Love is a Battlefield Tamara MorganReviewed by Sandra Scholes

In the game of love, only the winner can have the woman of his dreams, or so they would have you think. When a Jane Austen reenactment group pits themselves against the Scottish Highland Games enthusiasts it is all out war, but two from opposite sides have the opportunity to find love, and it couldn’t be in a more outrageous setting as this one.

Julian Wallace is the owner of a state park, and doesn’t want to let a woman like Kate Simmons think she can do as she likes on his land, but when he meets her and sees how she reacts to his demands on the battlefield, he starts to like her for her spunk and the dress she’s wearing – yet he’s also wearing a skirt of sorts, a Highland kilt, and he wears it like a man should!

Julian feels he is a trained professional, while Kate is a rank amateur when it comes to reenactments, and he does not want to let her get too full of herself with her Regency men and women doing the things he doesn’t really understand under his nose.

Love is a Battlefield (Games of Love, Book 1) is the debut novel for this writer, and she has set off her writing career in a delightful flourish. Her heroine, Kate knows she is in modern times, yet she is unwilling to let that bother her in any way when she wants to feel how Jane Austen’s characters felt in such a bygone era. She likes the setting and all the trappings that come with it and in some ways feels safe in that environment – and, let’s face it, she only gets one chance in a while to feel that way and pretend that she’s there, slap, bang in the middle of Regency England complete with musicians, and authentic scenery, but it’s isn’t as good as she thinks, some of the scenery is lacking and what is worse, the music comes straight from a CD player!

It does take a bit of getting started, but once the characters are established, Tamara is in full swing with the story and the comedy. Tamara has got the setting just right, and the characters are full of light-hearted comedy. It’s an uplifting first novel that is as descriptive as it is entertaining.

Rating: ★★★★☆

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joan swan fever

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds

Doctor Alyssa Foster is seen coming to the end of her fellowship at the St. Jude’s Hospital. She’s hoping that she’ll get the radiologist’s position at the hospital but then something happens that changes all that. Teague Creek is an inmate from San Quentin that is sent to the hospital because of some mysterious pain he’s been having.

He’s really hot – in more ways than one. We see that Teague does not want to be there and Alyssa is just the person to help. But one thing that Teague doesn’t realize is that she has plenty of both spunk and attitude.

Jason Vasser is a man from Teague’s past and is ready to reconnect – but not as friends. He was hoping to go on R & R but those plans have now changed. And once Alyssa and Teague leave the hospital that’s when all the action begins.

Some of the language used in this story can be a little graphic but it works because it gives you an indication of what the characters are like. Alyssa also finds out that Teague has some very special talents that you or I will never have. But Teague also has some misconceptions as to who Alyssa really is.

They end up in a motel room together and Alyssa gets an eyeful of Teague. And she loves what she sees. We may not be able to see that but the cover can help with that. At this point, Teague still doesn’t realize that he’s made a mistake about her.

Once he finds out, everything between them changes. I love how Teague, in one scene, compares Alyssa to a bull. I can just about picture that in my mind. You can also picture a lot of other things too – Joan has a great way with the use of words to set up a scene. Let’s just say that there’s a lot of heat coming off the pages.

I didn’t want to put the book down because I didn’t want to miss anything. This book was an addiction that I hope they don’t find a cure for. I can’t wait to see what happens in book two of the series. Joan knows how to write a very hot read some of which is innuendo and not all about sex.

Teague has a purpose and he’s very driven to see a very special young lady. Alyssa’s brother, Mitch, also steps in to try to help Teague. Alyssa tells Teague that he’s a lawyer. And Mitch is not all he makes himself out to be.

Luke Ransom is Teague’s brother-in-law and they actually used to work together. They both used to be firefighters. Alyssa goes to try to talk with Luke and at that point we see how involved she’s become.

It will be interesting to see that when Joan tells Luke’s story, “Blaze” coming out in October, if Teague and Alyssa will be making an appearance. Will Mitch appear in any of the other books in the series? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Fever will be coming out in both paperback and e-book so you can decide which you would prefer. If you are of the old school, the paperback edition will be for you and then you can check out the cover whenever you want to. For those of you that have an e-reader, just make sure to leave room in your library for books two and three of the series. If you find you like her writing style, as much as I did, you may want to leave room for any other books that she may write.

Rating: ★★★★½

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by Lynn Reynolds 02.18.2012

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by Lynn Reynolds 02.17.2012

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by Guest Blogger 02.16.2012

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by Guest Blogger 02.15.2012

Guest blog by Tamara Morgan, author of Love is a Battlefield There are lots of different reasons why people choose to do re-enactments, whether they’re going full dress mode for a LARP (live action role-playing) event or acting out a Civil War battle for spectators. I don’t pretend to know why everyone does it, but [...]

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by Guest Blogger 02.14.2012

Guest blog by Jordan K Rose, author of Perpetual Light Happy Valentine’s Day! Thanks so much Love Romance Passion for having me on today. I love Valentine’s Day. What romance writer doesn’t? I love to hear about how couples met. It makes me wonder about fate and soul mates and whether all that mushy stuff [...]

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Get into Bed with Samantha Grace (Author Interview)

by Keira 02.13.2012

Samantha Grace: Thank you for having me as a guest. It’s such a fun place, and I’m happy to be here. I’ve always loved your line “Because Books Don’t Fall Asleep Afterwards.” They don’t snore or steal the covers either. They are the perfect partner! Keira: Thanks! I love the tagline too, a friend came [...]

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