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About Kelly

I lost my romance-reading virginity with my older sister’s Danielle Steel collection, and Judith Krantz broadened my teenage horizons in ways I’m still recovering from. My bookshelves are overflowing with history and historical fiction, my Kindle is home to everything from preachy inspirationals to extreme kink, and my wishlist is out of control. Thanks to my old-school, cigar-smoking journalism professors, I have a passion for good storytelling and zero tolerance for lazy writing. I’ll forgive nearly anything for a sappy, happy ending – but I'm not afraid to unleash the snark. [And FYI, I work part-time for a GLBTQ publisher, so I do not review any GLBTQ titles to avoid any conflict of interest.]

posts by Kelly:

To Tempt a Viking by Michelle Willingham
January 16, 2014

What Kelly’s Been Reading: The “I Survived the Polar Vortex” Edition

KellyB+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / D ReviewsContemporary / dogs / Historical / inspirational / Regency / Vikings11 Comments

This was my one chance to use “Polar Vortex” in a headline, so of course I took advantage. Next month’s installment will be titled “Yes, I’m STILL Coughing Like An 80-Year-Old Smoker And Whining About It Like A Two-Year-Old.” I did manage to read a boatload of books, and a ... more >

December 13, 2013

REVIEW: Married for Christmas by Noelle Adams

KellyB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Holiday / religion / self-published24 Comments

Dear Ms. Adams, Other readers might glance at the blurb and think, “A hero who’s a preacher? Really?” I, on the other hand, thought, “Sexy pastor, bring it on. A contemporary marriage of convenience? Yeah, right. Whatever. Good luck with that.” After years of dreaming, Jessica is finally getting married, ... more >

November 21, 2013

REVIEW: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson

KellyB- Reviews19th century / Historical Romances / Musicians9 Comments

Dear Ms. Lawson, I finished Sonata for Scoundrel just as Robin’s Reading What You Know post set off an epic discussion of book-trance-killing pet peeves. As I read through all the replies, I realized that my inner red flags were at the ready when I started your story of a ... more >

November 10, 2013

REVIEW: The Escort by Gina Robinson

KellyC ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical Romances / immigrants / self-published1 Comments

Dear Ms. Robinson, It’s like there was a big neon sign on the blurb for this book that flashed “I wrote this just for Kelly.” Young, beautiful Italian mail-order bride Angelina D’Alessandro is married by proxy to an older man she’s never met-her only chance to escape the poverty of ... more >

To Sine with a Viking by Michelle Willingham
August 5, 2013

Reading List: Kelly’s Historical Romance Roundup for June/July 2013

KellyB Reviews Category / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / D Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Listsgoverness / Harlequin / Historical / Historical Romances / India / Reading lists / Regency / Scotland / Vikings8 Comments

I’m slacking off on writing a full review because I blew through these pretty quickly, and I already used up my snark quota for the month. All but Jeffries and Willingham were new-to-me authors. What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries If I didn’t own Jeffries’ entire backlist, I might ... more >

The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie
July 2, 2013

REVIEW: The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie

KellyD Reviewsgoverness / Historical / historical romance / Regency England / Regency Romance12 Comments

Dear Ms. Gracie, Despite the recent flail over the “death of the historical,” I’m ever-hopeful that unique and compelling Regencies are still being published. Unfortunately, The Autumn Bride falls short of my vague-yet-demanding criteria by quite a distance, landing squarely in the “wallpaper” and “cookie-cutter” pits of romance despair. Governess ... more >

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