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REVIEW: Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge

REVIEW: Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge

Dear Ms. Kittredge, I think most readers who’ve heard of you are more familiar with your Luna Wilder series.   While I have my reservations about the titular character of those books, I do think they’re a good way to pass the time.   But I’ll confess: the series I’ve really been waiting for are the Black [...]

CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW:  Wicked Intentions by Lydia Joyce

CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: Wicked Intentions by Lydia Joyce

In which Jennie and Janine discuss Lydia Joyce’s newest historical romance, Wicked Intentions. Jennie: I have read all five of Lydia Joyce’s previous books; my grades for them have ranged from B+ to C-. This range sort of encapsulates my experience with her work none of her books has been so bad as to be [...]

REVIEW: My Best Friend’s Girl by Dorothy Koomson

Dear Ms. Koomson: This was a book that Karen Scott reviewed a while back on her blog. It was available only for sale in the UK at the time and while Karen’s review was compelling, it wasn’t quite enough to get me to pay for the international shipping. I was really excited to have this [...]

REVIEW: The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long

REVIEW: The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long

Dear Ms. Long, Of the authors writing historical romance, you are one of my absolute favorites. Not too long ago, I sang the praises of your previous book, The Secret to Seduction, in what is one of the longest, most detailed reviews I have ever written. After I finished reading that book, I was tremendously [...]

REVIEW: The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly

REVIEW: The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly

Dear Ms. Donnelly, When I opened the package containing the arc of your latest book “The Winter Rose” I gulped. Reason one: it’s got a very nice cover. Reason two: it’s a hella lot of book. 700+ pages of trade paperback sized book to be exact. It’s the type of book that requires a big [...]

REVIEW:  The Frenchman’s Marriage Demand by Chantelle Shaw

REVIEW: The Frenchman’s Marriage Demand by Chantelle Shaw

Dear Ms. Shaw: This was the second bestselling Harlequin Presents at eharlequin.com. I read it after The Virgin’s Wedding Night and while the two books had similar emotional character arcs, my response to them was extremely different. While Craven’s book interested me enough to buy others, The Frenchman’s Marriage Demand made me wish I had [...]

REVIEW:  Ice Storm by Anne Stuart

REVIEW: Ice Storm by Anne Stuart

Dear Ms. Stuart, The latest book in your Ice series, Ice Storm, opens with a bang. Literally. In a prologue set sometime in the past, we are introduced to nineteen-year-old the heroine this way: Mary Isobel Curwen had never shot a man before. She stood there, numb, unmoving. She’d never fired a gun before, and [...]

REVIEW:  Unforgettable by Shelley Munro

REVIEW: Unforgettable by Shelley Munro

Dear Mrs Munro, While I’m not a recent Ellora’s Cave virgin like Janine, I’m still not a “rode hard and put up wet” veteran either. Since my tastes don’t run to BDSM, a lot of EC offerings leave me less than enthused about trying them. But your book with its mix of history and tenderness [...]

REVIEW:  Voices of the Night by Lydia Joyce

REVIEW: Voices of the Night by Lydia Joyce

Dear Ms. Joyce, I've been reading your books since The Veil of Night came out. I thought it was a bit above average for a debut, but conventional. The two books that followed were somewhat stronger in my opinion. All three showed a talent for conjuring an atmosphere, and main characters of diverse personalities and [...]