I’ll admit I chose Ms. Knight’s Berkley debut because of the title. How could I not? A title character named Jane who has her very own warlord? Shallow reasons aside, I’m glad I gave Jane’s Warlord a shot. Though it’s a bit of a mixed bag, I do look forward to reading this author’s next…
In A Blast to the Past, Virginia Farmer combines two popular romance novel elements – Scottish history and a military hero – with a bit of slapstick humor. The result is a light but rather forgettable romance. Chief Brian Skelley is a U.S. Navy explosives expert training some British military men in the Scottish Highlands….
My first book by Dee Davis was, regretfully, not a successful experiment. Part time travel, part Scots medieval, part mystery – this novel seems like an ambitious attempt by the author to do something a little different from the norm. Unfortunately, throwing away the character clichés would have been a less ambitious and probably more…
Time travel books can be very difficult to read and write. For one, you have to decide how the person travels back in time, how they are going to deal with their predicament, and if they are going to go back to their own time in the end. These types of books can be very…
Terri Harrington’s Flashback may not be the best-written time travel romance I’ve ever read or the deepest, but it is my favorite. It’s a simple story, one which takes a different approach to the material than many others. It’s not concerned with the mechanics and complications of time travel. It doesn’t spend time showing how…
Spenceworth Bride is the second in a duo of time-travel romances in which the respective heroines trade bodies and experiences. I had not read Sixpence Bride, the first of the two, before reading this one, but it didn’t make any difference since Spenceworth Bride stood on its own as a light, entertaining way to while…
For those of you who have waited patiently for the final chapter in Chapman’s Highlander trilogy, Wedding the Highlander was so worth the wait. In Michael MacBain’s story, there is a lot more magic, a more intense romance and whole lot of great sex. Libby Hart is a trauma surgeon from California and she’s running…
Lynn Kurland is beloved for her portrayals of the time-traveling MacLeod family of Scotland. Various family members have traveled to modern-day Scotland from their home in the 13th century Highlands. One by one, each found love in their new place in time and, if this book is any indication, Ms. Kurland has earned her large…
In the thirteenth century, Stephen of Bellingham and Amarantha of Ullswater fall in love. He is a powerful baron. She is a beautiful warrior maiden, whose loving parents allowed her to master the arts of war and the hunt. Mara’s parents arrange the match between her and Stephen in order to ward off the loathsome…
My Secret Protector is a romance novel that entertains in spite of the romance, rather than because of it. This is a time-travel fantasy with some intriguing ideas and a story that gains momentum as it goes along. It also happens to work best when the love story is shoved into the background, which is…