B- Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / American historical / Farmer / Historical / inspirational romance / novella / sweet romance3 Comments
James Bloom has prayed three years for rain and five years for a wife. His dreams are demolished on Palm Sunday, 1935, when a catastrophic dust storm hits Oklahoma, and his neighbor’s niece has to ride out the storm at his house–-overnight. The next day, he’s forced to marry her, ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / Contemporary / death / dysfunctional family / England / family relationships / Older Man/Younger Woman / sweet romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Marry Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt
Welcome to Willoughby Close… a charming cluster of cozy cottages, each with a story to tell and a happy ending to deliver… Alice James has been a drifter her whole life, working her way through several foster homes before ending up in Wychwood-on-Lea, feeling anchorless and invisible. When a chance ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsChocolate / Contemporary / Love at the Chocolate Shop / Montana / sweet romance2 Comments
No more chocolate! No more meddling! No more men! New Year’s resolutions are great. Announcing them in a crowded bar, with a chocolate martini in her hand? Not Maddie Cash’s finest moment. It’s time this new realtor got serious about her life and this time, she means it. But when ... more >
Book Reviews / EssaysHarlequin / Harlequin Treasury / sweet romance46 Comments
Dear DA readers, When I think of my long romance-reading experience, one of the names that comes first to my mind is Betty Neels. I’ve watched the resurgence of interest in the books of the late Betty Neels with both amusement and bemusement. When I first started reading romance boards and then ... more >
C+ Reviewsamnesia / Historical / Regency England / Regency Romance / sweet romance5 Comments
He was London’s most eligible–and outrageous–bachelor. But though Pierre Standish didn’t give a whit for polite society, he could not deny his father’s latest request. To prove himself a true gentleman, Pierre had to perform a random good deed. The task proved unimaginatively easy when, en route to London, Pierre ... more >
C+ Reviewsdance / Harlequin Romance / sweet romance / workplace-romance2 Comments
Dear Ms. Hardy: I’ve read Kate Hardy’s Medicals and Presents novels for years, and the Posh Docs series is on my keeper shelf. When I saw a new novel in the Harlequin Romance line, I was intrigued, because it seemed a good fit in terms of voice and style. Polly ... more >