Reviews by Mary Novak

Narcissus in Chains

By Laurell K. Hamilton

I've always found Diana Gabaldon's quote on the Anita Blake covers highly...
A-
In My Wildest Dreams

By Christina Dodd

I volunteered to take a second look at In My Wildest Dreams...
C+
The Last Time I Saw Paris

By Elizabeth Adler

This is a bland, uninspired rehash of a book I feel I've...
D+
Second Thyme Around

By Katie Fforde

Second Thyme Around made me wish for much more - more humor,...
C-
The Scent of Lilacs

By Barbara Hazard

Try this on for an opening sentence: "I should have known there...
C+
The Painted Lady

By Barbara Metzger

Having enjoyed Barbara Metzger's Cupboard Kisses, I was eager to try The...
C-
War Cloud's Passion

By Karen Kay

Nowadays, authors who want to write historical romances with American Indian heroes...
C
Phantom Waltz

By Catherine Anderson

Phantom Waltz is my contender for the most romantic romance I've read...
B+
Sweet Success

By Susan Mallery

If I took my copy of Sweet Success and cut it in...
C-
Against the Odds

By Gwyneth Atlee

Against the Odds is well-written and even interesting, but ultimately forgettable. In...
C-