Month: May 2021

Historical Romance Review: Captive Melody by Nadine Crenshaw

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This review is of Captive Melody, a standalone Zebra from January 1989 by Nadine Crenshaw. If it were possible to give less than one star to a book, Captive Melody would be the one. Read more “Historical Romance Review: Captive Melody by Nadine Crenshaw”
1 star, Book Review, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Kensington, Romance, Zebra Lovegram

Historical Romance Review: Siren Song by Roberta Gellis

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Siren Song, the first in Roberta Gellis' Medieval Song trilogy, takes us to 13th century England. Lady Elizabeth is not a beauty, but she is intelligent, capable, and now heiress to vast lands, with her brothers and father recently deceased. Elizabeth is married to Mauger, a cruel, murderous lord who wishes for nothing more than to aggrandize himself by whatever means necessary. Mauger has the looks of an angel yet the disposition of a demon. There is no deed too vile for him, as he eagerly breaks every Commandment. 4 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: Siren Song by Roberta Gellis”
4 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Romance

Category Romance Review: Beyond Compare by Penny Jordan

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Holly Witchell, the heroine of Penny Jordan's Beyond Compare, suffers a bit from an overinflated ego combined with an oblivious nature. Thankfully, Drew, the wonderful hero of this book, sorts matters all out for her. 4 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Beyond Compare by Penny Jordan”
4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Penny Jordan, Romance

Category Romance Review: The Waterfalls of the Moon by Anne Mather

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In Anne Mather's The Waterfalls of the Moon the teenaged heroine is in pursuit of a much older man, but the hero's not taking what she's offering so easily. 3.5 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: The Waterfalls of the Moon by Anne Mather”
3 stars and a half, Anne Mather, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis

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Told through alternating first-person perspectives, Roberta Gellis's Fires of Winter starts with a bang but ends with a whimper. 3 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis”
3 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Jove/ Pyramid, Pino, Roberta Gellis, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Tender Feud by Nicole Jordan

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Tender Feud by Nicole Jordan is one of the better Scottish clan feuding & kidnapping love stories I've read. 4 1/2 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: Tender Feud by Nicole Jordan”
4 stars and a half, Book Review, Harlequin, Harlequin Historical, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Pino, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Emmie’s Love by Janette Seymour

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Emmie's Love is Purity's Passion, redux. Just as in Purity's Passion and Purity's Ecstasy, the heroine is separated from her true love and must "find" her way back to him. 3 1/2 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: Emmie’s Love by Janette Seymour”
3 stars and a half, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Harry Bennett, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Pocket Books

Historical Romance Review: Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney

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I've read Mary Jo Putney's Uncommon Vows several times and have always loved this passionate medieval story about obsessive love. Read more “Historical Romance Review: Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney”
5 stars, Book Review, Gregg Gulbronson, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, New American Library, Onyx, year 1991

Historical Romance Review: Lovespell by Deana James

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Lovespell is yet another great romance by the eclectic Deana James. Gillian is an English fletcher who poses as twins, the male Gil & female Gillian. 4 1/2 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: Lovespell by Deana James”
4 stars and a half, Book Review, Deana James, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Kensington, Pino, Romance, year 1984, Zebra Historical Romance

Historical Romance Review: Dawn of Desire by Joyce Verette

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Joyce Verette's Dawn of Desire had been marketed differently, I would have read this Ancient Egypt-set novel with an open mindset and not have been as disinterested as I was. 3 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: Dawn of Desire by Joyce Verette”
3 stars, Avon, Book Review, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Sweet Stolen Passion by Jolene Prewit-Parker

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Sweet Stolen Passion by Jolene Prewit-Parker is a Zebra historical Lovegram Romance that is, unfortunately, a disappointing read. Read more “Historical Romance Review: Sweet Stolen Passion by Jolene Prewit-Parker”
1 star, Book Review, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Kensington, Zebra Lovegram

Historical Romance Review: The Heart Remembers by Barbara Hazard

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The Heart Remembers is Barbara Hazard's sequel to one of the more poignant and beloved romance novels I’ve had the pleasure to read: Call Back the Dream. 4 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: The Heart Remembers by Barbara Hazard”
4 stars, Book Review, Gregg Gulbronson, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Onyx, Romance

Category Romance Review: Game Plan by Rosemary Hammond

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Harlequin Romance #3026 Game Plan Rosemary Hammond An ultra-macho football coach pursues a buttoned-down young, college professor. 3 1/2 Stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Game Plan by Rosemary Hammond”
3 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Romance, Will Davies

Historical Romance Review: Texas Torment by Catherine Creel

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Catherine Creel's Texas Torment is a Zebra historical romance with a secret-marriage plot we've seen before in her more superior Passion's Chains. 2 stars Read more “Historical Romance Review: Texas Torment by Catherine Creel”
2 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Kensington, year 1985, Zebra Lovegram