Romance Review: Viscount of Vice

Available today: Viscount of Vice: A Novella (Covent Garden Cubs Book 0) ***3.5/5 stars A fun mystery-romance novella for Shana Galen’s next Regency series. Recommended readers: If you like good mystery with your historical romance If you’re a fan of Shana Galen Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: The novella that introduces the Covent Garden Series … Continue reading Romance Review: Viscount of Vice

Review: River of No Return

Available now:  River of No Return: A Jake Trent Novel ****4/5 stars Move over Jack Ryan [Tom Clancy], Jake Trent [David Riley Bertsch] is your new national hero – or at least another good one. Recommended readers: If you like Tom Clancy, James Patterson and some good suspense If you like a bit of outdoorsmen in your heros and if you’re looking for a good plot-driven, page-turner Here’s … Continue reading Review: River of No Return

Review: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Available Now: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sara MacLean ***3.5/5 stars- liked to the edge of love- call it a stage I crush Next in rhyming romance, a near-spinster takes her future firmly in hand (See also Rogue with Brouge). Recommended readers: If you like an English rogue, If you’ve ever fancied yourself a reformer of rakes, and if you’re a sucker for an empowered … Continue reading Review: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Review: Esther by Angela Hunt

Available January 6: Esther: Royal Beauty (A Dangerous Beauty Novel) ****4.5/5 stars An emotional portrayal of Esther is touching, real and gives such depth to a favorite Biblical icon. Recommended readers: Anyone looking for a perspective on Biblical times If you love the Book of Esther and women in the Bible and anyone who loves to learn about a prominent female in history Here’s my Rankings: … Continue reading Review: Esther by Angela Hunt

Coming January 13th: The Magician’s Lie

Available January 13th:  The Magician’s Lie by Greer Macallister ***3/5 stars A beautiful and famed magician accused of murder has but one night to convince a small town has-been of her innocence. Recommended readers: If you like a bit of intrigue in your historical fiction, with just a bit of romance for good measure, if you enjoy a dual storyline, and if you appreciate good old-fashioned storytelling , this … Continue reading Coming January 13th: The Magician’s Lie

Romance Review: Conquer the Mist

Available today: Conquer the Mist ****4/5 stars A passionate adventure-romance, Conquer the Mist has the perfect mix of strong characters, fighting and love. Recommended readers: If you like fighting heroines and Irish history If you’re a fan of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: With an aging father and her homeland under … Continue reading Romance Review: Conquer the Mist

Out today: The Duke in My Bed

Available today: The Duke In My Bed (The Heirs’ Club) ***3.5/5 stars With a slew of adorably, humorous characters, The Duke In My Bed is good, ol’ fun. Recommended readers: If you like a historical romance with humor If you’re a fan of orphan-type plot lines in your romance Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: When Bray Drakestone accepts … Continue reading Out today: The Duke in My Bed

Audio book review: Driving with the Top Down

Available now: Driving with the Top Down: A Novel ****4/5 stars The real and unexpected journey of three characters, Driving with the Top Down is likely to strike a chord with anyone who read it. Recommended readers: If you like women’s fiction If you like stories of coincidence and chance If you like your fiction to be emotional, real Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 4/5 … Continue reading Audio book review: Driving with the Top Down

Short Fiction Review: Margaret Atwood’s The Stone Mattress

The Stone Mattress: Nine Tales is available now ***3/5 stars Leading lady Margaret Atwood returns to short fiction in nine cautionary tales. Recommended readers: If you’re a fan of Margaret Atwood, If you enjoy short stories, If your sense of humor tends more to the dark side, and if you need to be made more aware of your own human failings and mortality, this book is for … Continue reading Short Fiction Review: Margaret Atwood’s The Stone Mattress