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REVIEW: Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley

By Jane • Mar 8th, 2008 • Category: C Reviews Category, C- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Bradley:
I admit that this is my first experience with you so despite your big backlist, it’s like a debut for me. Unfortunately, the book is like it’s title–trite and predictable. I suppose for fans of the regular regency historical, this book will fulfill that jones. The one good thing about [...]



REVIEW: Sweeter Than Revenge by Ann Christopher

By Jane • Jan 26th, 2008 • Category: C Reviews Category, C+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Christopher:
Thank you for sending us this book for review. I have to admit that when I first read that the heroine was a spoiled rich girl, I groaned. Paris Hilton, unfortunately, is like the poster child for spoiled rich girls and I couldn’t imagine enjoying a romance showcasing someone like her. [...]



REVIEW: Beyond Daring by Kathleen O’Reilly

By Jayne • Mar 2nd, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, C Reviews, C Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms O’Reilly,
Sequels can be a dangerous thing. If I enjoyed the previous book, will the next one live up to it? Or will it bomb for me and somehow taint what I feel for the one (s) I previously liked? Will secondary characters be twisted out of recognition when it’s their turn at bat? [...]



REVIEW: The Morning Gift by Diana Norman

By Jayne • Jul 17th, 2006 • Category: A Review Category, A- Reviews, Reviews

“A Norman heiress was a chattel to be sold in marriage to the highest bidder. If one husband died she was up for sale again. Only the first of Matilda de Risle’s husbands gives her anything back. His is the customary Saxon morning gift — the present to a wife if her lord finds her [...]