In honor of Memorial Day: You Know When the Men are Gone *****5/5 stars When you read all in one sitting and get hit in the gut, right where you live, you give it five stars. Recommended readers: If you are a reader of short stories, if you are in any way connected with the military, and if you haven’t given your military and its wars much … Continue reading Short Fiction Review: You Know When the Men Are Gone
Available June 7th: What We Become by Arturo Perez-Reverte ****4/5 stars-loved it A classic tale of a beautiful woman and a gentleman thief spanning decades Recommended readers: Fans of slow-building romantic suspense fans of the Tango Fans of the theft-meets-love convention Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 characters 4/5 plot 4/5 overall 4/5 steaminess including violence REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Brand new in the U.S. from the internationally-bestselling author of Captain … Continue reading Available June 7th: What We Become
Available May 31: Into the Whirlwind (BOSS, Inc) ****3.5/5 stars Into the Whirlwind is a quick paced read with action and passion. Recommended readers: Looking for a page-turner romance Want a book that both you and your guy will like? Fans of Kat Martin Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Into the Whirlwind gets going … Continue reading Review: Into the Whirlwind by Kat Martin
Available now: The Murder of Mary Russell, a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes ***3.5/5 stars- I liked it We dare you to try to get ahead of this Laurie R King mystery. Recommended readers: If you like a steady-paced historical mystery If you’re a fan of Laurie R. King or Anne Perry And if you like intricate plots. Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 for characters 4/5 … Continue reading The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R King
Available May 24: Deep Dark (Tracers Series) ****4.5/5 stars A fabulous action-thriller-romance with a cyber-murder plot, you and your man will love Deep Dark. Recommended readers: Laura Griffin or mystery-thriller drama plots for action-adventure-romance lovers if you’re a fan of CSI TV series, you’ll love anything Laura Griffin Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 5/5 for plot 4.5/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Laura Griffin is my … Continue reading Deep Dark by Laura Griffin
Available now: Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice ****4/5 stars- loved it Eligible is a fabulous modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, on point and on trend too. Recommended readers: If like Pride and Prejudice but also chic lit if you like contemporary romance and if you identify with having a large, crazy family Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: … Continue reading Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Available this month: I Thee Wed (The Wicked Worthington Series) ***3.5/5 stars- Really liked it This Celeste Bradley novel is lighthearted fun – from beginning to end. Recommended readers: Readers of English historical fiction Looking for a fun, lighthearted romance Fans of Celeste Bradley, Sabrina Jeffries and more Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 for characters 3.5/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: From rabbits to pesky sisters to exploding … Continue reading I Thee Wed by Celeste Bradley
Available now: One Pink Rose ****4/5 stars Action filled with the perfect mix of romantic tension, anyone will love Against the Sky. Recommended readers: Fans of Julie Garwood (because who isn’t by now) Looking for good, ole’ fashioned romance (without the sex) Fans of Western Romance Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall 2/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: A re-release … Continue reading Review: One Pink Rose by Julie Garwood
Available on Kindle: Much Ado About Highlanders ****4/5 stars- loved it Much Ado About Highlanders is a fast-read with action-packed Highland charm. Recommended readers: If you’re a fan of Scottish Romance If you like Monica McCarthy, Kat Martin and others and if you like a fast-reading romance Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: After a few months off of Scottish historical romance, … Continue reading Much Ado About Highlanders by May McGoldrick
Available June 7th: The Corners of the Globe (James Maxted #2) ***3.5/5 stars- really liked it The adventures of ace pilot-turned-spy James “Max” Maxted continue in the tumult of postwar Europe. Recommended readers: Fans of spy novels fans of historical mysteries fans of Maisie Dobbs and readers of WWI-era fiction Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 characters 3.5/5 plot 3.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: The second in Robert Goddard’s … Continue reading James Maxted #2: The Corners of the Globe
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