After three long years, Connie Brockway has written another historical romance, with the promise of more to come, as well as more contemporaries. As one who mourned the loss of her unique historical voice I say, “Huzzah!” So Enchanting has a similar feeling to her wonderful Bridal Season, and while it is not quite up…
In a genre where nearly every type of plot has been done to death, there’s no denying the power of a good idea. And Kelley St. John is an author who has some good ideas. I’m going to have to eat my words somewhat here, because when I read another St. John book, Real Women…
When you think romance, Dean Koontz probably isn’t a name that springs to mind right away, but I find many of his books deeply romantic. The first Koontz book I ever read was Watchers and I was very moved by the tender romance between the loner Travis Cornell and Nora Devon, who thinks of herself…
A Babe in Ghostland has a Haunting of Hill House premise with a whittled down cast. The end result is more comic and over-the-top than creepy, but overall it’s quite entertaining. Megan Barrows is an antique store owner with an interesting talent: she can “feel” the stories of the treasures she collects and sells. Once…
Grave Surprise follows Grave Sight in Charlaine Harris’s new series about the adventures of Harper Connelly, a lightning-strike victim who can now see the dead, at least as long as she’s touching their graves. But seeing the dead isn’t Harper’s only talent. She can also experience their last moments and state their cause of death…
Karyn Langhorne’s Street Level is an intriguing and atypical romantic suspense novel with unusual characters and a distinct point of view. While far from perfect, I found it to be a most interesting read. Thea Morris lives and works with her best friend Chandra in the District of Columbia. The two are raising Chandra’s teenage…
You know, there are a lot of people out there who revere Arthur Conan Doyle and who scoff – scoff, I tell you – at those with the temerity (the nerve!) to put their puny talents to use bastardizing the author’s immortal characters. and, yep, it has to be admitted that I’m one of them….
Despite massive anachronisms, a potty-mouthed heroine, an intractable hero, and a Big Misassumption that runs the entire length of the story, The Rancher Takes a Wife grew on me and by the end, I found I grudgingly liked it. Not exactly a glowing recommendation, but there you have it. Rose Severin is a medium (not…
Prophet Annie is a tall tale told by one of the most engaging heroines I’ve met in a long time. Annie Pinkerton Boone is a young woman who lives in Iowa with her cranky, crabby and downright hateful Mama. Annie had run off with a gandy dancer a while back, but he got killed and…