B Reviews / Book Reviews / F Reviewsarranged-marriage / Indireads / novella / Pakistan / POC / POC author / second chances / South-Asian3 Comments
“…I’ll pay you a monthly salary to behave and appear for all practical purposes as my wife…If you agree, the marriage vows can be taken on the phone on Saturday, since I have an hour free in the morning.” Circumstances have forced the young divorcée, Shahira, to accept Hussain’s unusual ... more >
C- Reviewsarranged-marriage / Carina Press / Dragon / Fantasy / Historical Fantasy8 Comments
“Princess Kimri is used to betrayal. Her brother sold her to a king in exchange for swords to defend his lands. King Tathan’s reputation is as fierce as that of his mountain kingdom–where dragons are said to guard the castle walls–but the realms are unstable enough without angering the mountain-king, ... more >
B+ Reviewsarranged-marriage / estranged lovers / historical romance / lovers in disguise34 Comments
Dear Ms. Chambers: I picked up this book, the first I’ve read by you, because I was intrigued by the blurb. I’m fairly cautious about trying new writers, but marriage of convenience stories usually get my attention, and wronged heroine stories pique my interest even more. When Unforgivable opens, Rose ... more >
B Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsarranged-marriage / Harlequin Undone / Historical-China / novella / POC / POC author / 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 >
B- 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 >
B 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 >