May 12 2011
Dear Ms. Vaughn: When your debut book, Warprize, entered the market, it was 2005. High fantasy romance wasn’t (and still isn’t) thick on the ground. I fell in love with Lara, the Warprize, and Keir, Warlord, and their attempts to teach each other the best of the urban and plains’ worlds. A couple other books(…)
Apr 25 2011
Dear Ms. MacLean: I read this book back in February of 2011. I remember the date clearly because I started reading it the night I got to the Tools of Change convention. Angela James, Jenny Bullough (of Harlequin) and Sarah Wendell and I went shoe shopping the following day at what is seems to have(…)
Apr 7 2011
Sydney entrepreneur Sebastien Castellano is used to women falling at his feet-’not vice versa! But flat on his back, after an encounter with some overexcited hounds, he meets quirky housekeeper Ella Martinez. Ella’s been dusting photos of Seb for years, and is skeptical about why he’s suddenly arrived at his childhood home in France. But(…)
Mar 31 2011
“You’re being audited.” That’s hardly his most winning opening line, but Rafe Ellersley isn’t here to make friends. He’d promised himself-’and his boss-’that this audit would be different. This time, he would be the consummate Australian Tax Office investigator. Cool, detached, professional. He’d bring Lexie Thatcher, tax-dodging artisan, to justice with ruthless efficiency. No more(…)
Mar 18 2011
Dear Ms. Parv: Emma Jarrett knew exactly what life with a surgeon would be like. Her mother was one, her father was one, and her brother was one too. From personal experience, Emma knew that life with a surgeon meant missed birthdays, false commitments and taking a backseat to the operating theater. Emma made it(…)
Mar 2 2011
Dear Ms. James, I finally discovered you with the last book you wrote and got all excited when I noticed that Jane had already gotten your newest one, “A Lot Like Love” for us. Jane’s good about that. I can say that from the way I also enjoyed this one, it looks like we’re going(…)
Jan 13 2011
In the spirit of better-late-than-never reviews, here is one of my favorite books of 2010. Dear Ms. Beverley, Before there were Mallorens, before there were Rogues, there was the Daffodil Dandy. You are justly renowned for your ability to create a fully realized world inhabited by characters across multiple books, but readers who love your(…)
Dec 17 2010
12 Men of Christmas (2009) Genre: Romance Grade: C- I had no idea this movie existed until Phillipa Ashley was our featured “First Sale” back in November. It’s based on her first novel “Decent Exposure (aka Dating Mr. December)” though the action is moved from Cumbria, England to NYC and Montana in the US. And(…)
Dec 14 2010
Dear Ms. Conn, To be frank, it’s the title of this book which caught my attention and made me want to read it. In a world full of Duke/Baby/Scandal/Duchess/Mistress/Pregnancy titles, this one stands out like a hooker in church. But it wasn’t just the title that grabbed me. The idea of a landscape architect and(…)
Nov 24 2010
Dear Ms. McClone, Two things interested me about this book and got me to try it. One – several people had mentioned your name as a Harlequin author I should try and two – this is the last book in a series in which I had already read and enjoyed another one. Unfortunately, though I(…)
Oct 22 2010
“Kerry Anne MacBride and her quirky family are a package deal-’get one, you get them all. The high school art teacher is stubborn and fiercely protective of her kin, making her the absolute wrong woman for a straitlaced, hardheaded, by-the-books lawyer like Matt Lawrence, no matter how attracted she is to him. And anyway, now’s(…)
Sep 20 2010
Serena Warren is only in Vegas to help her jilted friend Jayne over her heartbreak. When she and fellow helper Molly Hunter go out, Serena never expects to feel the instant connection she does with the hottie who also wants to claim a table at the Bellagio. Especially since she’s something of a free spirit while Mr. Hottie looks more the button down type. But they decide to spend the rest of the evening together and before it’s over, the rest of their lives.
Jun 30 2010
Dear Ms. Mallery: As you might have guessed, I have a love/hate relationship with your books. My favorite is Simply Irresistible and I don't know if I could pinpoint exactly why but it is a contemporary I recommend with some regularity. (I tried to give it to some reporter for NBC at the RWA in(…)
Apr 22 2010
Dear Ms. Gibson, I am a slut for your hockey theme books. You can give me improbable plots and unlikeable characters but it you throw hockey into the mix, I will give up for your stories. Why? I like to watch big, strong macho guys fall for women who initially drive them nuts and I(…)
Mar 26 2010
Moonstruck (1987) Genre: Romantic Comedy, Family Drama Grade: A God, what can I say about this movie except I love it. I loved it the first time I saw it and I’ve loved it every other time I’ve ever seen it. That’s over twenty years of love and I could still watch it for twenty(…)
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