B- Reviews18th-century / American historical / Berkley Books / French and Indian War / Pamela-Clare17 Comments
Dear Ms. Clare, You can count me among those who hopefully waited for Conner's story for all these years. Despite the faux Brogue which usually drives me screaming around a bend when I encounter it. Despite how much the books seem taken – at least in parts – directly from ... more >
B 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 >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / m/m romance / mystery / New York City / opposites attract / self-published26 Comments
Dear Ms. Allen, This review is long overdue. I loved this book when I read it last year, so much that I put it on my Best of 2011 list. But I didn’t get the review written in proper time, and then the Dreamspinner Press debacle happened and Sarah ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / American historical / Asian hero / California / Historical Romances / Interracial / Loose-Id / multicultural / POC / POC author / Sharon-Cullars12 Comments
Dear Ms. Cullars, I can’t recall whose blog I was reading when this book was mentioned but I’m glad I found out about it. A Negro heroine and a Chinese hero in 1865? Sign me up. “In 1865, the hope for gold has spurred many to seek their fortunes in ... more >
B- ReviewsAmerican historical / Harlequin Historical / Harlequin Treasury / Reconstruction / second chances / western3 Comments
Olivia Didn’t Believe in Second Chances She and Cal Devlin had been in love a lifetime ago, before she’d lost everything and been branded a “scarlet woman.” And though she longed for nothing more than to be back in Cal’s arms, their passion could only mean his ruin…! Caleb had ... more >
C ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical Romances / inspirational / second chances / Texas6 Comments
Dear Ms McDonough, I’m a fan of westerns and though that subgenre is making a bit of a comeback as a romance setting, pickings are still slim. It does appear to be a favorite choice of setting for inspies and that is what lead me to read book one in ... more >