April 17, 2013

REVIEW: Rush Me by Allison Parr

JaneC ReviewsContemporary / football / opposites attract14 Comments

Dear Ms. Parr: I get the sense from the various internet reviews that people either love this book or hate it. I fall into the latter category. It’s not that I didn’t hate it so much as I wasn’t convinced at the end of the story that the two protagonists ... more >

March 27, 2013

REVIEW: The Summer Place by Pamela Hearon

JaneC ReviewsContemporary / opposites attractComments Off on REVIEW: The Summer Place by Pamela Hearon

Dear Ms. Hearon: This is the first book I’ve read of yours so I went in without any preconceptions but I met an instant stumbling block in the hero’s name. Rick Warren. Rick Warren is a pretty famous person in the U.S., author of The Purpose Driven Life (which is ... more >

February 26, 2013

REVIEW: The Best Man by Kristan Higgins

DabneyC ReviewsContemporary romance / opposites attract27 Comments

Dear Ms. Higgans: When I was growing up, I always got these annoying reports cards that said “Dabney could try harder.” Well, Ms Higgans, so can you. The Best Man isn’t an awful book–in fact I had fun reading it.But this novel has far too many pitfalls. It’s condescending to ... more >

January 29, 2013

REVIEW: Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang

JaneC- ReviewsContemporary / enemies to lovers / New-Orleans / opposites attract / Rock-Star3 Comments

Dear Kimberly Lang: This was originally published under the Harlequin Mills & Boon Modern line and before the creation of Harlequin Kiss would probably be sold through the Harlequin Presents line and marked as an extra.  I’m not certain what to think of the Kiss line but it appears to ... more >

January 22, 2013

REVIEW: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

JayneB Reviews1980s / abuse / high-school / opposites attract / Young-Adult7 Comments

“Holding Eleanor’s hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.” Dear. Ms. Rowell, In 2011, your book, “Attachments,” was one of my surprise delights and, like any book lover, when I find an author whose book moved me this much I immediately ... more >

January 15, 2013

Dear Author Book Club – January 2013 – One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn , M.J. O’Shea

JaneBook ClubBook-club / children / m/m / opposites attract22 Comments

This is the first book in our 2013 Book Club. I selected the book because I thought it was an m/m romance that even non m/m readers might find enjoyable. It had interesting discussion points about unexpected parenthood, social anxieties, and opposites attract. Moreover, I thought it was a good ... more >