Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsepilepsy / historical romance / loneliness / medium / secret / tortured hero / viscount2 Comments
Dear Joanna Lowell, Your Victorian-era historical romance, Dark Season, came to my attention via this article in Publishers Weekly. The article mentioned that you are a professor who writes literary fiction under the name Joanna Ruocco, and that you have received the prestigious Pushcart Prize. This, in addition to the ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviewshistorical romance / shipboard / South America / Tahiti / tortured hero8 Comments
I’ve been rereading and reviewing Kinsale’s backlist for the past several years. (I’m only now halfway through! Man, I’m a slow reader). My Sweet Folly was already on my Kindle, ready to go. But I was feeling stressed by life and needed a treat and so decided to acquire the ... more >
B+ ReviewsEnglish Historical / heroine in disguise / historical romance / tortured hero10 Comments
Dear Ms. Duran: When I read the blurb for this book, I was a little uneasy: “Running for her life, exhausted and out of options, Olivia Holladay wants nothing more than the chance to make a home for herself. So when she realizes that the infamous Duke of Marwick might ... more >
C+ ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin-Presents / tortured hero13 Comments
Dear Ms. Morgan: The length of the book was felt keenly in this story. While the story has a believable conflict and is well written, the truncated ending left me feeling unsatisfied. Lucas Jackson is a wealthy man who has no interest in any personal entanglements. This is due to ... more >
C- Reviewsfriends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Harlequin SuperRomance / socially awkward / tortured hero5 Comments
Dear Ms. Knupp: In looking in my past reviews, I don’t see that I’ve read you before but I believe I have and just not reviewed the book(s) that I’ve read. Because of the List starts out with a old but favorite premise. Hero is best friends with heroine’s older brother. ... more >
C+ ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin Intrigue / political scandal / tortured hero6 Comments
Dear Ms. Connor, After enjoying your last Harlequin Intrigue book, “Silent Night Stakeout,” I made a beeline to this one. I didn’t care for this book as much as that one but I did like it enough to keep me looking at what you produce next. Audrey Ellison is shocked ... more >