romantic-suspense

REVIEW:  Caught in the Act by Jill Sorenson

REVIEW: Caught in the Act by Jill Sorenson

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(…)

REVIEW:  Deep Autumn Heat by Elisabeth Barrett

REVIEW: Deep Autumn Heat by Elisabeth Barrett

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(…)

REVIEW:  Skin Deep (I-Team #5.5) by Pamela Clare

REVIEW: Skin Deep (I-Team #5.5) by Pamela Clare

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(…)

REVIEW:  No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose

REVIEW: No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose

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(…)

Beyond the Book Post and Giveway: MIDNIGHT RESCUE: The Editorial Process

Beyond the Book Post and Giveway: MIDNIGHT RESCUE: The Editorial Process

At the beginning of the year, we featured a few posts by publishing “insiders”.  Elle Kennedy and her editor, Jesse Feldman, contacted me to see if I would be interested in posting about how Elle’s new Killer Instincts romantic suspense series was acquired.  I thought readers would like to follow a book from acquisition to(…)

MINI REVIEW: Rock Chick Revenge, Rock Chick Reckoning, Rock Chick Regret

MINI REVIEW: Rock Chick Revenge, Rock Chick Reckoning, Rock Chick Regret

Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley This is a friends to lovers story and generally speaking I love those. Luke moved next door to Ava when she was eight and she promptly fell in love. Luke stoked those feelings unintentionally by championing Ava. When Luke’s dad dies, Ava and Luke promise to go out for(…)

MINI REVIEW: Rock Chick Rescue, Rock Chick Redemption, Rock Chick Renegade series by Kristen Ashley

MINI REVIEW: Rock Chick Rescue, Rock Chick Redemption, Rock Chick Renegade series by Kristen Ashley

The following are mini reviews of books 2, 3, and 4 in the Rock Chick series by Kristen Ashley.  I read these in lieu of my category books even though they are each about twice as long as an HP.  All the books feature a woman in jeopardy, girl parties with the Rock Chicks that(…)

REVIEW:  Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley

REVIEW: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley

Dear Ms. Ashley: After Kati D reviewed Knight for Dear Author, I had to read it myself. It was rough but Ruthie Knox, in the comments, suggested I give Sweet Dreams a try and I did. Sweet Dreams is an interesting story and one that I am going to review later but I actually went(…)

REVIEW:  The Witness by Nora Roberts

REVIEW: The Witness by Nora Roberts

Dear Ms. Roberts: I’ve always been a fan of the single title romantic suspense books you’ve written over the straight contemporaries which is probably why some of the J.D. Robb books are my favorite in the JD Robb/Nora Roberts bibliography. In this 200th book you’ve published, you display exactly why you’ve managed to capture reader’s(…)

REVIEW:  Twisted by Laura Griffin (A Different Perspective)

REVIEW: Twisted by Laura Griffin (A Different Perspective)

Dear Ms. Griffin, I’ve mentioned before that the reason I don’t read much romantic suspense is that usually one aspect or the other gets shortchanged and I end up disappointed. Your books, however, have usually been the exception. A few little things in them might niggle but I’ve come to expect that in order to(…)

REVIEW:  Twisted by Laura Griffin

REVIEW: Twisted by Laura Griffin

Dear Ms. Griffin: I picked up one book of yours after reading a slew of reviews by Jayne. Jayne’s not a romantic suspense reader and the fact that she liked several of your books was enough to push me to buy one of your books. One book was all it took to get me hooked.(…)

Reader Generated List of Titles If You Like Romantic Suspense

In my recent post on my favorite romantic suspense novels, I asked DA readers to proffer their favorites. Wow, did you guys come through! Here’s a list of many of the books suggested. I’m not giving individual credit to each reader– many of you suggested the same books. But, to all of you thanks! My(…)

bad guys, good sex, true love: my top fifteen romantic suspense novels

bad guys, good sex, true love: my top fifteen romantic suspense novels

I recently shared with Dear Author my favorite historical romances. Today I’m pulling out my favorite romantic suspense novels. These are kept in my Kindle collection: bad guys, good sex, true love. I’ve not read as much romantic suspense as I have historical romance so my bad guys, good sex, true love collection currently only has(…)

REVIEW: Fair Game by Patricia Briggs

REVIEW: Fair Game by Patricia Briggs

Dear Ms Briggs, I’m not just an avid reader of your Mercy Thompson series and your Alpha & Omega series, I’m the sort of fan who counts off the days until your next book like a kid counting the days until Christmas. But the problem with Christmas is that the wait can make even good(…)

REVIEW: Moonrise by Anne Stuart

REVIEW: Moonrise by Anne Stuart

Dear Ms. Stuart— When I saw that many of your older titles were finally available as eBooks, I thought I’d check one out. I never know whether one of your books will work for me or not, but the ones that do—Reckless and Black Ice are two of my all-time favorite novels—really do. I picked(…)