May 10, 2013

REVIEW: A Prior Engagement by Karina Bliss

JaneB Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary romance / Military / Recommended Reads / reunited-lovers3 Comments

Dear Ms. Bliss: This was such an interesting plotline.  Juliet Browne has been playing the mournful fiancee to presumed dead SAS soldier Lee Davis.  But Davis comes back to life and confronts Browne because not only is she not his fiancee, she turned him down when he asked her.  And ... more >

March 26, 2013

REVIEW: Comfort and Joy by Karin Kallmaker

JayneB ReviewsBella Books / Contemporary / f/f / lesbian romance / LGBTQ / Military / novella / religion9 Comments

“Home from Afghanistan to surprise her mother, Milla doesn’t expect more than the best apple pie in the world and the bliss of unrationed hot showers. She’s not counting on futures – or meeting a woman like Tyna.” Dear Ms. Kallmaker, Our readers at Dear Author have bemoaned the fact ... more >

March 13, 2013

REVIEW: A SEAL’s Surrender by Tawny Weber

JaneC- ReviewsContemporary / Military / Navy SEALs6 Comments

Dear Ms. Weber: This is an out right maiden in distress storyline.  Eden Gillespie has no money and a new vet clinic.  Her mother has taken out a loan against the mortgage and is traveling the craft fair circuit selling erotic sculptures.  Eden has about three weeks before her first ... more >

February 12, 2013

REVIEW: Killing Time by Cindy Gerard

JaneB- ReviewsContemporary / Military / romantic-suspense4 Comments

Dear Ms. Gerard: “Killing Time” makes a smooth transition from the Black Ops, Inc. to the One Eyed Jacks series with pilot Mike Brown and CIA attorney Eva Salinas.  Eight years ago, Eva’s husband died in Afghanistan in a terrible mission gone wrong, a mission that Mike Brown was involved ... more >

January 30, 2013

REVIEW: Wait Until Dark by M.L. Buchman

JaneD ReviewsContemporary / Military / SourceBooks1 Comments

Dear Mr. Buchman: I’ve been hearing good things about this series and I particularly enjoy reading about women in the military. The technical side of this story seems very accurate, but the characters and romance came off quite dry. The entire story has a muted tone, despite the crew being ... more >

January 20, 2013

REVIEW: Covert Seduction by Callie Croix

JaneC+ ReviewsContemporary / Military / Navy SEALs3 Comments

Dear Ms. Croix: I know that this story is marketed as an erotic romance and to complain about too much sex in an erotic romance might be like saying that there is too much science in science fiction but I wished for more character development and interaction between the characters ... more >