Power Play makes two Blazes in a row by Nancy Warren that have left me with silly grins on my face. This is an author who’s fast making her way to my auto-buy list. Emily Saunders has come to Elk Crossing, Idaho, to be the bridesmaid in a big family wedding, but she has no…
One of the reasons I don’t always like inspirationals is that the spiritual element seems forced, inauthentic, or overdone. In When Love Blooms by Robin Lee Hatcher, this wasn’t the case at all. The religious tones of the book are actually at times more believable than the romance. Emily Harris is a privileged young woman…
Despite hearing a lot of good things about Rachel Gibson from my friends, I had yet to read one of her novels. Now, I figure it’s better late than never – within days of finishing this one, I already had two books from Gibson’s backlist at the top of my TBR pile. And if they’re…
I’ll admit it, I like romances set in smallish towns. I’m just not hip urban Blaze kind of woman. I used to enjoy Rachel Lee’s series romances set in Conard County, Wyoming, but now that she isn’t writing them anymore, I’ve found a new place to visit – Dundee, Idaho – the site of a…
The Trouble with Valentine’s Day takes the reader back to Gibson’s fictional town of Gospel, Idaho for a second visit. This is a pretty typical Rachel Gibson story with its ex-athlete uber-alpha hero and attractively insecure heroine in the midst of a life change. I was glad to read it – I’m a sucker for…
A Home of Her Own is the kind of series romance that’s increasingly rare: a well-written, character-rich and deeply emotional read. While it does have its flaws, in many ways it’s the best series book I’ve read all year. Lucky Caldwell grew up an outcast in the small town of Dundee, Idaho. Her mother Red…
Stories about the town bad boy are a staple of the series romance field. In Brenda Novak’s A Husband Of Her Own, the town bad girl and the boy-who-can-do-no-wrong find that despite their years of bickering, they make a perfect couple. Rebecca Wells lives in Dundee, Idaho. Her father is the mayor, her mother is…
Rachel Gibson is an author I can count on. I have yet to read a book by her that I didn’t like. Her books are very funny and very sexy, and her heroes are very, very alpha. True Confessions fits right into this pattern. It was a fun and fast read. Hope Spencer is a…
The virgin. The cowboy. The virgin and the cowboy. Even if you’re sick of books with yet another virgin and yet another cowboy as the leads, let me urge you to try The Virgin Beauty. Original characterization lifts this book from many similarly-titled ones you might find at the store. Daniel Cash is prepared to…
“So many regrets, Lord. So many regrets.” These words of Sophia Taylor echo through the pages of Whispers from Yesterday, an intricate tale of pain and despair rooted in the past – and the love, faith, and hope that heal the present and change the future. Robin Lee Hatcher boldly, but with great love, tackles…