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December 24, 2014

REVIEW: The Bells of Times Square by Amy Lane

WillafulB+ Reviews / Recommended Readscabin romance / forbidden-love / holiday setting / love story / m/m / virgin hero / World War II5 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Amy Lane: Readers have been expressing their dissatisfaction with the lack of depictions of religion or faith in romance, outside of inspirationals. The Bells of Time Square isn’t at all preachy, but religion is very much a part of the main character’s life. By strict definition, this is a ... more >

September 18, 2014

REVIEW: A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews

WillafulB ReviewsAmish / forbidden-love / m/m romance / Minnesota / New Adult3 Comments

Dear Ms. Andrews: Ah, star-crossed love. I adore romances in which “forbidden” isn’t just a buzzword in the title. After rumspringa rebelliousness left three teenagers dead, Issac’s family left their Amish community in Ohio to begin a new one with a much stricter Ordnung. (Regulations about every aspect of life, ... more >

May 15, 2014

REVIEW: The King’s Viper by Janine Ashbless

JayneB- ReviewsDark Fantasy / forbidden-love / Historical Fantasy / road-romance6 Comments

“When Lady Eloise of the Isle of Venn becomes betrothed to the King of Ystria, she looks forward to a life of luxury and status at the royal court. She certainly doesn’t anticipate being shipwrecked on the way to her wedding, escorted by the Kings assassin, Severin de Meynard, the ... more >

January 18, 2013

REVIEW: Brother’s Keeper by Elizabeth Finn

JaneD ReviewsContemporary / dance / forbidden-love / New Adult8 Comments

Dear Elizabeth Finn: This book came up on a list recommending New Adult books.  It features a young female protagonist on the cusp of her majority and a young male protagonist attending law school.  Rowan has won a prestigious ballet scholarship to the University of Michigan which will free her ... more >

December 26, 2012

REVIEW: Losing It by Cora Carmack

JaneC- ReviewsContemporary / forbidden-love / New Adult4 Comments

Dear Ms. Carmack: After reading this book, I am starting believe that the professor/student kink is a real and popular thing. Not having any professors at my school that I thought were particularly lust worthy, it’s not one I understand  given that the consequences to discovery of such an action ... more >

craving the forbidden by india grey
November 19, 2011

REVIEW: Craving the Forbidden by India Grey

JaneB+ ReviewsContemporary / forbidden-love / Harlequin / Harlequin-Presents / India Grey11 Comments

Dear Ms. Grey: Right before I received your book for review, a friend of mine told me she had a “meet cute” on a train. She ran into a guy who dropped a tux he was carrying. She later found out he was the best man and the tux was ... more >

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