I’m not a big fan of anthologies, but I enjoyed this one–probably because it contained four longer stories intend of five shorter ones. The paranormal elements added to the stories, and all the stories had elements of humor as well.
“He was a totally sexual creature. Handsome as sin, sensual as silk. His name was Rejar…” For those who haven’t read it yet, I suggest you begin and finish Rejar while listening to Loreena McKennitt’s new CD, The Book of Secrets. You will then understand for the first time perhaps the full measure of the…
“It is not in the being, but in the recognizing” Yaniff, The MysticI was privy to these cryptic words weeks before I received the galleys of this book, but they never carried more meaning than in its conclusion, and perhaps, in my own life. For if Dara Joy’s Rejar (which preceded this story) is the…
Can we be honest here? I gave up reading V.C. Andrews novels years ago, with no desire to start up again. All through Connie Flynn’s The Fire Opal, I kept thinking I was in the middle of one. Maybe it was the Louisiana location, maybe it was the swamp or secrets long kept, but through…
Bride of the Mist is a quick-reading, suspense-filled, erotic love story set amongst the majesty of the English and Scottish countryside. Overflowing with lush descriptions, second-sight, a ghost and a cat, this is a page-turning, heart-stomping tale of a love between man and woman that endured throughout time. Although primarily a contemporary romance, the story…
Put on your running shoes … Christina Skye’s Bride of the Mist is a fast-paced marathon of love, betrayal, past-lives, psychic visions, centuries-old hatred, modern-day bombs, evil twins, hot sex, romantic hideaways, roses, quaint cottages, Scottish highlands and British abbeys, ghostly ancestors and phantom cats … and more! Whew! 407 pages that flew by at…
One Bright Star contains many elements of a romance. It is a contemporary, an adventure, a paranormal, as well as science fiction, and while the contemporary/adventure elements shine, the science fiction fizzles. Imaginative story elements are combined here to intrigue the reader, but it is done at the expense of fully developing the human element,…
An Angel for Emily could best be described as a contemporary/paranormal/suspense/reincarnation/romance story, or, in other words, too much. You know how stress can make you feel like eating a whole bag of Oreos in one sitting? Well, that’s about how I felt when I finished reading this book; I was confused. I couldn’t decide whether…
Knight of a Trillion Stars launched Dara Joy as one of the more sensual (to put it mildly!) romance writers around. It is followed by Rejar and you really ought to read them both in order to get the full effect. Deana Jones is having a horrible day. She’s just been fired, and when she…