Sunset Bridge, the third and final book in the Happiness Key series by Emilie Richards, concludes with an emotionally satisfying ending. Having read all three books, I became very attached to all the characters and their story arcs. As much as I hate series that go on far too long, it is difficult to say…
A Gentle Rain is a pleasing blend of contemporary romance and women’s fiction and is a delightfully heartwarming story of a woman’s struggle to find herself after her world is turned upside down and finding love along the way. Plus, it’s set in the south and I’m always a little partial to a southern setting…
Apart from being incredibly annoyed back when I first read Reading the Romance, Janice Radway’s iconic look at romance novels and their readers, I was quite struck by the sheer number of readers who stated that they read romance because of the things they learned. Now, this is not one of the reasons I read…
Patti Berg’s I’m No Angel is exactly the kind of book that’s made for summer. Light and frothy, it’s exactly what most readers think of when they’re looking to while away a lazy afternoon. P.I. Angel Devlin is at the top of her game, so when someone driving a Jeep tries to follow her, she…
Laura Moore’s Night Swimming is a fleshed-out retelling of the Ugly Duckling story, in which the metamorphosing swan must now face its final challenge, the ultimate test of whether its transformation goes more than skin deep. It’s a truly exceptional tale, comprised of breath-stealing romance, a mystery to be solved within a marine biologist’s ocean…
I’ve only read a few books by Merline Lovelace, but in my limited experience she either writes books with richly developed romance and somewhat weak plots, or richly developed plots and somewhat weak romance. Even though After Midnight is an example of the latter, the intriguing mystery in this story is strong enough to make…
It may be cliched, but enthralling is the best word I can use to describe the latest book by Donna Kauffman. I finished this one in less than 24 hours, stopping only to sleep last night. If you’re a fan of anything with even a hint of wizardry in it, this is the book for…
Dangerous Curves won the 1997 Golden Heart from RWA for romantic suspense, so I expected it to plunge right into the action, and I wasn’t disappointed. The main characters are on the run and are being chased all over Florida, from the Everglades to Key West to Tallahassee. It’s an intense plot, but there is…