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Review: Lucky in Love by Carolyn Brown

by Keira 09.11.2011

Lucky in Love is a riot. Brown had fun putting phrases together that read like classic stereotypical western and modern feisty romance rolled into one. You’ll find expressions like: “my hide tacked to the smokehouse door,” “she belongs like a horse apple in a church social punch bowl,” and “heartache bigger than Dallas” to name [...]

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The Smell of a Hero

by Keira 04.22.2011

He’s musky, woodsy, and oftentimes earthy, but overall a hero’s scent is akin to sandalwood. Why is that? A curious reader wants to know! Sandalwood: semiparasitic fragrant yellowish woods used often for their essential oils. I researched sandalwood to figure out its appeal. I found that it’s been used in incense and perfumes for over [...]

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Review: Firestorm by Brenda Joyce

by Marcia 12.22.2010

By: Marcia, guest reviewer Firestorm is the second installment in the Bragg series and is now in reprint. It takes place primarily in 1858, San Francisco. Storm Bragg is a rambunctious 17 year old who can ride, shoot and fight as well as any man, having been brought up in West Texas with two brothers [...]

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Kiss and Tell: (Author Name) on Her Hero

by Keira 01.21.2010

Kiss and Tell is going to be the start of a new series of posts here at Love Romance Passion. The idea came to me last night when I was talking with my fellow romance novel reading friend about how heroes in romance despite having less wiggle room in appearance/wealth/status than their heroines, they are [...]

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Review: The Heiress by Jude Deveraux

by Keira 04.23.2009

The Heiress by Jude Deveraux started off exceptionally well in my opinion but tapered off into mediocrity and stayed there after the jumpstart. It’s too bad that it did that as my initial impressions of the novel were four out of five stars. The editing felt choppy in the middle and was completely disconnected towards [...]