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October 31, 2009

REVIEW: Captive of Sin by Anna Campbell

JaneB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / PTSD12 Comments

Dear Ms. Campbell: I read your controversial debut and while I appreciated the chances you took, it didn’t inspire me to read your other books. When Captive of Sin arrived on my doorstep, I thought I would give the book a chance. Sir Gideon Trevithick  finds a woman cowering in the ... more >

December 21, 2007

REVIEW: Untouched by Anna Campbell

JanetBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewscaptivity narrative / forced-seduction15 Comments

Dear Ms. Campbell: I realized reading your new release Untouched that for me your books are fundamentally a revisiting of older Romance motifs, with both retro and current elements. At your best, your work brings out the best of both past and present Romances, because you are often examining some ... more >

May 9, 2007

REVIEW: Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categorycourtesan / Duke / forced-seduction / Regency England / Scotland4 Comments

Dear Ms. Campbell, Much has been said about your debut, Claiming the Courtesan. Arguments raced round and round the blogosphere; discussions sprouted from here to Jennifer Crusie's blog. After reading comments from people who reviled the book to comments from people who adored it, I decided to read it and ... more >

March 30, 2007

REVIEW: Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell

JanetB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsAvon / courtesan / forced-seduction / Regency England21 Comments

Readers were arguing about Anna Campbell's debut, Claiming the Courtesan, before it was published. An Avon historical that was actually offending readers? This I had to see. And as I sat down to read, I expected to be shocked, looked forward to it, even, because I was really craving a ... more >

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