Book Reviews / C ReviewsCon / Contemporary / family relationships / farce / humorous / Italy / Movie / movie-star / older MCs / Small-Town6 Comments
The self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the cost in this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming debut novel. Vacuum repairman and self-appointed mayor of Prometto, Italy (population 212) Signor Speranza has a problem: unless he can come up with 70,000 euros to ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / movie-star / Small-Town / Southern6 Comments
Dear Alessandra Torre: I’ll be honest, I’ve never read your books before, I’m not sure why, as from a cursory glance at your backlist, your books would seem to be right in my romance wheelhouse. But the hook on your latest book, Hollywood Dirt, intrigued me enough to read the ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / ebook only / Harlequin Undone / Historical / movie-star / post WWI / short-story / silent movie7 Comments
Los Angeles, 1924 Broadway producer Lewis Cartsdyke has come to Hollywood with a business proposition for starlet Poppy Edwards. But as he’s watching her sing in a downtown club, dressed in a man’s suit that skims her lush curves, a much more wicked proposal comes to mind. Poppy has fame, ... 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 >
C ReviewsContemporary / movie-star / opposites attract7 Comments
Dear Ms. Jordan: I bought this book because it was recommended in an online forum I belong to. Lexi LaCroix is a former model turned couture wedding dress designer. Her clients are so famous that they require background checks of the designer forcing Lexi to live a sedate and scandal ... more >
C ReviewsAustralia / Contemporary / movie-star / romantic-suspense / Samhain1 Comments
Dear Ms. Couper: I loved the cover on this book. It depicts exactly the image I have a rock star’s bodyguard. I couldn’t resist requesting it from Samhain when the review copy list was sent. This is a sequel to Love’s Rhythm which I reviewed last summer. While I enjoyed ... more >