Harper Allen’s The Man That Got Away is one of the most original debut romances I’ve ever come across, and one of my favorites. A time-travel romance with an unusual setting – 1930s Hollywood – it’s brimming over with creativity, excitement, emotion and a lot of heart. Most of all, it’s just a lot of…
There were a great many unique ideas in Midnight Angel that I enjoyed. However, as I continued reading, the heroine grew annoying, parts of the storyline became cliched, and the villain turned into cardboard. <!– var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneID = 4; var browDateTime = (new Date()).getTime(); if (browName=='Netscape') {…
The first two books in this series, Slightly Shady and Don’t Look Back, didn’t inspire me much; I passed them along after I finished reading them. I’m pleased to say that this one will be staying on my keeper shelf. Tobias and Lavinia have finally found their footing, which makes their relationship far more enjoyable….
Avon is not publicizing the fact, but Michele Albert was previously published by Avon under the name Michelle Jerott beginning in 1998. There’s nothing nefarious in their choice. I’m guessing Avon wants to give her a new start since her previous books, though well-written and well-received by reviewers (including AAR’s), have not gotten the attention…
Private Investigator Diana Belmaine is hunting for a clever and daring thief when she encounters Dr. Jack Austin. Jack is a well known archeologist, a charmer and one of People Magazine’s beautiful people. Diana is convinced that he is also thief. She just can’t figure out why the sexy archeologist would endanger his career by…
There are three points I want to make up front about A Caress of Twilight. The first is that this book is a fast-paced, action-packed read that will keep you riveted to the story to find out what happens next. The second point is that this book is not a romance. It has a cast…
This was my first Linda Castillo, and I’m impressed. Marketed as a romantic suspense, it is both romantic and suspenseful – and in nearly equal measures. While the hero’s unrelenting anguish became a little too much by the end of the story, it was true to his character, so I’m still fairly comfortable with it….
I was so impressed and intrigued by Wen Spencer’s debut book, Alien Taste, that I couldn’t wait to read the next book in the series, Tainted Trail. So when it came in the mail, I dropped everything else I was reading and gobbled it up in one sitting. I was happy to spend some more…
I’m slowly getting addicted to SF/F. Whenever I need a change of pace from romance, I wander over to the SF shelves in my library and take a peek. I’ve found a number of excellent authors in the past couple of years including Sharon Shinn, Connie Willis, Charlaine Harris, and Kelley Armstrong. With her wonderful…
Marilyn Pappano is a wonderful storyteller, and Heaven on Earth, her latest installment in the Bethlehem series, is proof of that. Even with the ever-present (though not prominent) angel gimmick, the perfect town of Bethlehem (so squeaky clean it bears little resemblance to reality), and at least one character per book with a soul-destroying problem…