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Historical Romance Review: Sweet Savage Surrender by Kathryn Hockett

May 14, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Sweet Savage Surrender, a Zebra Lovegram, was written by mother-daughter duo Marcia Hockett and Kathryn Kramer, aka Kathryn Hockett. It's a romance between two lovers from different worlds. I was not a fun book to experience and one of the dullest I've ever finished. .5 stars Read more

1 star, Book Review, Diane Sivavec, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, year 1990, Zebra Lovegram

Historical Romance Review: Passion’s Paradise by Sonya T. Pelton

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Passion's Paradise by Sonya T. Pelton is a wonderfully terrible book. However, it was oddly entertaining, like a terrible movie you watch just to shout inanities at the screen. Read more

3 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, year 1981, Zebra Historical Romance

Historical Romance Review: Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 IntrovertReader

In 1977 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’ long-awaited third novel made romance history as Avon released Shanna in trade paperback edition. I've long had a tenuous relationship with Woodiwiss' romances., but I am glad I read Shanna. 3.74 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Avon, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Romance, Tom Hall, year 1977

Category Romance Review: An Outrageous Proposal by Miranda Lee

April 27, 2022May 6, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Miranda Lee’s An Outrageous Proposal is an outrageously sexy Harlequin Presents. Laura had been happily married to Dirk Thornton. Laura was so obsessed with having a child, however. Soon their difficulty to conceive led to a divorce. But now Laura wants Dirk back. 4.5 stars Read more

4 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Miranda Lee, Romance, year 1995

Historical Romance Review: These Golden Pleasures by Valerie Sherwood

April 22, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

What can I say about Valerie Sherwood's These Golden Pleasures? Well, this 512 page epic starts out wonderfully but then falters then lags in the middle, and is rushed at the end. Read more

3 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Valerie Sherwood, Warner Books

Contemporary Romance Review: The Sheik by Edith M. Hull

April 21, 2022May 12, 2022 IntrovertReader 3 Comments

The Sheik by Edith M. Hull, published in 1919, is as influential to the modern romance genre as Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Perhaps, even more so. It was a blockbuster of a success, despite its many detractors. While some modern readers may cringe at its depiction of women, sexual roles, and racial attitudes, The Sheik remains a compelling read one hundred years after its publication. 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Vintage romance, year 1919

Historical Romance Review: The Silver Link by Patricia Potter

April 16, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Harlequin Historical #63 In Patricia Potter's The Silver Link, Antonia and Tristan are from two different worlds, but their love unites them in a link that can never be severed Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Harlequin, Harlequin Historical, Historical Romance, Pino, year 1990

Historical Romance Review: A Lady Bought with Rifles by Jeanne Williams

April 13, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

A Lady Bought with Rifles by Jeanne Williams is a woman's tale of being torn between two men during a Mexican war. 3 1/2 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Pocket Books

Historical Romance Review: Heather by Cordia Byers

March 31, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 1 Comment

In Heather by Cordelia Byers, stuff occurs while characters are like marionettes being pulled by strings to the next scene. 1 star Read more

1 star, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Fawcett, Historical Romance, year 1979

Category Romance Review: Beloved Deceiver by Flora Kidd

March 29, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Flora Kidd's Beloved Deceiver still sticks out in my mind for one big reason. It's the only Harlequin/Mills-and-Boon I've read to feature a hero from the Dominican Republic, which is my parents' birth country. 3.45 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, year 1988

Historical Romance Review: Rebel Vixen by Dana Ransom

March 26, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

In Dana Ransom's Zebra Heartfire romance, Rebel Vixen a Southern woman and Northern soldier find love during the Civil War. As the Civil War rages throughout the United States, Miss Savannah Russell is on a ship in the Caribbean where she saves a Yankee sailor's life. 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Dana Ransom, Historical Romance, Kensington, year 1987, Zebra Heartfire

Category Romance Review: Could It Be Magic by Gina Wilkins

March 23, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Gina Wilkins' Could It Be Magic is a comfy romance read. It's a sensually-charged Harlequin Temptation from the early 1990s. Gwen DeClerck is a staid, young widow, who had been married to a man twice her age. When Jeremy Kane, a famous magician moves next door, he turns her stable world upside down with excitement and passion. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Temptation, Romance, year 1989

Historical Romance Review: Defy Not the Heart by Johanna Lindsey

March 16, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Defy Not the Heart is a favorite of mine. It's a wonderful, funny, and romantic medieval historical romance by the late, great Johanna Lindsey. 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Avon, Book Review, Elaine Duillo, Historical Romance, Johanna Lindsey, year 1989

Category Romance Review: Wish on the Moon by Sally Wentworth

March 16, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 2 Comments

Wish on the Moon by Sally Wentworth has gotten mixed to low reviews around the internet, but it's a romance I fully enjoyed. This is an unusual romance because technically, the heroine is "the other woman." She comes in and breaks up a seemingly happy engagement--and not just a random stranger's but her cousin's. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 1990

Historical Romance Review: Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey

March 9, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 2 Comments

In Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey, her popular Malory series romance, ex-pirate James Malory meets his match in Georgina, an American girl disguised as his cabin boy! 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Avon, Book Review, Elaine Duillo, Historical Romance, Johanna Lindsey, year 1990

Category Romance Review: Moon Witch by Anne Mather

March 4, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Harlequin Presents #38 Moon Witch by Anne Mather In this vintage romance, a much older man falls for his younger ward. It's an uncomfortable, but compelling read. 3 1/2 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Anne Mather, Book Review, Contemporary/Category Romance Authors, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 1970

Category Romance Review: A Perfect Marriage by Laurey Bright

February 26, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 1 Comment

Silhouette Intimate Moments #621 It's difficult for me to give Laurey Bright's A Perfect Marriage a coherent review because it's a romance novel that deals with adultery. 3 stars Read more

3 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Diane Sivavec, Silhouette, Silhouette Intimate Moments, year 1995

Historical Romance Review: Captive Angel by Deana James

February 24, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 3 Comments

Deana James' romance Captive Angel was an emotional, turbulent Zebra Lovegram romance with a heroine who was forged in fire and a hero not worthy to lick her boots. One of the best non-romance romances 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Book Review, Deana James, Historical Romance, Kensington, Pino, Romance, year 1988, Zebra Historical Romance

Historical Romance Review: Charlotte by Amanda Hart Douglass

February 23, 2022May 5, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Charlotte by Amanda Hart Douglass takes place during the Civil War in New York City and it's not worth your time. 1 star Read more

1 star, Belmont Tower, Book Review, Historical Romance, year 1978

Historical Romance Review: And Gold Was Ours by Rebecca Brandewyne

February 18, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 1 Comment

And Gold Was Ours is a sequel of sorts to Rebecca Brandewyne‘s Love, Cherish Me. I’d consider this more of a companion piece. While both novels have Brandewyne’s hallmark baroque-gothic atmosphere, And Gold Was Ours is not as dark and emotional as its predecessor. 3.63 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Book Review, Elaine Duillo, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Rebecca Brandewyne, Romance, year 1984

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