Reviewed by Sandra Scholes As part of the Private Protectors series released by Carina Press, Roxanne Thorgesson has never felt life like she has now—where she is so out of control she might risk everything to make it all seem worthwhile. Having to take over the business after her father has had a near fatal [...]
by Keira on April 21, 2011 · 0 comments
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A Tale of Two Lovers is the second Writing Girls novel by Maya Rodale. Don’t you just love the cover? The Situation: A pair of lovers is caught in a compromising situation. Soon all of London knows. There’s just one problem – it wasn’t quite what it looked like! The Heroine: Lady Julianna Somerset is [...]
by Sharon S. on April 9, 2011 · 2 comments
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by Sharon S., guest reviewer Snowball in Hell was previously published in I’ll Be Dead For Christmas, Partners in Crime #2. Consistent. That’s the word I would choose to describe Josh Lanyon’s stories, as in consistently great <G>. He knows how to tell a story and tell it well. His characters are emotionally satisfying. This [...]
by Keira on March 21, 2011 · 3 comments
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Joanne Kennedy’s debut novel will put the honky tonk back into your life. Pull up a stool in the Roundup and have Crystal Hayes pour you a beer as I’ve got the latest gossip. Libby Brown is a city girl with a dream of owning her own chicken farm. When her boyfriend ran off with [...]
by Keira on March 4, 2011 · 1 comment
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There was a different reader for this book. It’s something that bugs me when it comes to series and sequels. Same reader please! Tracie Bennett was okay part of the time. Sometimes I found her Bridget’s voice too harsh. I absolutely hated the mother’s voice; she sounded like she hated her daughter every time she [...]
by Karin on January 20, 2011 · 1 comment
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by Karin of Savvy Thinker, guest reviewer Saving Grace by Norah Wilson is another perfect book from this author. Guarding Suzannah is the other one of hers that I have reviewed. Both are in her Serve and Protect Series. Full disclosure: I was given a pdf file for review. There will be no spoilers – [...]
by Keira on December 9, 2010 · 0 comments
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This is the first time I read the books. I admit I am a bad girl and watched the movies first. That said, I really liked the reader, Barbara Rosenblat, as she reminded me of the movie. Her voice for the mother was fabulous. It was airy, a bit ditzy, and a tad lofty. Her [...]
Jenna Mills tackles some very hard issues in This Time for Keeps. A miscarriage tore the hero and heroine apart and annihilated their marriage two years prior to the start of the novel. Neither one has really dealt with the fallout of their lost child. At the opening of the book the estranged couple is [...]