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September 24, 2012

DUAL REVIEW: An Illicit Temptation by Jeannie Lin

DabneyB Reviews / B- Reviewsarranged-marriage / Harlequin Undone / Historical-China / novella / road-romance / Tang Dynasty1 Comments

Dear Ms. Lin, I’ve read several of your other books and enjoyed them—I liked your novella “Capturing the Silken Thief” (reviewed here). I also liked “An Illicit Temptation” but didn’t love it—it felt incomplete to me. I bet, however, if I’d read the companion novel, My Fair Concubine (reviewed here), I ... more >

Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell
June 9, 2011

REVIEW: Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O’Connell

JanetB- Reviewsarranged-marriage / Colorado / Native Americans / revenge-plot / self-published / western49 Comments

Dear Ms. O’Connell: When I saw that Kristie J. highly recommended your self-published Western, Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold, I admit I was excited but also trepidatious. I’m always a bit wary of Romance novels featuring Native American protagonists, because the stereotypes seem so entrenched in the genre. The ... more >

Married by June by Ellen Hartman
May 23, 2011

REVIEW: Married by June by Ellen Hartman

JaneB Reviewsarranged-marriage / Ellen Hartman / fake-fiance / Harlequin SuperRomance / non agency / wedding11 Comments

Dear Ms. Hartman: This turned out to be such a lovely book and in a way that totally surprised me. The story opens with Cooper Murphy proposing to Jorie Burke after knowing each other for six months, in a totally romantic and kind of scary way (come on, it was ... more >

The Bartered Virgin by Chevon Gael
February 24, 2011

REVIEW: The Bartered Virgin by Chevon Gael

JayneB- Reviewsarranged-marriage / Carina Press / Historical Romances / NYC11 Comments

Dear Ms. Gael, I almost didn’t read your novel after a title mistake on the blurb page. The hero is described as Sir David Knightsbridge, Earl of Wolshingham. Um, just no. Thankfully, this is corrected in the text. Now, on to the review. Winnifred Percy doesn’t want to become the ... more >

January 11, 2011

What’s wrong with the arranged marriage trope?

JaneLetters of Opinionarranged-marriage / marriage-of-convenience / trope61 Comments

I guess my title should be why isn’t there any arranged marriage stories? Or maybe it should be why isn’t there any arranged marriage stories portrayed in a positive light? Two young adult books have been released in 2010 that dealt with arranged marriage. One, Passion Play presented the gang ... more >

November 20, 2009

Friday Film Review: The Swan

JayneFilm Reviewsarranged-marriage / class-difference / Friday Film Review / Royalty8 Comments

The Swan (1956) Genre: Historical Dramedy Grade: B- Here’s a golden oldie, or moldy oldie if you don’t care for it. The movie is based on a play written by Ferenc Molnar and was filmed twice before this final one was made. It’s Grace Kelly’s next-to-the-last film made before her ... more >

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