Harlequin Present

REVIEW:  In the Heat of the Spotlight by Kate Hewitt

REVIEW: In the Heat of the Spotlight by Kate Hewitt

“Ambitious CEO Luke Bryant needs a big-name star to help launch his luxury department stores–everything hangs on its success. What he doesn’t need is washed-up pop princess and tabloid joke Aurelie Schmidt. Faced with the sexiest, angriest man she’s ever met, Aurelie’s first comeback gig isn’t exactly going as planned. But Aurelie’s tougher than that,(…)

REVIEW:  Flirting with Intent by Kelly Hunter

REVIEW: Flirting with Intent by Kelly Hunter

“Ruby’s Relationship Rules… Ruby Maguire is done with being jerked around by men. Now she just needs to know three things about a potential bedmate: his name, where he’ll be in a week’s time and what it is he wants from her. Damon West knows plenty about subterfuge and secrets, and nothing about being truthful(…)

REVIEW: A Night of Scandal by Sarah Morgan

REVIEW: A Night of Scandal by Sarah Morgan

Dear Ms. Morgan, I’m always on the lookout for a new book by you, and when I saw that your latest Presents release was the first of a new series featuring a number of prominent authors, I was hooked at once. Released as the Bad Blood series in the UK, the Notorious Wolfes comprise eight(…)

REVIEW:  Zoe and the Tormented Tycoon by Kate Hewitt

REVIEW: Zoe and the Tormented Tycoon by Kate Hewitt

Dear Ms. Hewitt: My first thought when I started this book is “another Balfour sisters’ story.”   I feel like I’ve read a dozen of them so far.   Surely Mr. Balfour couldn’t have fathered all these women, right?   Right.   Zoe, who thought she was a Balfour all her life, turns out to be illegitimate, but raised(…)

REVIEW: The Santangeli Marriage by Sara Craven

Dear Ms. Craven: I’m never sure what to expect from you. On the whole, you are one of my favorite HP authors but from time to time, your stories send me over the cliff. I wasn’t sure how I was going to respond to this one. The Santangeli Marriage begins with a scene from the(…)

REVIEW:  Captive at the Sicillian Billionaire’s Command by Penny Jordan

REVIEW: Captive at the Sicillian Billionaire’s Command by Penny Jordan

Dear Ms. Jordan: I’m an admitted fan of the HP line. I think its the length of the book, the emotion impact you get in a short time, and, well, for the lulz. Julie Simmonds is accosted in the street by an expensively clad man standing next to an expensive car. He claims that the(…)

SB&J Saturday Night Liveblog: Mediterranean Boss, Convenient Mistress

Tune in to Smart Bitches tonight at 9 EST, 8CST, for a live-blog discussion of Mediterranean Boss, Convenient Mistress with Sarah from Smart Bitches, and Jane from Dear Author. We’re doing something a little different this time – we’ve all read the book ahead of time, so we’ll be discussing and reviewing it book-club style.(…)

Saturday Night Liveblog at the Casa de Bitches

Saturday Night Liveblog at the Casa de Bitches

This Saturday Night, at the hot pink palace of Bitches, Sarah and I will be discussing book-club style the February 2009 Harlequin Presents Mediterranean Boss, Convenient Mistress by Kathryn Ross. Joining us will be Jawk and Jace, two of my gay friends who so enjoyed themselves during last week’s liveblog that they agreed to read(…)

REVIEW:  The Millionaire’s Prospective Wife by Helen Brooks

REVIEW: The Millionaire’s Prospective Wife by Helen Brooks

Dear Ms. Brooks: I bought this book at the WH Smith 50% off sale thinking that I hadn’t bought this before, but alas, I had.   Fortunately I only paid $1.57 (1.07 £ ).   When I wrote up this poll the other day, I thought of your books or at least the ones that had this(…)

The Italian Gourmet-Baby-Food Baron's Ironically Pregnant Virgin Mistress

The Italian Gourmet-Baby-Food Baron's Ironically Pregnant Virgin Mistress

Have you been reading the Italian Gourmet-Baby-Food Baron’s Ironically Pregnant Virgin Mistress?   If not, you should.   The serial is on Chapter 5. Send to Kindle

REVIEW:  Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier

REVIEW: Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier

Dear Ms. Napier: This was a bit of a surprise to me given how explicit it is. It read more like a Blaze at times than a Harlequin Presents. I also thought that it had a bit of a different HP feel. I wonder what those who don’t like HPs would feel when reading this(…)

REVIEW:  Accidental Mistress by Susan Napier

REVIEW: Accidental Mistress by Susan Napier

Dear Ms. Napier: I’ve slowly been converted to being an HP fan. Being an HP fan means that you are in for a lot of drama and a lot of bruising kisses. The real measure of success for me, in an HP, is how strong the heroine is. Because the men are fairly interchangeable: strong,(…)