C- ReviewsContemporary / father issues / Parenthood / reunited-lovers3 Comments
Dear Beth Andrews: Technically this had all the right elements of an interesting romance but I struggled to connect with the hero. Maddie Montesano got pregnant when she was sixteen with Neil Pettit’s baby. Neil didn’t want a child. He wanted to pursue a hockey career. His dreams came true and ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfather issues / Greece / Harlequin-Presents / traumatic-past18 Comments
Dear Ms. Morgan: You’ve taken a number of standard fairy-tale and romance ingredients and turned them into something fresh and original in this book. I’ve always enjoyed your disadvantaged, yet plucky and intelligent, heroines, and in Selene Antaxos you’ve created a character that ranks for me with the heroines of ... more >
C+ Reviewscelebrity / Chef / father issues / Louisa Edwards10 Comments
Dear Ms. Edwards: For a contemporary without a suspense aspect, this story moved along at a quick and even pace, never sagging. You have a great touch with secondary characters, making even those that only have a little screen time seem individuals without being caricatures. The main protagonists in On ... more >
C ReviewsBeth Kery / Christmas Stories / father issues1 Comments
Dear Ms. Kery: I realize it is a little late and possibly no one is in the mood for holiday stories, however, I thought it might be best to post the review now than wait an entire year. This had an interesting setup: father’s girlfriend falls for son but thinks ... more >
A ReviewsBaseball / father issues / Jill-Shalvis / sports romance19 Comments
Dear Ms. Shalvis, Slow Heat is the first book by you that I've read, and hoo-boy, I've been missing out. Slow Heat is captivating from page one, and I might have even gotten a little teary-eyed near the end of the story-‘it is exactly what a romance story should be: ... more >
Book Reviewsfather issues / Liz Fielding / secret11 Comments
Dear Ms. Fielding: I’m not sure if you were inspired by Roman Holiday starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck but there are a lot of similarities. Audrey plays a princess who, struggling under the strictures of her position, decides to flee. Princess Ann falls asleep on a park bench and ... more >