B- Reviews / C+ Reviewsbaronet / Blackmail / historical romance / Regency England / unrequited-love / veterans / widow13 Comments
Dear Ms. Balogh, Earlier this year, I blogged about Indiscreet and Unforgiven, the first two books in your Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series, which features four cavalry officers who served in the Napoleonic War. Irresistible is the third and final book in the series, concerning the last two horsemen, ... more >
C+ ReviewsBlackmail / Contemporary / murder / mystery / St.-Martins-Press / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor
Dear Ms. Taylor, I admit I have a weakness for Gossip Girl-esque novels, even though they are inevitably about rich, white kids. So when I heard that your debut, Prep School Confidential, was a prep school murder mystery with a Gossip Girl flair, I had to give it a try. ... more >
D ReviewsBlackmail / Contemporary / Harlequin-Presents24 Comments
Dear Ms. Morey: This book fits squarely into the Harlequin Presents paradigm. It features a wealthy man ruthlessly using his power and money to effectuate a result that suits him. The woman abases herself and enjoys it. Either this is a really terrible version of Harlequin Presents books or I ... more >
B- ReviewsBlackmail / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance30 Comments
Dear Ms. Smith: I’ve passed over your book several times because I thought it was a Spice Brief. I don’t generally read those because, well, they are often too brief for me. When I was trying out my nookColor, I downloaded a number of samples and yours was one of ... more >
B- Reviews / EbooksBlackmail / Harlequin / Jennifer-Greene / murder-investigation6 Comments
Dear Ms. Greene, Even though I’ve enjoyed other category books you’ve written, I don’t think I’ve ever tried a romantic suspense book of yours. So when I saw this offered at eharlequin, I decided, “why not?” At first, I thought it might buck my so-so luck with this genre. That ... more >
B+ Reviews / EbooksAlpha Male / Blackmail / m/m romance / mechanic / Torquere Press25 Comments
Dear Ms. Morrow: I didn’t expect anything of this book except that the excerpt intrigued me, so to discover a gem like this was a wonderful surprise. I love how you played with both the Cinderella fairytale and the old skool Harlequin Presents tropes and came up with something so ... more >