CW: Sexual assault, and scenes of remembered trauma and death from Hurricane Katrina, racism. Dear Michelle Hazen, I was attracted to Unbreak Me because it promised to be angsty and it was; but I wonder if my relationship with angsty reads is cooling. Because my reaction to this book wasn’t ... more >
Dear Vivian Arend, Luke Stone, the third brother of the Stones of Heart Falls, and Kelli James, senior hand at Silver Stone ranch, have been dancing around each other for a while. It’s obvious to everyone else but Luke is oblivious to it, at least on a conscious level. Kelli ... more >
Mary Carlson didn’t start out to become a veterinarian, let alone the owner and caretaker of cats (many), dogs (two, both huskies), and horses (some with manners, some without) in Colorado. She was a suburban Chicago girl; all she knew of the American West came from the stories her uncle, ... more >
Note to readers: All the trigger warnings Dear Nora Roberts, Your annual stand-alone romantic suspense novels are auto-buys for me. Come Sundown is your latest release. It is definitely a suspense story and there are two romantic threads as well as a sniff of another one but I found the ... more >
When Victoria meets Moonshine, an ex-racehorse saved from the slaughterhouse and abuse, she despairs at having to ride such a difficult horse. The pair compete in dressage, a sport that tests the unity of horse and rider as they engage in what can only be called dancing. They compete against ... more >
Steeplechase jockey Christmas “Kit” Fielding has had more than his share of close calls both on and off the course. But trouble hits close to home when a grudge between his family and his sister’s in-laws turns into a blood feud. Review: Dear readers, I’ve always loved to reread my ... more >