Jul 24 2012
Dear Ms. Tenorio: Thank you for sending your book for review. I liked the premise and the story had a lot of promise. My struggle with understanding the hero’s motivations, however, diminished my overall appreciation for the story and the strongest character on the page wasn’t the hero, but the heroine’s older brother. Amanda Jackman(…)
May 17 2012
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(…)
Apr 27 2012
Soooo, after laughing my way through the first book of this series, I strapped on my big-girl undies for Book 2: Jacob McCoy wishes for a wife and a family. Tis the Season for miracles when a young woman shows up on his doorstep: homeless, in danger and expecting a child – Jacob’s child. Their(…)
Sep 26 2011
Dear Ms. Milan: Toward the end of the review it is going to sound like I didn’t like this book but that would be the wrong impression. I did like this book. I liked it but in a lot of ways I found Mark, like his older brother Ash, to be almost saintly in his(…)
May 3 2010
Dear Ms. Graham: I can’t say I ever understood the motivations of the characters in this story. Five years after being jilted, literally at the altar, Valente Lorenzatto is putting the final touches on his revenge against Caroline Bailey nee Hales. Five years ago Valente was a lorrie truck driver for Hales Trucking and now(…)
Mar 9 2010
Dear Ms. Sparks, Seeing the title of your book, I couldn’t WAIT to find out exactly why a modern woman in a paranormal would still be a virgin. Anecdotally, I’ve found that virgins in paranormals are rare, and finding one is like hitting the lottery, even more so if the reasoning behind the retention of(…)
Apr 6 2009
Dear Ms. Ione: My first introduction to your work was in the ACRO series penned with writing partner, Stephanie Tyler under the psuedonym of Sydney Croft. While I didn’t know much about your stand alone writing in the Demonica series, it debuted during a time in which I was a paranormal slump. I didn’t feel(…)
Apr 6 2009
Dear Ms. King. Although brilliantly written, with stunningly well-drawn characters, and a very compelling plot, this book was difficult to read. It wasn’t a happy-go-lucky, care-free, lift-you-up read. It was difficult and depressing. So while I couldn’t put it down, and I thought about it for days and weeks after I read it, I would(…)
Jan 9 2009
The LiveJournal community of “Found Objects” posted this awesome 1965 publication “The Recently Deflowered Girl” with illustrations. Set aside about 30 minutes and all beverages. I would like to see a recreation of this for all romance sub-genres. Thanks bec and others for the linkage. Send to Kindle
Jun 10 2008
Dear Ms. Showalter, Even though the prequel and first book of your Lords of the Underworld series failed to impress me, I wasn’t ready to give up on such a great premise. I hoped one of the later installments would work better for me. With this second book in the series, I have to say(…)
May 24 2008
I received my RWR this month and the news that jumped out at me was the Virgin Cheek line is no longer accepting submissions. The words are “The Virgin/Cheek line is suspended after February 2009.” Michelle Pillow, a recommended read by Jayne, is a Cheek author (I think she also has published with some reputable(…)
May 9 2008
Billionaire’s Virgin Bride by Helen Brooks – Brooks is becoming my favorite HP author but this one disappointed me. It sounded dated and didn’t have the smoothness in storytelling as her past ones. Zeke Russell and Melody Taylor were engaged to be married until Melody’s mother took photographs of Zeke with his gorgeous secretary. Melody,(…)
Feb 28 2008
There is an article in MSNBC this morning about re-virginization. For the low low sum of $5,000 you can have your hymen “repaired” so that you can give the “gift” of virginity. “Have you already unwrapped the priceless gift of virginity and given it away?” asks the Web site for the Pregnancy Resource Center of(…)
Dec 13 2007
Dear Ms. Craven: I’ve not read alot of Harlequin Presents but during the eHarlequin 50% off sale, I purchased six of them and yours was the first one I read. I was thinking about your book as I read the debate over Mills & Boon’s books being patriarchal propaganda. Harriet must marry by her next(…)
Oct 6 2007
Dear Ms. Mallery: In an effort to broaden my horizons and understand the appeal of the category romance and to support Harlequin’s phenomenal digital effort, I’ve taken to buying two or three series books a month. A while back I purchased The Sheik and The Virgin Secretary because the title exemplified two of the most(…)
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