romance

What Do Readers Love About Romance?

by Guest Blogger 10.25.2011

Guest Post by Kat Martin, author of Against the Storm It’s a question that dozens of people have tried to answer. On Valentine’s Day, article after article attempted to explore the concept. Non-fiction books are written about it, essays are printed. Internet sites Chat about it. The truth is there is no single answer. From [...]

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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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Review: Healing Luke by Beth Cornelison

by Keira 08.31.2011

Healing Luke is a modern day retelling of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. It’s quick and lighthearted with a few gems revealed towards the end on love and relationships. Luke Morgan was on a boat when it blew up leaving him with burns, one eye, and no thumb on one hand. He [...]

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Review: The Price of Desire by Leda Swann

by Mandy Dougherty 08.24.2011

by Mandy Dougherty, guest reviewer In a world where all is proper and sexual desires are too taboo to be uttered, a relationship forged on all that society deems improper is brewing… Caroline Clemens knows the pain of the plummet from London’s elite class to the lowly status of a mere pauper. The recent death [...]

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The #1 Reason Women Love Triangles in Romance

by Keira 08.23.2011

They are always two men and one woman. I have never come across a Love Triangle in romance involving two women loving one guy where it’s a matter of serious deliberation for the hero. If there are two women, the non-heroine woman is easily distinguished by being a nasty piece of work. She’s possessive, catty, [...]

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Review: His by Elizabeth Coldwell

by Sharon S. 08.18.2011

by Sharon S., guest reviewer Okay, when I was offered a chance to review this, I jumped! You should know by now I *love* m/m especially when there is a dominant/submissive relationship, and after reading the blurb I was excited. I have mixed feelings about this story. I will start with what I liked. The [...]

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Review: Raven on the Wing by Kay Hooper

by Karin 06.19.2011

by Karin of Savvythinker.com, guest reviewer Raven on the Wing by Kay Hooper is the first book I’ve read by this author, but it won’t be my last. This book was sent to me for review, but that doesn’t mean I can’t genuinely like it! This book has it all: suspense, danger, romance, love, friendship, [...]

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Review: Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard

by Marcia 06.09.2011

By: Marcia, guest reviewer Bailey Wingate is living what many would believe to be a charmed life in Seattle, but she has problems. Not that she is complaining. She knows that she is fortunate. Having grown up impoverished, she became the personal assistant to James Wingate, a wealthy businessman and father of two extremely self [...]