pitcher had reconstructive elbow surgery almost two years ago now, so the set-up for Thrown by a Curve interested me. Garrett Scott is a star(…)

REVIEW:  By Private Invitation by Stephanie Julian

REVIEW: By Private Invitation by Stephanie Julian

Dear Ms. Julian: I requested your book because I’d seen a number of favorable reviews and I love an ugly duckling story, which, at first glance is what I thought this book was. Unfortunately, while the premise was promising, I found myself disengaged from the characters and found the action made the book quite easy(…)