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REVIEW: Star Gazing by Linda Gillard

REVIEW: Star Gazing by Linda Gillard

Dear Ms. Gillard,
Your review request caught my eye because you described the heroine of your novel, Star Gazing as congenitally blind, and mentioned that this story takes place on the Isle of Skye. You also mentioned that the book was short listed for RNA’s Romantic Novel of the Year award. I surfed over [...]

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CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: An Affair in Paradise by Matthew Haldeman-Time

DISCLAIMER: So as to avoid the appearance of impropriety in this conversational review by Joan/Sarah F. and Janine., Joan/Sarah F. says: “I acted as a first-reader for MHT on this story. While I wouldn’t say I was a critique partner or even a beta-reader, MHT did send me this story to see if I [...]

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CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: Forbidden Shores by Jane Lockwood

CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: Forbidden Shores by Jane Lockwood

Dear Readers,
Just as I had finished reading Forbidden Shores by Jane Lockwood (a pseudonym for Janet Mullany) and was getting ready to review it, I had a conversation about the book with my good friend Jennie F., who had also recently read it. Jennie’s comments were so insightful and thought provoking, and [...]

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REVIEW:  Stranded by Eve Vaughn

REVIEW: Stranded by Eve Vaughn

Dear Ms. Vaughn:
This was a top seller at Samhain’s My Bookstore and More a few weeks ago. I’m always curious about what other people are reading and so I bought the book blindly (no cover, no blurb) and I had never read you before.
India Powers is a woman who has spent her [...]

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