Review: Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown

Available Now: Breath of Scandal ****2.5/5 stars Get ready for another gritty, fast paced thriller from Sandra Brown, but beware sensitive readers. Recommended readers: If you like books you just can’t put down If you like a good modern-day suspense If you’re a fan of Sandra Brown Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 2/5 for plot 2.5/5 overall Steaminess: 5of 5  (see our scale here) REVIEW FROM BOOKS … Continue reading Review: Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown

Review: Angels at the Gate

Available this month: Angels at the Gate ****4.5/5 stars Angels at the Gate is a fascinating adventure-romance and culturally powerful portrayal of early Biblical times. Recommended readers: If you enjoy learning about women in the Bible Anyone who wants a realistic portrayal of early Biblical times Looking for culture, adventure and a touch of romance Here’s my Rankings: 5/5 characters 4/5 plot 4.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: As … Continue reading Review: Angels at the Gate

Review: Magnolia City

Available now: Magnolia City by Duncan W. Alderson ***3.5/5 stars In the setting of high-society, oil- rich Houston, Hetty Allen has wealth, boredom, and sass, and two men on her tail. Recommended readers: If you like southern lit, if you like just a bit of danger in a self-made man, and if you like a throw-back romantic novel (not to be confused with romance novel) written … Continue reading Review: Magnolia City

Review: The Sweetness of Forgetting

Available now: The Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin Harmel ***3.5/5 stars In this classic tale of present meets past, a struggling bakery owner learns that her family’s World War II legacy stretches far beyond her imagining. (Bonus: there’s recipes!) Recommended readers: If you like a bit of chic lit in your historical fiction, If you could use a classic heart warmer, And if you like … Continue reading Review: The Sweetness of Forgetting

Review: The Book Thief

Available now: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak *****5/5 stars Don’t be put off by the young adult category or the experimental format: this one is worth your time. Recommended readers: If you’re open to experimental fiction and alternate formats, If you’re looking for something new and utterly original in Halocaust literature, And if you hope to be completely undone by a book once in … Continue reading Review: The Book Thief

Review: Charleston

Available now: Charleston by Margaret Bradham Thornton ***3.5/5 stars The debut novel from the editor of Tennessee Williams’ Notebooks has a hint of romance with a heavy dose of sense of place, and at least one  answer for that age old question: can you ever really go home again? Recommended readers: If you like southern lit, if you like just a touch of chic lit, and … Continue reading Review: Charleston

Romance Review: Highland Guard

Available now: Highland Guard (The Murrays) ***3.5/5 stars Rekindled love + Scottish romance is an action-filled Murray Series book. Recommended readers: If you like Scottish Highland romances If your hero is tough and persistent If you like rekindled love Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Lady Annys MacQueen is fighting for her son’s inheritance, and when she … Continue reading Romance Review: Highland Guard

Action-Romance Review: Beyond Limits by Laura Griffin

Available Feb. 27: Beyond Limits (Tracers) ****4.5/5 stars A fabulous action-romance with a terrorist plot, you and your man will love Beyond Limits. Recommended readers: Laura Griffin or political-terror drama plots. Action-Adventure Romancer lovers Looking for a book for you and your man Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 5/5 for plot 4.5/5 overall 2/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Elizabeth is an up-and-coming FBI agent … Continue reading Action-Romance Review: Beyond Limits by Laura Griffin

Guest Blog for Sinful Deception

This guest blog is by Sinful Deception Author Isabella Bradford and discusses the heroine Serena Carew from the book. Thank you Isabella for the time to share your insights into writing this novel. By Isabella Bradford Keeping Secrets I’m so excited for the release this week of my newest historical romance, A SINFUL DECEPTION. This is a story that’s been in my head for a … Continue reading Guest Blog for Sinful Deception

Romance Review: A Sinful Deception by Isabella Bradford

Available today: A Sinful Deception: A Breconridge Brothers Novel (The Breconridge Brothers) ***3.5/5 stars Cinderella meets Aladdin in this historical romance from new author Isabella Bradford. Recommended readers: If you like good mystery with your historical romance If you like characters who challenge English society’s conventions Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Lady Serena seems like a beautiful, … Continue reading Romance Review: A Sinful Deception by Isabella Bradford