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REVIEW:  Sweet and Twenty by Joan Smith

REVIEW: Sweet and Twenty by Joan Smith

“When the unexpected death of Sir Gerald Monteith placed his wife Melanie and daughter Sara in financial trouble, their only hope was to quickly find a husband for Sara. They thought it would be easy, for she was as beautiful as could be. They hoped her beauty would make up for her lack of brains.(…)

REVIEW: Where There’s Smoke by L.A. Witt

REVIEW: Where There’s Smoke by L.A. Witt

Dear Ms. Witt. I really enjoyed the main characters in this book. I’m…ambivalent enough about the other characters and some of the plot that it affected my enjoyment of the book as a whole. Jesse is running for Governor of California. He has no experience whatsoever in pretty much anything. He comes from acting royalty(…)

A Selection of December Harlequin Presents

A Selection of December Harlequin Presents

I haven’t had much luck with Harlequin Presents subscriptions of late. In December, I enjoyed three of my eight books. The problem is that I’m never sure what books I’m going to enjoy and thus the subscription seems worth it. I guess I’ll reevaluate mid year 2012. The Trophy Wife by Janette Kenny is the(…)

Tuesday Midday Links RoundUp: Round 1 of GBKS goes to the opposition

The good news is that I didn’t have to have a root canal. Instead my tooth is cracked and needs a cap. The bad news is that if the temporary crown doesn’t alleviate my problems, I’ll have to have that root canal. In other publishing news, Ballantine has bought Jenny Sanford’s memoir.   As much as(…)

REVIEW: Chasing Smoke by K. A. Mitchell

REVIEW: Chasing Smoke by K. A. Mitchell

Dear Ms. Mitchell. This book reads like what I imagine being inside a guy’s head must be like. Lots of stonewalling, lots of mixed motivations, lots of confused emotions. This ability you have to get emotions perfectly right and to show how they are so very wrong-headed is both the beauty and the problem with(…)

REVIEW: Your Planet or Mine? by Susan Grant

Dear Ms. Grant, I started reading your books with the first in “The Star King” series. I fell in love. They were fresh and different. The “Banzai Maguire” book didn’t work as well for me though I applauded the risks you took. I had really hoped to enjoy “Your Planet or Mine?” but despite the(…)