Jill Barnett almost deserves an A for effort in Carried Away. Unfortunately, the execution of this unique melding of two complete love stories and varying points of view doesn’t quite merit a five. Too bad, because this author is one of the best in the genre, writing books that are all at once funny, sexy,…
The only thing scandalous about Scandalous Suzanne is that it was published. Rarely have I read a book that is utterly devoid of sensuality and filled with dialogue so stilted no real person would ever speak it – not even in 1876. This story takes place in Florida, where a handsome Yankee journalist, Ethan Todd,…
Denim and Lace is a cut above the hackneyed western romances that seem to be cropping up lately. Although the author offers up the traditional feisty, red-haired heroine and an equally traditional hard-bitten, tortured hero, she injects enough humanity into them that they keep the reader interested. Denim and Lace is the story of Samantha…
Just One Kiss is not a sweet and gentle love story. No way. It is the uncompromising story of tortured Morgan O’Connor and his stalwart Lady, Elizabeth Stanton. This lovely Englishwoman comes to Boston in search of her almost-fiancé, Nathaniel. Instead, she meets his older brother, Morgan. Morgan, raised to be responsible for both himself…
The summary on the back cover of Always To Remember ends with the statement that “sometimes love – like courage – whispers instead of shouts.” That is how I will remember this book. It is filled with small moments. There is no feisty heroine and no arrogant hero. There are simply two wounded people brought…
I came to read Marrying Stone the backwards way. I liked Simple Jess, the sequel, very much, and I thought that I’d get a chance to read a little bit more about Jesse Best if I read Marrying Stone. I didn’t realize that I would like this one even more than the sequel. What a…