Jayne Ann Krentz has been a comfort read author for me for years. I’ve re-read some of her books so many times that they are falling apart. Part of what’s comforting for me is knowing what to expect. In particular, I can count on witty dialogue and intelligent heroes and heroines. While these are present…
If you are a reader who likes her romances sweet, inspirational, and just a bit sappy, then Catherine Anderson is just the writer you have been looking for. She reminds me a bit of LaVyrle Spencer. Both authors are earnest and sincere – so much so that you almost hate to point out problems in…
While I normally dislike paranormals, there are certain plot elements – fantasy, science fiction, paranormal – that I enjoy, including ghosts, benevolent witches, and psychics. Beyond Fearless has a heavy psychic/science fiction plot that is intriguing, however, the story as a whole fails to significantly stand out among its competition. “Magic Anna” Ridgeway is a…
I had not read a Kay Hooper novel in many years. I was not familiar with her Bishop/Special Crime Unit series. The suspense in Sleeping with Fear was written strongly and effectively, but the story wasn’t otherwise as well-rounded as I would have liked. The novel opens with a bang: Riley Crane awakes with a…
This author just moved to the top of my auto-buy list. I loved Slave to Sensation, but had that fear in the back of my mind that maybe it was a one shot deal. Wrong! I’m happy to say I loved Visions of Heat, and from the looks of the teaser in the back, I…
Special Gifts is my all-time favorite psychic romance. The rest of the romance reading world may hold up Linda Howard’s Dream Man as the definitive version of this tale, but I’d take Anne Stuart’s spin on it any day. It starts with that oh-so-common premise: the psychic heroine, the skeptical hero and the serial killer….
I will admit to a great deal of reluctance when sitting down to write this review. But it’s no use procrastinating. Sight Unseen was painful to read, and even more so to finish. Faith Connors’s vocation to become a forensic investigator became clear early on, when she suspected her best friend’s untimely death to be…
I want you to know that I don’t enjoy doing this. I wish I could give every first novel by every new author at least a B. But in the case of Lauren’s Eyes, the debut by Norah Wilson, that would be just a little too complimentary. Lauren Townsend is a veterinarian who is also…
I don’t know how or why it happens but it always does. Christine Feehan’s female characters, no matter how they’re described, no matter how they’re drawn, generally end up acting the woman in jeopardy role. Ms. Feehan may say that they’re tough, that they’re super-intelligent, and in this case that they have powerful psychic abilities,…
Ever since paranormal romances began to pop up again in the Harlequin/Silhouette lines, I’ve been grabbing every one I could find. The psychic heroine seems to be a particularly popular device, and Sight Unseen is another take on the storyline. It’s an intriguing thriller built on some fascinating ideas, though it also falls short of…