August 1, 2006

REVIEW: CB: Dare Me by Leigh Ellwood

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviews / Ebooksf/f / m/m romance / m/m/f / musician / Threesome2 Comments

Dear Ms. Ellwood: You have a fun sense of humor and your prose is quite readable. The romance, however, seemed rushed and pushed aside for the sake of the explicit sexual content. I had trouble believing that this couple truly loved each other or whether they just enjoyed the sex. ... more >

July 31, 2006

REVIEW: Getting Even by Kayla Perrin

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviews2 Comments

Dear Ms. Perrin: You have a nice voice. It's very readable but the characters and plot of this story failed to do your voice justice. I am sure that you are writing within the guidelines that were put forth by HQN for its Spice line. I don't really understand what ... more >

July 27, 2006

REVIEW: Undressed by Kristina Cook

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- ReviewsEngland / Regency England / Scotland / twins4 Comments

Dear Ms. Cook, I know that authors usually have little control over their covers but I just have to mention the cover for Undressed since it’s so far off base. Way far. If I had just seen this book in a store, I would have immediately thought “contemporary screwball comedy.” ... more >

July 25, 2006

REVIEW: In the Groove by Pamela Britton

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- ReviewsContemporary / Nascar7 Comments

Dear Ms. Britton: Here’s some advice. Put this up on your website, rally your author friends, decry the reviewer’s writing credentials (I have none), and your sales numbers will rise. That is the lemonade of out this lemon. The heroine in this story is so frustrating that I wished I ... more >

July 20, 2006

REVIEW: Man Camp by Adrienne Brodeur

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categorychick-lit / Farmer2 Comments

Dear Ms. Brodeur: Mancamp features two women who have had enough of men in NY City who have had enough of the men in the city. The men no longer know how to fix things, open doors, or be manly enough. Lucy, a biologist, is a long term relationship with ... more >

July 19, 2006

REVIEW: Fateful Deception by Kate Allan

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviews / EbooksMilitary / Regency England2 Comments

Dear Ms Allan, You manage to pack a great deal into your Regency novella, Fateful Deception. I’m grateful that the heroine, Lucinda Handscombe, is neither a silly twit nor a too modern young woman. You have her act as a reader might expect a sheltered young woman of the period ... more >