“Christian Notte’s story, the sixteenth book in the Argeneau series is set on an island paradise called St. Lucia. After a bad relationship and an even worse divorce, Carolyn decides to go on a long overdue and much needed vacation with the ‘girls’.” –from lynsaysands.net For those of you a little behind on the series, [...]
Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on August 31st, 2012 | Comments Off
Amanda Quick (Jayne Ann Krentz) has got to be one of my favorite authors of all time. One could argue that she’s not exactly writing high literature, but when I want to sit back, relax, and enjoy a good story I often grab one of her books. There is a time and place for Austen [...]
Filed under: Recently Published, Romance, Series on April 26th, 2012 | Comments Off
Like the last Krentz book I reviewed, this one falls sort of in the mystery category, but at the end of the book it’s still a romance. I picked this one up at the library – a place that I really shouldn’t visit when I have a stack of new books here at home – [...]
Filed under: Romance on June 18th, 2011 | Comments Off
In To Sir Phillip, With Love readers get to follow Colin and Penelope’s story from it’s end into Eloise’s story. Eloise has always held her own with her large and boisterous family and, despite having offers for her hand, she has never found a man that seemed right for her. She had pretty much resigned [...]
Filed under: Romance, Series on June 10th, 2011 | Comments Off
Smoke in Mirrors, by Jayne Ann Krentz, runs along the lines of a good thriller and a decent romance novel. You will, of course, find Krentz in the romance section exclusively, but in some cases I think her books can have depth that take them out of the genre. Now, for those of you who [...]
Filed under: Mystery/Thrillers, Romance on June 6th, 2011 | Comments Off
Penelope Featherington is a perennial wallflower. Since her debut into society she has been beset by shyness, an unfortunate choice of clothing, and an even more unfortunate set of relatives. She is underestimated almost universally among the ton, despite the fact that she is a close friend of Eloise Bridgerton who happens to be a [...]
Filed under: Romance on June 4th, 2011 | Comments Off
Sophie Beckett is living quite a Cinderella story, mostly because of the whole evil stepmother part. Sophie, as a young lady in Regency-era society, is in a very tenuous position in the world because though she may be the daughter of nobility, she is the illegitimate daughter of nobility. And, her father’s second – legitimate [...]
Filed under: Romance, Series on June 2nd, 2011 | Comments Off
Since his father’s death at a relatively young age, Anthony Bridgerton has known that he, too must die young. How could he live longer than his father, after all, when Anthony himself was not nearly as good a man? He is also aware that, as a viscount, it is is duty to marry and multiply [...]
Filed under: Romance on May 27th, 2011 | Comments Off
This historical romance is the first of a series of eight books, spanning the romantic adventures of the eight Bridgerton siblings. Set in the Regency period, with a number of delightful recurring characters, this series is good light reading and spins out some pretty sweet romances for each of the main characters. In this, the [...]
Filed under: Romance on May 23rd, 2011 | Comments Off
I’ve seen Cassandra Clare’s books in the Young Adult section of the bookstores for a while, and several people I knew in college and a few close friends were also reading her work. So, I had a casual interest in her books because I’d heard that they were “pretty good”, which is enough of an [...]
Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series, Teen/Young Adult on January 29th, 2011 | Comments Off