May 10, 2012

REVIEW: Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry

DabneyA Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / opposites attract / self-published34 Comments

Dear Ms. Mayberry— I think your novel Hot Island Nights is splendid—I love the rapport between Elizabeth and Nathan—and I was happy to learn your new self-published novel Her Best Worst Mistake is a companion/sequel to that tale. Her Best Worst Mistake chronicles what happens between Elizabeth’s wild best friend ... more >

May 9, 2012

REVIEW: Homefront Hero by Allie Pleiter

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / Harlequin Love Inspired Historical / inspirational / knitting / nurse / World War I24 Comments

Dashing and valiantly wounded, Captain John Gallows could have stepped straight out of an army recruitment poster. Leanne Sample can’t help being impressed–although the lovely Red Cross nurse tries to hide it. She knows better than to get attached to the daring captain who is only home to heal and ... more >

May 5, 2012

Recommended Reads Saturday: Beloved Vampire by Joey W. Hill

Guest ReviewerRecommended Reads13 Comments

  The following is an excerpt from Beloved Vampire posted with the approval of Joey W. Hill Clarifications for this excerpt: After Lord Mason rescued Jessica from the tomb of his previous lover and servant, Farida, he brought her to his South American estate. This is one of her first ... more >

May 3, 2012

REVIEW: Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris

JiaB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate universe / California / death / FBI / HarperCollins / Sci-fi / thriller / Young-Adult12 Comments

Dear Ms. Norris, I admit I went into your debut novel not knowing much about it. I knew it was a YA. I had an idea about the basic set-up: a girl dies in a car accident and is brought back to life by a classmate. This somehow leads into ... more >

May 1, 2012

Dear Author Recommends for May 2012

JaneRecommended ReadsRecommended Reads9 Comments

We haven’t posted any reviews of these books yet, but we will this week so stay tuned. If you have recommendations yourselves, let us know about them. Historical Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas. Recommended by Dabney and Jennie F (Amz | BN | S | K) The Governness Affair by Courtney Milan. ... more >

April 30, 2012

REVIEW: The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsHistorical Romances / Jewish-faith / midwife / Venice7 Comments

Dear Ms. Rich, I have a love/hate relationship with historical novels. When they work, they can be wondrous – taking me to foreign lands, to different eras, into the rich and complex lives of the characters. Bad ones can seem endless and are worse if I get the feeling that ... more >