Check out the cheesy cover and read the overblown back-cover blurb. I know what you’re thinking. “Oh no, not another buxom blonde sold to a panting pasha story!” Well not exactly. This book is more like Katherine Hepburn meets Spencer Tracy in a harem. If you like books where there is a clash between intellectual…
Celeste De Blasis was ahead of her time in her portrayal of strong romantic heroines who took control of their own lives and demanded equal footing with their men. Give Heather from (Kathleen Woodiwiss’) The Flame & the Flower her due, but she would have been knocked on her butt by any of De Blasis’…
I don’t get a chance to eat out at elegant restaurants much, so when I go, I invariably choose a dish I’ve had before. I don’t want to waste my time, dollars, and calories on a meal I’ve never tried and that I might not like. Then I’d be disappointed and wish I hadn’t experimented….
When I read Laura Kinsale’s unique and startling first novel, I remember thinking either it was a fluke or I had just come across one of the best writers in the history of the romance genre. Her subsequent works proved that she was no fluke, but in my opinion it wasn’t until The Shadow and…
Merry Patricia Wilding was sitting on a cobblestone wall, sketching three rutabagas and daydreaming about the unicorn.” So begins one of the most beloved historical romances and my personal favorite. When it was first released in 1984, The Windflower was a revelation to me – a many-layered, multi-textured leap forward that set a new standard…
Just Once tells the tale of Jemma O’Hurley, who switches identities on a rainy New Orleans night rather than enter into an arranged marriage with a man she’s never met. Wanting desperately to experience something of life, she begins her adventure by running down outdoorsman Hunter Boone, and convinces him to take her up river,…
When I went to my favorite bookstore today, I got into a conversation with my bookseller about True Heart. Like me, she was a tremendous fan of The Highland Rogue, the first in this series written by Arnette Lamb. Like me, she was disappointed in this book. We disagreed, however on how disappointed. She was…
Lady of the Upper Kingdom, unusual in its setting of ancient Egypt, is quite a nice afternoon’s diversion from the modern day world. Merline Lovelace, a retired Air Force colonel, has combined her intimate knowledge of the warrior mind with extensive research and devised an unusual love story which blends in the historic king Alexander…
Don’t let the title of this book fool you – Day Dreamer is not a dreamy sort of read. Instead, it is a two-hanky read and one of the best books you are likely to read this year. Set in New Orleans and the Caribbean in 1816, this compelling tale is a marriage of convenience…
Although I cried four times while reading The Pearl Stallion, this book isn’t your typical tearjerker. It’s a very special love story about a darkly brooding hero and a beautiful, intelligent heroine that will touch even the most cynical heart. The story begins in 19th century Calcutta, India and centers around the conflict between Captain…