December 2010

Book Review: Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 12.31.2010

Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer is loosely based on the premise of Pride and Prejudice. I would not go so far as to say it’s a retelling of the classic tale, but there are elements of this Regency romance that bring to mind the farce that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet went through before getting [...]

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Review: Mr. Darcy’s Diary by Amanda Grange

by Keira 12.31.2010

How would Pride and Prejudice sound from Mr. Darcy’s point of view? That’s what Amanda Grange gives readers in her retelling of Jane Austen’s classic love story Pride and Prejudice. Grange addresses favorite scenes and conversations and invents new ones. Readers get to dive into Darcy’s reflections and commentary on both as well as things [...]

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Review: Darcy Saga: Book One: Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan

by Keira 12.30.2010

What I love most about this book is the research and language used to express the time period. Lathan’s diction is vastly superb – I had to look one or two words up. (Romance novels have all the credit when it comes to my 750 verbal SAT score from way back when.) The way she [...]

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Review: Call of the Wolf by Madelaine Montague

by Carla F. 12.30.2010

by Carla F., guest reviewer How lucky can a girl get to have (count ‘em) four Alphas wanting her to be their mate? Actually, Abigail “Abby” Winthrope has had rotten luck for the past couple of years. She ended up having to testify against her boyfriend, who turned out to be a Russian mobster. Needless [...]

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Review: Sierra Bride by Jenna Kernan

by Keira 12.29.2010

Kate Wells marries at the tender age of 16 immediately upon her mother’s death to the charming Luke Wells. He was wealthy, worldly, wise. He was also a sham. The face he showed the world was not the real Luke Wells. Kate suffered emotional and sexual abuse at his hands. He kept her sister “locked [...]

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Review: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

by Keira 12.29.2010

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas is book 1 of the Hathaways series. Cam Rohan is a character from Devil in Winter, an earlier Lisa Kleypas novel. He’s part gypsy (Roma) and part (Irish). As a character he is somewhat of an inbetweener. He holds strong gypsy ideals, especially concerning money. He doesn’t want gobs [...]

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Book Review: Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom

by Keira 12.28.2010

Linda Wisdom is the creator behind the latest paranormal sensation. Her hit characters Jazz Tremaine and Nick make an appearance in Hex Appeal, a fun little pun on sex appeal. The novel is a sequel to 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover and contains the old gang plus some new faces. I particularly loved the [...]

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Review: Now and Forever: A Love Story by Jean C. Joachim

by Isabel G. 12.28.2010

by Isabel G., guest reviewer Callie Richards moved to Willow Falls to start a new life, however, it’s difficult to let go of the future she once planned to share with her previous fiancé. The pain she felt after he was killed still lingered. Although Callie did not have much money, she used what she [...]