Ezra was a little irritating but I understood where he was coming from. An addiction is an addition and once you beat it you worry about being addicted to something else. In the end he got his head on straight and got the gorgeous Tuesday....
4½ StarsAn American Duchess is a fun love story and it reminded me of a BBC sitcom. I feel it could have been shorter, or the climax could have come later in the book. I liked the characters and I really wanted Zoe to live her dreams and to marry t...
3 StarsI always enjoy RaeAnne Thayne's Christmas novels. This one links two series together- The Hope Crossing and Haven Point series. Christmas is the best setting in the world for small town romances. This one features a widow and single mom, El...
4 StarsThis story is ageless and timeless and still packs one heck of an emotional punch. Originally published in 1984 this classic holiday romance has been updated and reissued just in time for the Christmas season. It's Christmas, and Nathan and...
5 StarsThis was a beautiful and heartwarming story. Most people don’t think PTSD exists but it does and I’m glad that Skylar had a place to go where they not only help her but giver her peace. Being out in nature really grounded her and I think it...
4½ StarsI enjoyed Maybe This Christmas. I found for the most part it was a good romantic read. Once you start reading Maybe This Christmas you will find it hard to put down. If you’re looking for a holiday read, add this to your list. I liked how t...
4 StarsIn this holiday themed Harlequin novel, we are introduced to Noelle Perkins who has moved to the quaint little town of Fool’s Gold, California and who has opened a Christmas shop called The Christmas Attic. Her best friend Felicia is engage...
5 StarsThis tale has a lot of stuff going on in it, too much I think. It has a hero who reminds me of a contemporary knight in shining armor and some funny scenes that had me laughing out loud a few times. Yet, this tale also has some problems tha...
3½ StarsThey are the co-beneficiaries of a surprising inheritance - and reluctant roommates. Cannon "The Saint" Colter (swoon!) in all his glorious hotness is an extremely protective alpha male determined to get the girl that got away. Yvette Sween...
4½ StarsBoth of these exciting and sensual paranormal tales give a brief glimpse of the fascinating worlds these authors have created. There are allusions to other tales in the series, and cameos by characters introduced elsewhere but each story ca...
4 StarsAfter graduation, Zoey Hodge couldn't wait to leave Buckhorn, Kentucky, in a trail of dust. Tired of being blamed for an incident that wasn't her fault, she had hoped to never return. However, due to her mother's accident, Zoey’s back to op...
4 StarsWelcome back to Fool's Gold! In Susan Mallery's latest visit to America's most beautiful town, Jack McGary and his personal assistant Larissa Owens make a great team. Larissa keeps Jack's life and duties at Score running smoothly and Jack p...
3½ StarsLucy Drake has come home to Hope's Crossing to the house she inherited from her great aunt Annabelle. An almost fire brings a late night encounter with Hope's Crossing's fire chief, Brendan Caine. The only thing these two have in common is...
4½ StarsThis erotic paranormal tale has a lot of interesting elements that give a slightly different slant on the concept of shapeshifting and Beserkers and involves a multiplicity of different entities but it doesn’t quite coalesce for me. There a...
3¼ StarsI really enjoyed Tripp and Hadleigh’s story. It was a full length novel, but a VERY fast read. I think my only problem with the novel was how quickly Tripp’s attitude went from “let’s talk” to “I love you and want to spend my life with you....
4 StarsRetired NFL kicker, Sam Ridge, is new to Fool’s Gold. He has had horrible luck with women – from stalkers to “tell all” memoir writers. He meets Dellina Hopkins in a bar and they have a partial one night stand. After discovering Dellina’s s...
4½ StarsThis is a heartfelt and thrilling paranormal read full of action. With the future of humanity at stake, exorcist David Arnolwitz must decide if saving Allsun’s life is worth sacrificing his own. When a demon slips into her body, Allsun O’Ha...
4 StarsThere were outlandishly funny laugh-out-loud moments, especially with Angel’s volunteer position as an Acorn troop leader, the boys’ need to re-motto the town, and Taryn’s “girl’s night”. There were also a few heartbreaking moments when the...
4½ StarsIn Breaking Point, Lindsay McKenna paints a vibrant picture of contemporary love. I've read many romances involving Marines and SEALs, but this is the first one where I got an up-close look at just a portion of what actually being part of t...
4 StarsThe Darkest Night is a look into a world of demons, humans and everything in between. With twists and turns throughout the entire book, the author will have you sitting on the edge of your seat with anticipation. The characters of The Darke...
4½ StarsA second chance with your first love? Only if it doesn’t involve another broken heart. Ten years ago Colleen O’Rourke and Lucas Campbell were inseparable….until Colleen learned that Lucas was hiding a secret that tore her life apart. Lucas...
4 Stars"A Fool's Gold Christmas" by Susan Mallery is another one of her funny, sweet, warm, and sexy holiday romantic read. If you’re looking for an entertaining novel ... you have come to the right place with this 'Fool's Gold Series' that just h...
5 StarsJackson O’Neil has given up his own thriving business to return home to Snow Crystal, Vermont to help salvage whatever he can of the family’s Snow Crystal Resort and Spa. In order to be successful, he hires Kayla Green, who is a marketing p...
5 StarsBig Sky Secrets is the perfect wrap up of the Big Sky series. Landry Sutton, buffalo rancher, doesn't make a good first impression on his neighbor, young widow Ria Manning. Ria is starting over with a flower farm following the death of her...
4½ Stars"Christmas in Snowflake Canyon" by Raeanne Thayne is a wonderful Christmas romance that once I started it I couldn't put it down until the end. This author did a great job with the "retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. Genevieve...
5 StarsI loved this heartwarming romantic suspense story between two people who had feelings for each other for years. They get thrown together in a special op that neither saw coming. Jake is the alpha male, a Seal, for life. He is thrown togethe...
4 StarsIn this holiday themed Harlequin novel, we are introduced to Noelle Perkins who has moved to the quaint little town of Fool’s Gold, California and who has opened a Christmas shop called The Christmas Attic. Her best friend Felicia is engage...
5 StarsDeemed guilty by association, Charlie Allington was forced to leave her last job because her boss was arrested for embezzlement. A job offer as a security consultant at a ski resort in her hometown was a life saver - but definitely not a dr...
3 StarsThree Little Words wasn't my favorite read, but I can definitely see why Susan Mallery's books are such a big hit! She definitely knows how to create beautiful settings to amazing romances. The main reason I think this story didn't work for...
3 StarsHaving read another Linda Lael Miller book before "Big Sky Wedding" and not liking it, I wasn't quite sure how I'd feel about her most recent release. But I'm very happy to say I LOVED IT! Cowboy's and wedding bells won me over! Brylee and...
4 Stars"The Perfect Match" by Kristan Higgins was a sweet contemporary romance that has women's fiction and chick lit written all over it. This is an interesting story of Honor Holland who was a middle child from a good family. Honor's family owne...
4½ StarsThis was a great story. Dark and intense, with an intriguing plot that pulled me into the story, and loads of suspense that kept me interested right up until the last page. The Darkest Craving is Kane's book. Now, I’ve long been intrigued b...
4½ StarsWalker Parrish and country singer Casey Elders have had a hard past as far as relationships are concerned. Walker is not satisfied with the circumstances of their current estranged relationship but makes no real moves to fix it. Casey is li...
4 StarsThis fun romantic suspense tale combined characters from two of this author’s very enjoyable series even as it continued to touch upon a serious underworld which threatens women. It is fun watching the alpha males interact with each other a...
4½ StarsLinda Lael Miller brings us back to Parable, Montana and this time the rowdy Hutch Carmody will set the town’s tongues to wagging in gossip. Set in a small town, you get fully involved in the lives of many of the town people along with revi...
3½ Stars“Run the Risk” is an exciting romantic suspense novel by Lori Foster. This is a fun read centering around one of Ms Foster’s typically protective alpha males who is opinionated and action-oriented and a bit obnoxious since he is perfectly w...
4½ StarsI came across Forever a Lady in a Portland bookstore when the author, Delilah Marvelle, was there to promote her latest work. She had a historical dress demonstration that gave me an assurance that she knew her facts and her historical nove...
4 StarsCourageous is the newest in Diana Palmer's Long Tall Texans/Mercenaries series. Although these books are stand alone for the most part they are also interrelated and often reference events that happen in earlier books in the Long Tall Texan...
3 StarsTemptation and Twilight is the second in a series involving heirs to a secret society with external conflict generated by a rival evil secret society. The heirs of the good guy society are the heroes in the series, and Iain, the hero of thi...
3 StarsSusan Mallery's Fool's Gold series is one that never fails to disappoint me. Each book has just the right mix of humor and emotion to keep a reader engrossed in the happenings of this small fictional California town. In this latest edition,...
4 StarsOnce a high powered derivatives trader, Griff has returned to Wyoming penniless. He is estranged from his twin brother, lacks the skills needed to work on a ranch and in need of a job. Val needs a wrangler and the inexperienced but eager Gr...
4 StarsThe three stories in Kiss Me I’m Irish get progressively more Irish as you continue to read. In the 1st story, the main setting is at an old Irish pub converted into an Internet Café. The 2nd story’s hero is all Irish - stubborn and sexy. W...
3½ StarsBig Sky Country by Linda Lael Miller has great character building, passion, and drama to keep you intrigued to the very end. I found this contemporary romance a refreshing change from the dark romances of late. You are easily drawn to the c...
4 StarsLove is a very fragile thing. How quickly love turns to hatred or even worse indifference unimaginable if the source of that pain is the very people who are supposed to love you unconditionally - your parents. Parker Welles grew up as a pri...
4½ StarsLife maps out your destiny and leads you down a path that shapes the person you become. Twins Slade and Griff paths were chosen with the death of their parents. Griff raised in the city with love and good education which lead to a lucrative...
4½ StarsLindsay McKenna has done it again in The Last Cowboy. It features two people who are opposites from each other yet their passion sizzles. Slade McPherson is a horse person. His whole life has always been on the ranch even though his family...
4 StarsAva Spencer hates Cade Gallari with a passion that everybody in town knows. Seeing him back in town she knows it is time for revenge. As a teenager she wasn’t the usual cheerleader but instead she was the shy and fat bookworm of a girl. All...
4 StarsPlot & Characters: Deadly is the Kiss is a spine tingling paranormal romance that will pull at your heart strings and leave you with a need for more Rhyannon Byrd! I can't believe I waited so long to try this author. What was I thinking! De...
4½ StarsOf all the Primal Instincts books, this one is my favorite and I think possibly the most emotional. Ashe Granger and Juliana Sabin are both secondary characters from the earlier books in the series and the main characters of Deadly Is the K...
4½ StarsA Vampire For Christmas is an overall dark, delicious and sensually dangerous read! This anthology has brought together four talented authors that know how to spin a vampire tale that will pull you into the holiday spirit while giving you a...
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