B Reviews / Book ReviewsAssassin / contemporary romantic suspense / France / Japan / romantic-suspense / spoof / thriller/suspence / virgin heroine4 Comments
Island Chaptal—nerdy IT engineer by day, romance novel junkie by night—just walked into her messy New York apartment to find Mr. Right waiting for her. No, wait…Mr. Clean. A gentleman professional killer with a bad case of OCD and zero tolerance for unsorted laundry, March isn’t there to kill her…yet. ... more >
C+ Reviewsautistic character / contemporary romantic suspense / Paranormal / Reunited Couple6 Comments
Dear Corrina Lawson: Phoenix Inheritance is a action-packed (Navy SEALs,) family issues oriented (autism,) paranormal (psychic powers) romance, and it does all of those things pretty well. Renee Black and Daz Montoya are no longer together, but Daz is part of their son’s life, although his security work keeps him ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscontemporary romantic suspense / Harlequin Intrigue / Series2 Comments
Dear HelenKay Dimon: March is “Series Catch-Up” month in SuperWendy’s TBR challenge, and I chose the second book in the Corcoran Team series released by Harlequin Intrigue. I enjoyed the first installment, Fearless, which introduced the team members and focused on Davis Weeks and Lara Bart (brief review here). Ruthless ... more >
Book ReviewsAlpha & Omega / Contemporary romance / contemporary romantic suspense / Mercyverse / politics / Reading lists / traumatic-past / UF7 Comments
The Broken by Shelley Coriell I picked up this book after seeing that it made Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Summer. I hadn’t read Coriell before but I was in the mood for a good romantic suspense, and this book seemed to fit the bill. Kate, the heroine of ... more >
B- Reviewscontemporary romantic suspense / gaming / interracial-romance / m/m / Riptide Publishing3 Comments
Dear Amelia C. Gormley: There is way too much ugly drama in the news, so I have to have a good reason to read romantic suspense these days. A story about misogyny and homophobia in online gaming was a really good reason. Niles Rivers has a dream job, writing stories ... more >
B Reviewscontemporary romantic suspense18 Comments
A man with a past is her only hope for the future. Kerry Ekdahl’s mixed heritage and linguistics skills could have made her a corporate star. Instead, she’s a hostess in a high-end Tokyo bar, catering to businessmen who want conversation, translation and flirtation. Easy money, no stress. Life is ... more >