Is there anything better than a laugh-out-loud, chuckle-from-the-buckle read? Once again, Lady Lydingham and Lady Dunwell -from My Wicked Little Lies- meet again at Fenwick and Sons' ladies Tearoom. Camille and Beryl are identical twins. Ca...
4½ StarsIn this sweet and sexy short we get the story of an unlikely pairing between a model and a cowboy. The model in this case isn't your typical skinny model either, she's petite with curves to match and she's caught the attention of one very b...
3½ StarsShelly Shepard Gray has the talent to take you into an Amish community and make you feel as if you are part of it. She recognizes the differences and some of the issues faced and shares them in such a way as to make them understandable. Tho...
4½ StarsKate Fox offers no charade with this fabulous holiday Regency treat. Jane is a spunky, outrageous young lady who is not only eccentric but resourceful. It would have been easy for her to give up but she didn’t and I enjoyed seeing all of he...
4 StarsRomancing the Holiday includes three great seasonal stories about falling in love. Each story has a tie in to someone the main character already knows, even when the character isn't expecting a romantic connection. You get to share that spe...
4 StarsThe Billionaire's Christmas Baby will pull you in. This is a great contemporary romance about two people who have had some ups and downs in their pasts. It's a sweet, fast building story. The hero and heroine are people who have to learn to...
4 StarsHis Mistletoe Bride is a wonderful romantic book that will have romance readers as well as Regency genre readers alike begging for more. I think the author has captured the emotions of a young woman of this era who is feeling love for a man...
4½ Stars"Under The Mistletoe" by Jill Shalvis is just a sneak peek into Mia's- Tara & Ford's daughter- life after five years away from Lucky Harbor. In those few years she has become a woman, a woman that I fell in love with instantly. Nick is the...
4½ StarsThis story doesn’t start out as your typical Christmas story. It starts months before Christmas and with crushing news on top of the death of a spouse. Sounds depressing, doesn’t it? But, soon the magic of Lori Wilde and her Jubilee, Texas...
4½ StarsI absolutely loved this latest tale from Ms. Macomber. She has such a way of telling an entertaining story and sprinkling just enough angst and/or humor throughout the pages to make her readers never want to put one of her books down. In th...
5 StarsThis was a good story in how two people who were dating in college years ago have since ran into each other recently and have taken the time to discuss why Brooke had suddenly left college without a single word to Colin. All these years, he...
3 StarsA Soldier for Christmas is a great read, but does have an overused historical storyline. The basis is that a southerner falls for a northerner during the Civil War. But it’s not easy to find historical romances set during this time period,...
4 StarsThis is an utterly charming historical romance. Season for Surrender gathers a fascinating cast of characters and sets them free. Alex and Louisa are so incredibly well matched. They trade snide remarks and sharp observations with stunning...
4½ StarsClaire Ashgrove binds her readers with this intriguing dark pagan romance. Rhiannon McLaine and Mick Farrell are two fascinating characters filled with fascinating features and flaws. Rhiannon’s goodness shines through even while she wrestl...
3½ StarsHis First Noelle was an OK Christmas romance read. It focuses on two people who need someone in their life. Judd is an ex-military man who had seen and done too much. He isn’t sure where or what to do next. Noelle is a wealthy woman and jus...
3½ StarsAll I Want For Christmas... is a set of short and hot stories. It is set around firemen and a town during the Christmas season. There is a fire and it brings back lots of memories, some bad. Each story is centered on the fire and the lives...
3½ StarsPeg Pierson truly brings her hero to life with this fantastically funny vampire tale. Bailey Hamilton is easy to relate to and she is a sympathetic heroine with a well-rounded personality. The premise of this book is fantastic, after all wh...
3½ StarsThis heart warming Christmas story is a wonderful mixture of Amish culture and “English” ways. The primary character is a 6 year old Amish girl, Katie, who wants a perfect Christmas for everyone, including her “English” friend, Miss Donovan...
4½ Stars“‘Twas the Night After Christmas” is a delightful historical romance by Sabrina Jeffries that poignantly depicts the defining elements that shaped the hedonistic Earl of Devonmont who was used as a foil in the machinations of the Sharpe sib...
5 StarsThe Lady Most Willing combines the top-notch talents of Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway. Each author imbues the book with her own brand of humor. Rather than showcasing their talents in novellas the three have created an inter...
5 StarsSam is from Colorado. He is in New York to make extra money in the winter time. He is a very laid back kind of guy and he is completely out of his element in the big city. He gets a job helping to decorate the city by putting up trees all a...
4 StarsAs always, Paula Quinn serves up a hot and steamy helping of Highlander romance. Finlay Grant has finally fallen in love. It's taken him months to express his love to Leslie Harrison. He is finally ready to propose when her brother announce...
4 StarsThis novella contains three stories revolving around lovable animals in need of good homes and the way that the spirit of the holidays affects the potential animal owners. It was a real treat to find out that the stories are connected by th...
3½ StarsCasey Jackson is a problem solving type of guy. He has gotten an assignment to go to Kismet, Michigan to get a Christmas special back on track. The major problems that come up are that he hates Christmas and he has a star who is more intere...
3½ Stars“Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight” by Grace Burrowes is the delightful historical romance that continues the saga of the Windham family. Both Lady Louisa Windham and Sir Joseph Carrington are engaging characters who gradually acknowledge thei...
4½ StarsI really enjoyed this short story and felt the storyline was light and funny. I felt so bad that Rachel had three past disastrous blind dates and I really hoped that things were going to start turning around for her soon. I really liked Ell...
4 StarsIt all began because of the cupcakes… It’s Valentine’s Day, and Analeigh Russell is about to embark on the most import job of her life. Her new cupcakery, Let Them Eat Cake, has been contracted to provide cupcakes for an elegant wedding rec...
5 StarsShelley Shepard Gray continues her series with A Texan Honor. This one is about Will McMillan a good man who has gone badly. Nobody knows why he’s on the thieving Walton Gang except him. For months now he has been undercover trying to bring...
3½ StarsBring me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr continues her popular series set in Virgin River. The title and setting gives the reader a certain expectation that this would be a Christmas story about how people celebrate this holiday in a speci...
4 StarsMarriage, family and a house of her own are things that have passed Melinda Jane Frazier by. All her friends in Primrose are either married or have children by now, while she doesn’t have a husband or children. She knows that the chan...
4¼ StarsFor believers in kismet, miracles, and a different kind of romance (think an idealized slice-of-life at turbo speed), “The Christmas War” fits the bill with an enjoyable twist near the end. Becca Cavington, or Beck as she likes to be called...
3 StarsI loved this book. This story gave me such a warm, cozy feeling as I read it. I love stories like this where I can curl up on the couch and read contentedly. The heroine was so lovely and her character was so creative and inventive. I loved...
4½ StarsLisa Riley does an excellent job of creating a situation dripping with suspense. The main character, Lily, is likeable although at times does seem a bit over-zealous. The story is well-plotted and holds your interest - all in all, a worthwh...
3½ StarsThis was a short but cute story. Nabirye has been a secret admirer and she is hopping it is the man she is crushing on. But when someone she doesn’t expect shows up she is floored. He doesn’t look anything like he normally does. Maybe she m...
4 StarsIn All Tangled Up by Stephanie Bond the hero’s journey struck a chord with me. Andrew MacMillan is a man who had grown distant from his father but returns home to bury him and settle his estate. In the process and with the help of the heroi...
4½ StarsI usually do not like regency romance novels, but this one was delicious! I hated to put the book down, but I had to at work. I was definitely interested from one page to the next and looked forward to reading this book. I was so glad there...
4½ StarsThe MacDougal’s have for years been going to the Blue Ridge Mountains to well try and be a family. It’s been months since they have been together and this time Morwenna dreads going. Her life is about to change when a stranger out of the bl...
4 StarsWhile house sitting for friends in the English countryside, Jonni Peterson touches a milestone, which turns out to be a portal across time. When she takes her next step, it is into a dusty country lane in the England of 1841 and into the pa...
3¾ StarsThis is a short story that tells a pretty good tale. I liked Ellie and I liked Max and so I was ready to read about their intertwined lives. I read the story of Ellie's Aunt Tori and Uncle Jesse and enjoyed it. I think I liked this one even...
3½ StarsWhen the local mall Santa Clause is kidnapped in front of a group of caroling school kids, all eyes turn to Detective Doug Brophy, who is assigned the case. Charged with solving the crime and saving the holiday, Doug finds himself working w...
3 StarsMs. Davidson can certainly make chaos reign and give the reader plenty of belly-laughs with her creative writing style. I haven't had the opportunity to read the first book in the Me, Myself and Why? series so I was a bit confused in the be...
4 StarsBarbara Miller gifts her readers with a swift and sweet Regency romance. I loved the hero of this short story and I lost my heart to him almost from the very first paragraph. Colin is a progressive man with modern thoughts and ideas and I a...
4¼ StarsWhile Rosemary searches for her magic she finds something else, something that may be more important than magic. Luke is what she finds and he brings love with him. During a time of turmoil in Crystal Falls, Luke and Rosemary find themselve...
4 StarsFor a job well done, Ellie is rewarded with a Christmas trip to a luxurious hotel in the Quebec Laurentians. At the hotel, Ellie meets her former husband Nick, who seems to love her just as much as she still loves him. Considering the obsta...
3 StarsThis book has two love stories. Enjoy them both. This is the last Christmas of ever being happy for Christy. She’s been trying so hard to be cheery and in the Christmas mood. However, her children want only one thing and that is their dad....
4 StarsMary Briggs' novel, "Christmas in Coyote Country" is a wonderful novelette. Not only was there a romance to be kindled, but a mystery to be solved, a woman's mental capacity to be determined, and a past to be forgiven. Mary Briggs managed t...
3¾ StarsFirst Line: GABRIEL BLACK LEANED back against the rich teak of the bar and smiled with satisfaction. At his elbow was a glass of the finest aged Scotch. His suit was Armani, his shoes were Ferragamo and his shirt was silk. In his pocket was...
4¾ StarsGolden Christmas is an enticing story that encompassed the lives of Nikolas Jaconsen and Joy Heatherfield. As an artist and owner of an art gallery, Nikolas is a man onto himself. He is a quiet man, a man with deep thoughts and a lot of pas...
3¼ StarsPiper Johnson has been burned in the past, but realizes that she can allow herself at least a few weeks of romantic bliss and then she’ll end things. So she decides to place an ad in the New York Times looking for a short term relationship...
4 StarsJoe Gardner didn’t expect to run into his ex-wife’s attorney, especially at a family gathering. When she tries to apologize for the role she played in the destruction of his life, he brushes her aside and refuses to believe she’s become a b...
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