B Reviews / Book Reviews5th Century / Byzantine Empire / Constantinople / European-Historical / fisherman / Historical / marriage on the rocks / Mediterranean setting / Middle East / political intrigue / slavery / weaver / working class5 Comments
Set in early Christian times, the tale of the weaver Demetrias portrays her entrapment in a treasonous plot against the Byzantine emperor and her fight to protect her family and self as the battle for Constantinople rages. TR – In the past, the heroine was raped (not described). The heroine ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / England / holiday novella / marriage on the rocks / novella / Regency / second chance at love7 Comments
Will a chance meeting on Christmas Eve… Alicia Sinclair, Countess of Kinvarra, cannot believe that fate has been so cruel as to strand her on the snowy Yorkshire moors with her estranged husband as her only hope of rescue. During their rare encounters, the arrogant earl and his countess act ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / estranged marriage / family relationships / Interracial / London / marriage on the rocks2 Comments
It’s Zoe and Jack’s first wedding anniversary party. They’ve got an announcement! They’re getting divorced. Marriage isn’t for everyone – something that Zoe and Jack discovered only after they’d walked down the aisle. Bad timing, huh? So now they’re stuck together in their once harmonious marital home, neither one of ... more >
B Reviewsactor / college / Contemporary romance / marriage on the rocks / Reunited Couple10 Comments
Dear Joan Wolf: When I started browsing through this book and saw that the heroine’s husband asks her to get an abortion, I had to immediately check the end to see whether he could actually be the hero. In most of the romances I read, if abortion comes up at ... more >
A Reviews / B+ Reviewsangsty / cabin / Christmas / Contemporary / marriage on the rocks / miscarriage / Recommended Reads18 Comments
Sunita Dear Ms. Florand: When you offered me this book for review, you warned me that it might be a bit too angsty for me, given my preferences. And Snow-Kissed was definitely an angsty read. But despite that, I found myself engaged by the characters and the story, and I ... more >
B- Reviews / C ReviewsGermany / historical romance / London / marriage on the rocks / Victorian34 Comments
Dear Ms. Schwab: The next time I see someone bewail, “they don’t write historical romance like they used to,” I’m going to recommend this. The intense, angsty, sometimes uncomfortable story is very reminiscent of older books such as those by Brenda Joyce or Kat Martin, though terser and less epic. ... more >