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REVIEW:  Love Left Behind by S.H. Kolee

REVIEW: Love Left Behind by S.H. Kolee

Dear Ms. Kolee: I’d recommend this book to a specific reader. First, the reader must not mind a super creepy, possessive hero. Second, the reader must not mind a little heroine uncertainty. Third, the reader must like a lot of agnst. If any of those elements doesn’t appeal to a reader, then I wouldn’t recommend(…)

REVIEW:  Ship to Shore by Elizabeth Krall

REVIEW: Ship to Shore by Elizabeth Krall

Dear Ms. Krall, When you offered us a chance to read this book, you included a lovely excerpt scene that whetted my appetite to try it. It was cute but not cloying, funny, tender and – for lack of a better word – real. I could see this happening and because of that I really(…)

DUAL REVIEW: In the Arms of the Marquess by Katherine Ashe

DUAL REVIEW: In the Arms of the Marquess by Katherine Ashe

This is a Dual Review instead of Dueling because Sunita and I came away feeling the same about the book but for slightly different reasons. Dear Ms. Ashe, I read less historical romance than I used to, but I was intrigued by the description of your book, as well as by your bio. I approach(…)

Harlequin Lightning Reviews: May Edition

Of the three books reviewed below, two have that distinct HP feel to them replete with the high powered arrogant hero and the less empowered female. The two with the distinctive HP evoked more emotional response than the first one, His Mistress by Arrangement, but I gave higher marks to HMbA because it focused on(…)

REVIEW: Mistress in Private by Julie Cohen

Dear Ms. Cohen: I first discovered you when your book, His for the Taking, was nominated for an RNA award. I thought HFTheT was a wonderfully nuanced story but while Mistress in Private shares some similarities, it also requires a large suspension of disbelief and one that I could not get past. Jane Miller works(…)

REVIEW:  Winter Wedding by Joan Smith

REVIEW: Winter Wedding by Joan Smith

Dear Ms. Smith: Winter Wedding is a bit of a fantasy tale with a very sweet misunderstanding that separates the hero and heroine. The story is fluffy and I wouldn’t be able to read several in this vein in a row without getting a toothache, but for a holiday story, it might help set the(…)

REVIEW: CB – The Other Sea by Marie Treanor

Dear Mrs. Treanor, As I started to read The Other Sea, I was all set to brave Triskelion and buy all your backlist at once. Despite the editing problems that I’m coming to associate with that publisher (smiles at Angie), I was prepared to glom. After finishing this book, I’m still willing to try your(…)