C Reviews
cooking, opposites attract, Regency
Dear Ms. Knightley: This book is the romance between the Earl of Raleigh, Richard Moore, and Jane Bunting, baker and proprietress of a confectionaire’s shop. Jane has good reason to despise the aristocracy and first meetings with Richard only serve… more
C+ Reviews
Contemporary, musician, New York City, opposites attract, St.-Martins-Press
Dear Ms. Sumners: Grace Barnum’s life is precariously balanced on sensible choices and uncomfortable compromise. She dutifully edits textbooks that, she fears, may be more harmful than helpful to kids. She is engaged to a patent attorney who is… more
C Reviews
Contemporary romance, opposites attract
Dear Ms. Fox: I was interested to read Body Heat–I enjoyed your book, Love, Unexpectedly. Love, Unexpectedly had heat, heart, and smarts. Body Heat, not so much. The book’s heroine, Maura Mahoney, is about to turn thirty and her life is marginally more exciting… more
Dear. Ms. Tarr, Halfway through your new fairytale Operation Cinderella, I began to wonder: Where is the woman who wrote Vanquished and what have you done with her? Vanquished, which you published in 2006, is a kickass historical about a… more
B+ Reviews/ B- Reviews
Avon, Historical, opposites attract
Dear Ms. Long, Dabney and I are both fans of your work and we both enjoyed your latest Pennyroyal Green novel, A Notorious Countess Confesses. I, however, liked it more than Dabney did and thought it would be interesting to… more
B- Reviews
Contemporary, Erotic-Romance, opposites attract
Dear Ms. Elsborg: I had read one book by you before which had been recommended by a friend. While the voice was strong, I pretty much hated the story because the main character was dislikeable lout sleeping with underaged girls,using… more