It’s not very hard to write a story that will catch my attention but it is very hard to get me to anxiously await reading a book where the hero has been unfaithful to his wife. It’s always been a hot button with me and when authors like Cathy Maxwell write heroes that bring out […]
Rowena’s review of One Lucky Cowboy by Carolyn Brown. Hero: Slade LuckadeauHeroine: Ellacyn Jane HayesGrade: 4 out of 5 Jane Day is on the run from the paid assassin who had been her fiancé. In Wichita Falls, Texas, she meets Nellie Luckadeau, a spitfire of an old lady who desperately needs someone to work on […]
Rowena’s review of Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas. Hero: Jack DevlinHeroine: Amanda BriarsGrade: 4.75 out of 5 From Amazon: Successful novelist Amanda Briars buys herself a scandalous present to celebrate her 30th birthday. Of gentle birth, unwed, and still a virgin, she contracts with a well-known madam to deliver a lover to her home. When […]
Characters are so important in my reading. A storyline that is lacking in just about everything else can still be a total hit for me as long as the characters are charming, I can connect with them and they draw me in. Whether it’s a villain who is driving me insane and yet still captivates […]
He pledged his honor to keep her safe . . . Returning home to Cornwall after an unspeakable tragedy, Sir Gideon Trevithick comes upon a defiant beauty in danger and vows to protect her whatever the cost. He’s dismayed to discover that she’s none other than Lady Charis Weston, England’s wealthiest heiress—and that the only […]