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REVIEW: A Masked Deception by Mary Balogh

REVIEW: A Masked Deception by Mary Balogh

Dear Ms. Balogh, Lately, after enjoying A Chance Encounter very much and The Wood Nymph to a lesser degree, I've been spending some time reading more of your older traditional regencies. A Masked Deception is your first book. Here is a description of the novel taken from your website: Margaret, the new Countess of Brampton,(…)

REVIEW:  A Passion for Him by Sylvia Day

REVIEW: A Passion for Him by Sylvia Day

This review comes to us from guest blogger, Yapaway Jay who has given up her fiction books for law books. Go Jay, only one semester left? * * * Dear Ms. Day, I fell in love with the first book I read by you, The Stranger I Married, and ever since then you’ve been on(…)

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(…)

REVIEW: The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt

Dear Ms. Hoyt: At first blush, this isn’t a book I would buy. The back cover blurb reads as follows: Widowed Anna Wren is having a wretched day. After an arrogant male on horseback nearly squashes her, she arrives home to learn that she is in dire financial straits. What is a gently bred lady(…)

REVIEW:  Teller of Tales by Laurel Ames

REVIEW: Teller of Tales by Laurel Ames

Dear Ms. Ames: I hope this letter gets to you as I do not see that you are publishing any longer. Or it may be that you are publishing under a different name. Your book was recommended to me after I had finished reading Almost a Gentleman by Pam Rosenthal. I had expressed dissatisfaction at(…)

REVIEW: One Forbidden Evening by Jo Goodman

Dear Ms. Goodman: I love your writing. If every historical was written with the depth, emotion and passion of your stories, I don’t think the historical genre would be faltering. The pacing and the absurd ending is the only thing that keeps me from giving this book an A. One Forbidden Evening features the sister(…)

REVIEW:  The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James

REVIEW: The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James

Dear Ms. James: I am just a simple reader. I understand that you like to write books with subtle clues and hints as the character evolves. But because I am a simple reader, your subtle clues and hints went way past me. Let’s look at your recent contribution to the historical romance market. Your writing(…)