I’ve been off Lorraine Heath lately, but the amount of domestic violence in Moonstruck Madness made me inclined to examine how a modern Avon author addresses it. It was interesting how less in charge of her life Winnie is than… Read more »
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Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain
Laurie McBain is an author often underrepresented in casual histories of the genre. Moonstruck Madness did massive business. I decided to revisit Moonstruck Madness because it was the book I remembered the least. MM is a glorious train wreck of domestic violence… Read more »
No Place For A Dame by Connie Brockway
Uncle. Seriously. I give up. I’ve been trying to read Connie Brockway’s No Place For A Dame since November 1st. I think three months is enough. Why don’t I love this book? No idea. None. The setup is a science… Read more »
The Jade Temptress by Jeannie Lin
The Jade Temptress technically has a March release date. I’ve stopped advance reviewing because people find it annoying, but Harlequin has a history of early release in it’s e-store and I wanted to talk about something I liked for a… Read more »
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Sarah MacLean keeps improving, but No Good Duke Goes Unpunished hits some of the same buttons One Good Earl Deserves A Lover did. Also, there’s a black guy in this one but he’s not going to be the romantic lead of… Read more »
The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
I am aware Courtney Milan’s The Countess Conspiracy has been heavily reviewed. It’s at the top of everyone’s list for Best Book of 2013. (Save yourself some time, it’s good and you should buy it.) Unlike most I had some… Read more »
DNF Sample: Buttercup by Sienna Mynx
The Kindle Sample for Buttercup consists of the prologue and a few sentences from the first chapter. I wish the sample had been longer, because I don’t know that the prologue is a fair representation of the novel. If it… Read more »
Harmony by Sienna Mynx
Someone on Twitter, probably Evangeline Holland, suggested I try Sienna Mynx if I was looking for interracial romance. When I was browsing the author’s backlist this particular title jumped out at me because of the attractive cover, but the Jazz… Read more »
DNF Sample: How to Tame Your Duke by Juliana Gray
“I think she’s mocking her readers” is a surefire way to get me to read a book sample. While I disagree that Juliana Gray is winding us up, I am definitely not her target audience. In discussing this book on… Read more »
A Dream Defiant by Susanna Fraser
I picked this one up a while ago based on the unusual pairing for a regency, and then promptly forgot about it since my TBR is out of control. When I was ranting again on Twitter about how hard it… Read more »
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