Oct 23 2012
Dear Ms. McCallahan: I borrowed this book through the Kindle Lending Library which allows me to borrow one book per month from my Kindle device. The one thing done well in this story was the suspense because nearly everyone is in jeopardy and bad things happen to even the “good” people but part of the(…)
Oct 20 2012
Dear Ms. Walker: I really enjoyed book 2 in the series, but the problems that affected my enjoyment of book 1 and in book 2 were magnified in this one and I am sorry to say I will be leaving this series behind after “Rev It Up”. “Rev It Up” like the two books before(…)
Oct 15 2012
Dear Ms. Walker: I read many a good review for this book but the heroine’s actions seemed TSTL (too stupid to live) for most of the story and it affected my enjoyment of it. The two main characters start out with a previous relationship that ended when Shay, a reclusive author, could not open up(…)
Oct 2 2012
Dear Ms. McKenna: I love the feel of your romantic suspense books. While not every hero in your books have a law enforcement background, there is a certain paramilitary aspect to the heroes and your extensive knowledge of weaponry displayed through the narrative provides a believable basis for the hero’s competency. But beyond the suspense,(…)
Sep 6 2012
Dear Ms. Walker: This book came to my attention when it was listed as one of PW’s romances of the summer. Fortunately the book was on NetGalley and I was able to download and read it straight away. Interestingly, this is the second in the Black Knights Inc. series but it is the first that I(…)
Aug 24 2012
The Lady Vanishes (1938) Genre: Romantic Suspense Grade: B “Traveling aboard a transcontinental train, young Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood) becomes alarmed when an acquaintance, elderly governess Miss Froy (Dame Mae Whitty), suddenly vanishes. Inexplicably, all the other passengers deny having seen the woman. So Iris turns to her lone ally — handsome music scholar Gilbert(…)
Aug 23 2012
Dear Ms. Neggers: I confess that I am not a devoted reader but it’s not because your books aren’t pleasurable reads. They are but I tend to think that now the books are published in hardcover that they aren’t likely to be geared toward the romance reader. Heron’s Cove, however, provides a good dose of(…)
Aug 20 2012
Dear Ms. Adams: The attraction of this book was the blind heroine but honestly the heroine was so capable that the only difference between her and a sighted person was being told on an occasion that she was blind. This is the third book in the “Adrenaline High” series. Ashley Bristol sustained an accident in(…)
Aug 8 2012
Dear Ms. Walker I read this book second even though it is the first in the series and it’s probably a good thing I did as I liked the second story, In Ride’s Trouble, much more than this title. My main complaint with this story is my inability to buy in to the fantasy constructed.(…)
Jul 29 2012
Dear Ms. Levine: I was encouraged to read this by others in the blogosphere although Angela James was the first to bring it to my attention. The reason to read this book is for the raw and gritty emotion. For some, however, the rough writing, the choppy and often unbelievable segues will be too frustrating.(…)
Jul 28 2012
Dear Ms. Harris, In a recent comment thread about reading and writing multicultural characters, you talked about your latest Harlequin Presents release, which features a half-South Asian hero. I was intrigued and interested to read about someone who was neither a Maharajah nor a Bollywood star. My reaction to your story turned out to be(…)
Jul 20 2012
Dear Ms. Sorenson: Jane sent me Caught in the Act months ago to peruse and I ignored it. This proved to be an error on my part. In my defense, I’d just read a couple of awful romantic suspense novels and couldn’t generate any interest in another. Then a friend of mine on Twittter praised(…)
Jul 12 2012
Dear Ms. Barrett: This book wasn’t badly written and it was plenty sexy but I found the hero to be overbearing douchebag for the first third of the book and the heroine was a complete coward in the last quarter. I didn’t really like either of them enough to feel invested in the story. I(…)
Jul 7 2012
Dear Ms. Clare, I was interested to read your I-Team novella, Skin Deep (I-Team 5.5) for two reasons. The first is, in general, I’ve enjoyed the series. I loved the last book, Breaking Point (reviewed here by Jane), and I’ve grown invested in the lives of the men and women the series features. Secondly, I(…)
Jun 18 2012
Dear Ms. Rose: I don’t know exactly why I stopped reading your books. I used to love them and recommend them to readers frequently. It may have been the move to hardcover but whatever the reason was, I don’t think it was related to your writing. “No One Left to Tell” is an exciting, action(…)
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