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REVIEW: Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase

REVIEW: Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase

Dear Ms. Chase: “He truly did love her. After all she’d told him. He truly believed she could do anything.” That’s an amazing showing of love.  He believed she could do anything.  The Duke of Clevedon falls so in love with Marcelline Noirot, shopkeeper, that he believed she could convince the entire world that they(…)

REVIEW: The Dangerous Viscount by Miranda Neville

REVIEW: The Dangerous Viscount by Miranda Neville

Dear Ms. Neville, Here’s a testament to the fact that Twitter can sell books. I’ve enjoyed your personable tweets so much that when I saw on SonomaLass’s website that she enjoyed your newest novel, The Dangerous Viscount, I decided to get my hands on a copy. This was back in October, before I bought my(…)

REVIEW: The Rules of Gentility by Janet Mullany

Dear Ms. Mullany, Like Jayne (who recently reviewed this book), I read and enjoyed your debut, Dedication, shortly before the Signet Regency line went kaput. I had liked the book enough to hope that you might get a contract before too long. Luckily for me, not one, but two publishers were smart enough to offer(…)

REVIEW:  Manga Review:  High Fashion and Coming of Age: Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa

REVIEW: Manga Review: High Fashion and Coming of Age: Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa

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 of side streets. To reach it, one had to go down a flight of stairs(…)