Letters of OpinionBig-Misunderstanding / England / family feuds / historical romance / kidnapped heroine / long separation / Pennyroyal Green series / pirates / Regency / reunited-lovers / series conclusion / slavery / Spain / star-crossed lovers48 Comments
Trigger warnings: Janine: When Julie Anne Long’s much-awaited The Legend of Lyon Redmond came out recently, Robin, Jennie and I decided to hold a SPOILERIFIC roundtable discussion of the book. Below is the back cover description: Bound by centuries of bad blood, England’s two most powerful families maintain a veneer ... more >
C+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Big-Misunderstanding / disability / gangsters / romantic-suspense / Secret-Baby5 Comments
Dear Ms. Crane, Recently Jane reviewed the third book in your romantic suspense series The Associates, Into the Shadows, and gave it a B+. I read it around the same time and while I liked some things about it, my reaction overall wasn’t as enthusiastic. I’m feeling short of time ... more >
C+ Reviewsangst / Big-Misunderstanding / Contemporary / movie-star7 Comments
Dear Ms. Kolee: I’d recommend this book to a specific reader. First, the reader must not mind a super creepy, possessive hero. Second, the reader must not mind a little heroine uncertainty. Third, the reader must like a lot of agnst. If any of those elements doesn’t appeal to a ... more >
B Reviews / D ReviewsBig-Misunderstanding / Contemporary / older heroine and hero / Scotland / self-published / Small-Town9 Comments
Dear Ms. Krall, When you offered us a chance to read this book, you included a lovely excerpt scene that whetted my appetite to try it. It was cute but not cloying, funny, tender and – for lack of a better word – real. I could see this happening and ... more >
C ReviewsBig-Misunderstanding / Historical Romances / India21 Comments
This is a Dual Review instead of Dueling because Sunita and I came away feeling the same about the book but for slightly different reasons. Dear Ms. Ashe, I read less historical romance than I used to, but I was intrigued by the description of your book, as well as ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsBig-Misunderstanding / Harlequin-Presents / mistress / Natalie Anderson8 Comments
Of the three books reviewed below, two have that distinct HP feel to them replete with the high powered arrogant hero and the less empowered female. The two with the distinctive HP evoked more emotional response than the first one, His Mistress by Arrangement, but I gave higher marks to ... more >