My impromptu reread and review of Laura Kinsale romances continues with this, which I think might be her sixth (or seventh? somewhere in the middle of the pack) book. In any case, it has the distinction of having once been my favorite romance ever. I still have, in my decades-old ... more >
All work and no play makes Adeline Kendrick a dull girl, so when she heads to a casino resort for a friend’s bachelorette weekend, she’s ready to have a good time. Until she runs into Brendan Quinn, professional fighter and the one who got away—the one her family drove away—and ... more >
She was everything he’d ever wanted . . . He was everything she’d dreamed of. It is 1941 and Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu is as close to paradise as you were likely to get. Golden sunshine, sweet ocean breezes, secluded beaches made for romance. Pearl is a ... more >
Dear Ms. Duran: When I finished the first book in this series recently, I concluded my review by expressing my concerns about what kind of hero Nick O’Shea would make. In Lady Be Good, he’s the heroine’s uncle, a kingpin of the London underworld who owns a gambling den (don’t ... more >
Dear Ms. Williamson, A long time ago (almost seven years!), my first review for Dear Author was of your romance Once in a Blue Moon. Today, stuck in the middle of an endless historical romance malaise, I decided to turn to another one of your books that has long been ... more >