C+ Reviewsmarriage-of-convenience / Red Garnier / revenge-plot / Silhouette-Desire5 Comments
Dear Ms. Garnier: You are really skilled at writing sexual tension and emotional agnst. One of the things I remember about your single title contemporary, The Satin Sash, was the high level of emotion and the gripping chemistry that permeated many of the scenes. Every encounter between the characters is ... more >
D ReviewsSecret-Baby / Silhouette-Desire15 Comments
Dear Ms. Maynard: In the pantheon of overused tropes, the secret baby one is probably my least favorite. I wonder if my sensitivity to this has grown since I’ve been a parent myself or whether repeated exposure to this theme has just plain tired me out. But it isn’t just ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / EbooksContemporary / Harlequin / pilot / Silhouette-DesireComments Off on REVIEW: Bedding the Secret Heiress by Emilie Rose
Dear Ms. Rose, It was actually part of the excerpt for the next book in the “Hightower Affairs” series which got me to get this one as well. If possible, I like to start at the beginning and that seems to be with this memorably Harlequin-esque title “Bedding the Secret ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksContemporary / Harlequin / Silhouette-Desire3 Comments
Dear Ms. Rose, As I mentioned in my review of “Bedding the Secret Heiress,” it was the excerpt for this book which got me to get both of them. After my disappointment with “Heiress” I seriously debated whether or not to just call it a day with this series since ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsContemporary / France / Harlequin / Silhouette-Desire6 Comments
Dear Ms. Dunlop, A friend of mine married her Frenchman so when I see books with French heroes, I check them out. Since I’ve found that the Desire line tends towards less assholic heroes, I decided to give “Transformed into the Frenchman’s Mistress” a shot. If there was anything Charlotte ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsacross the tracks / Contemporary / Harlequin / Kasey-Michaels / Silhouette-Desire3 Comments
Dear Ms. Michaels, I was tempted to go back and read this part of the “Gifts from a Billionaire” series after loving Leslie LaFoy’s “The Money Man’s Seduction.” It’s fast, it’s funny and, though I wish some aspects of the book had been explored in greater depth, so far I’m ... more >