B- ReviewsEngland / Historical / horses / murder / mystery/suspense / Post WWII / second chance at love3 Comments
The Cotswolds, 1947 A relentless winter holds post-war Britain in its deadly grip, and Eleanor Phillips rides out from her beleaguered Cotswold farm to rescue a stranger lost in the storm. But the near-dead man is no stranger and when she recognises Matthew Croft, the old ties of a failed ... more >
C ReviewsCanada / Contemporary / friends become lovers / horses / Rodeo / second chance at love / spousal abuseComments Off on REVIEW: Love Somebody Like You by Susan Fox
With its breathtaking terrain and welcoming people, the Western town of Caribou Crossing is the perfect place for a heart to heal, and for love to blossom once more… Since the death of her husband three years ago, young widow Sally Ryland has kept to herself and focused on her ... more >
B ReviewsAustria / First-Person / horses / mystery/suspense / romantic-suspense / smuggling / veterinarian20 Comments
While having tea with her mother’s school friend Carmel Lacy, Vanessa March learns that her husband Lewis, whom she believes to be in Stockholm on business and with whom she had a row before he left, appears in a newsreel story in Austria. Carmel, assuming Vanessa will be joining Lewis ... more >
B+ Reviewsanimals / Historical fiction / horses7 Comments
Dear Ms. Tarr, You’ve long been a favorite fantasy writer of mine. Your attention to historical detail, combined with your love of complex female characters and interesting relationships have made them must-reads for this sff-romance lover. A Wind in Cairo uses those things to its strength with a jewel of ... more >
B- ReviewsContemporary / Golden Heart / horses / movie-star6 Comments
Dear Ms. Auclair, Your book was a Golden Heart finalist at the 2012 RITAs so I felt taking a chance on a new author was less risky than it might otherwise have been. For the most part, I enjoyed Thrown. Although there were some things I disliked, I’m not sorry ... more >
B Reviewscoming out / horses / Loose-Id / m/m romance / m/m/m / pilot / Threesome / veterinarian8 Comments
Dear Ms. Sherwood. I didn’t really expect to like this book. I love menage stories, especially m/m/m menage. So I read the book because of that, not because I was blown away by the excerpt. I thought the excerpt was too thinky, didn’t have enough dialogue, and the characters looked ... more >