Stranger in My Arms is a wonderful historical romance by Lisa Kleypas about a widow whose husband reappears from the dead. Does he have a secret identity? 4.5 stars
Mixed Genre Authors
Category Romance Review: A Frozen Fire by Charlotte Lamb
Charlotte Lamb Harlequin Presents #380 A Frozen Fire is a strange romance about a married woman with a cheating husband. She falls for her coworker but she can’t be with him.
Historical Romance Review: Wicked Loving Lies by Rosemary Rogers
Wicked Loving Lies is “The Queen of Historical Romance” Rosemary Roger’s best book! It’s a bodice ripper classic, not for the faint of heart.
Category Romance Review: Crescendo by Charlotte Lamb
Harlequin Presents #451 Crescendo by Charlotte Lamb A mysterious man enters a young woman’s life, but does she know him already? 5 stars
Category Romance Review: Escape From Desire by Penny Jordan
Harlequin Presents #569 Escape From Desire Penny Jordan Tamara survives a harrowing jungle experience with a stranger and passion ensues. 3 1/2 stars
Category Romance Review: Call Back Yesterday by Charlotte Lamb
Harlequin Presents #253 Call Back Yesterday by Charlotte Lamb A woman return to her home village and reignites passion with the man she left behind. 4 stars
Historical Book Review: Tender Warrior by Fern Michaels
In Tender Warrior by Fern Michaels, Mirjana, a Muslim princess, seeks protection, only to be captured by her enemy, the warrior El Cid.
Historical Romance Review: The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux
The Black Lyon was my first Jude Deveraux read. I loved the first half, but the second half faltered a bit as a devious woman’s scheming separates the two protagonists.
Historical Romance Review: The Wildest Heart by Rosemary Rogers
In Rosemary Rogers’ The Wildest Heart Lady Rowena Dangerfield is a beautiful woman who’s valued by many men for her beauty or her wealth, or both. 3 1/2 stars
Historical Romance Review: The Jacaranda Tree by Rebecca Brandewyne
The Jacaranda Tree was my least favorite of Rebecca Brandewyne’s historicals, mainly because it was almost a verbatim regurgitation of conversations, plot points, and love scenes from other book. 3 Stars