posts by Willaful:
Dear Ms. Green: When I’m in the mood for an archtypical Harlequin Presents story — here taking the form of cynical Italian tycoon + secret baby + punishing kisses = angsty-goodness — I look for Abby Green. Originally I decided against reviewing this for Dear Author, because, well, it’s a ... more >
Dear Ms. Florand: It’s always fun for me to see what will turn up in a Florand book; I hadn’t seen the cover before I started reading, so the fairy tale allusions here snuck up on me. (Hmmm…. Sarah is working on spun sugar slippers…) But there was another surprise ... more >
Dear Ms. Dee and Ms. Devon: An m/m romance between an attendant and an inmate in a Victorian insane asylum… I think I know why this was published after Christmas. It was actually less dark and considerably less dense than I feared it would be, which made it a more ... more >
My best of list surprises me, because I’m not generally a huge fan of contemporaries. But I’m all about angst, and we had some intense contemporary drama in 2013. Also, I haven’t enjoyed the direction my first love, historicals, has been going of late, although I did find four titles ... more >
Dear Ms. Belleau and Ms. Ames: The Dom Project is erotic romance with heavy emphasis on the erotic side. Which isn’t to say it doesn’t have a happy, satisfying ending — but it’s set in a milieu in which the traditional romance “rules” simply do not apply. And it creates ... more >
Just for fun, a short synopsis, Twitter style. Control Top @MasterAegis 28d @Beth28 I’m coming home. Be waiting. Seriously Switchy @Beth28 27d Some guys need to learn how to take no for an answer. #subtweet #movingon Rocket Man @MisterEd 5d When you offer to be someone’s fake boyfriend and find ... more >