C- ReviewsDeirdre-Martin / hockey / reunited-lovers / sports romance10 Comments
Dear Ms. Martin: My favorite books have always been your hockey books and I’ve recommended “Body Check” to any number of readers looking for a modern contemporary romance. We were given locker rooms scenes and game scenes and while none of it may have been authentic, it felt authentic to ... more >
B- ReviewsContemporary / ice hockey / lawyer / law related / New York City32 Comments
Dear Ms. Martin: For many months, Jane had been talking about how wonderful your first New York Blades hockey Romance, Body Check, was. When I finally succumbed to reading it, I was elated with almost everything about it. I especially loved the set-up between the taciturn hero and the career-minded ... more >
B+ ReviewsDeirdre-Martin / hockey / New-York-Blades / sports romance13 Comments
Dear Ms. Martin: I looked through the archives but I couldn’t find a review of this book at Dear Author which is such a shame because it is one of my favorite contemporary romances and one of my favorite sports romances. I recently re-read (and purchased a new digital copy ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Deirdre-Martin / Ireland11 Comments
Dear Ms. Martin: I am really ambivalent about this book. On the one hand, it’s a straight contemporary in an usual setting (Ireland) featuring a very strong heroine. I should love that. On the other hand, it features my least favorite type of hero. I came away from the story ... more >
C ReviewsContemporary / Deirdre-Martin10 Comments
Dear Ms. Martin, I really enjoyed your last book, Power Play, enough that I was looking forward to With a Twist. Unfortunately, this book never really got off the ground for me, owing to shallow characterizations and a heavy (and irritating) reliance on stereotyping over true character-building. Natalie Bocuse is ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsContemporary / hockey / sports romance11 Comments
Dear Ms. Martin: So I’ve bemoaning the economy this past week (so glad I’m not retiring for decades) and I got an email from a publicist declaring that in this depressing time I had to read a book about a doomed tsarina and it would sweep me away. My first ... more >