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REVIEW: Stranger at the Door by Laura Abbot

By Jayne • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms. Abbot,
This is an interesting mixture of contemporary and historical romance. Though I still have a hard time with the idea that stories set before the turn of the 21st century are considered “historical.” I also see this is where Harlequin’s “Everlasting Love” line has ended up.
“Because happily ever [...]


REVIEW: The Saxon Bride by C.H. Admirand

By Jayne • Oct 20th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Mrs. Admirand,
One of the first true “romance” novels I ever read was the granddaddy of all Saxon/Norman pairings, the groundbreaking “The Wolf and the Dove” by Kathleen Woodiwiss. Since then, I’ve read my share of (usually bastard) Norman knight x (usually a healer) nubile Saxon maid. At this point in my reading [...]