An artist recovering from a bad relationship meets a mysterious hero with a past. Throw in an Idaho winter, an isolated cabin with a sauna, and you have a volatile yet fun mix. Oh, yeah – don’t forget the voodoo doll and the handcuffs. Claire Maxfield’s 30th birthday begins quietly enough. She celebrates by drinking…
Once upon a time, young, talented Jane Higgenbothem was infatuated with Ransom Quincy, Marquess of Blackburn. So appreciative was she of his manly charms that she decided to sculpt him in the classical style – after all, who could be more perfect than Ransom? When Jane’s innocent study and infatuation is revealed to the malicious…
It has always been easier for me to name my favorite actor or author rather than my favorite movie or book of all time. Nora Roberts wins my vote for all-time-favorite Romance novelist and her first installation of the Born In trilogy, Born In Fire, is a spellbinding adventure through the passion, loyalty, independence and…
A Desert Island Keeper is a book I want to read over and over, and Tallchief by Dinah McCall certainly fits the bill. In general, “American Indian” books aren’t my cuppa, but once in a while I make an exception; Tallchief is an exceptional book. Morgan Tallchief lost the only woman he ever loved. At…
This book packs an emotional wallop unlike anything I have experienced in a long time. I started reading it at 11 o’clock at night and didn’t quit until I finished it three hours later. I was sleep-deprived, but all I can think of is how much more deprived I would be if I had never…
If you’ve heard of Jennifer Crusie in the past, it’s likely you’ve heard how funny she writes. While there’s plenty of her trademark humor in The Cinderella Deal, there’s also quite a bit of poignancy, so much so that I got weepy during the last fourth of the book (and, no, I was not having…