Hooooo buddy, grab a fan to fan thyself when reading this one because Playing It Cool is intense. Set in Australia, this romance is between Dex, a professional rugby player, and Harper, a mural artist. They meet on the sidelines of one of Dex’s matches, where he cannot take his eyes of the curvy bombshell…
Upon reading the synopsis of Inamorata, I was sure I would be delving into a historical romance with a bit of intrigue thrown in. Much to my delight, I soon discovered that author Megan Chance had thrown a paranormal element into the mix. Since most paranormal romances I’ve read have been contemporary, I was thrilled…
I can probably count on one hand the number of novellas I’ve read from which I’ve come away feeling as satisfied as if I’d read a full length novel. Lady Wild is, sadly, not among them, although it came pretty close. The opening meeting between the two principals is very strong and the ending packs…
Narrated by Tavia Gilbert There are some books I just know I’m going to love. I read the synopsis, and something clicks in my brain. Such was the case when I stumbled upon Amy Harmon’s A Different Blue. Meet Blue Echohawk. Well, that’s what’s she’s been called since she was around the age of two….
How does a gay agoraphobic fine artist find love? In the pantheon of opposites attract romances, how artist Miles Caldwell and rock sensation Adam Craig (of Black Varen, the band of the moment) meet and fall in love might be one of the most stirring. After his parents die in a car crash from which…
Narrated by Nicholas Boulton It’s finally here. Romance listeners have eagerly awaited The Prince of Midnight, the first audio release from Laura Kinsale’s fascinating backlist. Earlier this year, Ms. Kinsale announced that her entire backlist (twelve titles) would be released in audio during 2013 and into 2014 and now we have a taste of Kinsale’s…
If there’s one thing Lisa Kleypas knows about, it’s love—real love, not the sex-is-love substitute that many romances preach these days. As the narrator says toward the end of the book, “Love was the secret behind everything…,” and it’s that secret that all lovers must discover for themselves. The journey toward the secret often isn’t…
There’s something about a deeply emotional love story that just makes me want to savor it. That’s exactly what happened as I dug into When a Duke Says I Do. I discovered one of the most sweetly emotional stories I’ve read in ages and, even if it wasn’t perfect, it was a solid read and…
Let’s suspend reality and say I see this on the shelf: Naked man + woman in the middle of an orgasm = Probably moving on. Let us then suppose I’d heard the book was really good and that it’s set in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, which happens to be one of my favorite places on…
For me, comfort reads often involve a lot of angst. Something about the theme of love as redemption, and seeing love heal characters and help free themselves from their suffering reaches me on a deeply emotional level. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy Karen Ranney’s work; she does tortured characters quite well. In A…