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Historical Romance Review: Midnight Fires by Carol Finch

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 Blue Falcon No Comments

This review is of Midnight Fires by Carol Finch. This Zebra historical romance set during the war of 1812 is a typical Carol Finch book. It's very good, but lacking the dynamic qualities to make it great. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, Walter Popp, year 1984, Zebra Historical Romance

Historical Romance Review: Texas Temptation by Gina Robins

April 25, 2022May 2, 2022 Blue Falcon No Comments

This review is of Texas Temptation a standalone by Gina Robins (a pseudonym for author Connie Feddersen, aka Connie Finch) published by Zebra/Kensington, October 1989. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Diane Sivavec, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, year 1989, Zebra Lovegram

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: Nebraska Fire by Lauren Wilde

March 28, 2022May 2, 2022 Blue Falcon No Comments

This review is of Nebraska Fire by Lauren Wilde, a Zebra Lovegram romance. Nebraska Fire is not a flawless book, but it is good enough to warrant a 4-star grade. Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, year 1989, Zebra Lovegram

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

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: Skye O’Malley by Bertrice Small

February 12, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

In Skye O'Malley by Bertrice Small a beautiful Irish woman in the Elizabethan Tudor era experiences adventures and love with many men. Read more

4 stars, Ballantine, Bertrice Small, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, year 1980

Historical Romance Review: Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers

January 20, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 2 Comments

Ooh boy, where to begin with this review? Sweet Savage Love by the great Rosemary Rogers is--along with The Flame and the Flower--the blockbuster historical that launched a new genre: the modern romance novel. Published in 1974, this doorstopper epic was a monumental game-changer in an era of social transformation. 4.24 stars Read more

4 stars, Avon, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Romance, Rosemary Rogers, year 1974

Historical Romance Review: Angel in Scarlet by Jennifer Wilde

December 28, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Angel In Scarlet isn't a bodice ripper. It's a Georgian-Era chick-lit. This is a hard one to categorize. It's not just a romance, but more of a heroine's journey through life and her relationships with several men she meets along the way. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Avon, Book Review, Elaine Duillo, Historical Romance, Jennifer Wilde, Romance

Category Romance Review: Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid

December 22, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Michelle Reid's Marriage on The Rebound is about keeping it all in the family. Shaan Saketa is unique for a Harlequin Presents circa 1998 heroine, as she's of mixed ethnic heritage: English and Lebanese. It's her wedding day. Unfortunately for Shaan, she's about to be dumped at the altar. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 1997

Historical Romance Review: Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas

December 16, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas features one of her most beloved characters, Derek Craven. Derek was previously seen in Then Came You, whose reserved hero, Alex Raiford, was more to my liking. This is a wonderful romance by the talented Kleypas where two people from contrasting social classes come together in love. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Max Ginsburg, Romance, year 1994

Category Romance Review: The Honey is Bitter by Violet Winspear

December 8, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Along with Anne Mather and Anne Hampson, Violet Winspear was one of the three original authors for the Harlequin Presents line when it launched in 1973. Her bestseller, The Honey is Bitter, was originally published in 1967 by Mills & Boon. It had about 30 reprintings under Harlequin. Paul, a Greek tycoon, blackmails Domini into marriage. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Don Sinclair, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, Vintage romance

Category Romance Review: Merry Christmas by Emma Darcy

December 1, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Simply titled Merry Christmas, Emma Darcy's category romance foray into the holidays will have you near tears. It may have you wishing some evil villains get their well-deserved comeuppance. This book is an angst-filled yet ultimately very happy Christmas Harlequin Presents. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Emma Darcy, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance

Category Romance Review: Song of the Waves by Anne Hampson

November 16, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Wendy Brown is a not-yet-21-year-old Englishwoman who's been given the worst news imaginable: she has an inoperable brain tumor and will die in a few months. Rather than spend her last days wallowing in despair, Wendy decides to make the best of her lot. Alone in the world, she sells her family home and buys a ticket for the maiden voyage of a glamorous cruise ship that's set to sail the world. Thus begins Anne Hampson's Song of the Waves, a vintage Harlequin Presents written in 1976. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, Vintage romance, Will Davies

Historical Romance Review: Passion’s Bride (aka The Captain’s Lady) by Jo Goodman

November 8, 2021May 2, 2022 Blue Falcon No Comments

This review is of Passion’s Bride, aka The Captain’s Lady by Jo Goodman. The book begins in 1809, where the fledgling American navy hopes to enlist the services of the pirate Alex Danty to help sink British ships. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kensington, Ray Kursar, Romance, Zebra Historical Romance

Category Romance Review: Rainy Day Kisses by Debbie Macomber

November 5, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

I adore a love story where one partner is restrained and uptight and the other is open and free-spirited. Rainy Day Kisses, a Harlequin Romance by Debbie Macomber depicts those elements just perfectly. It's about a woman who has zero time for frills and silly moments enjoying life. However, she butts head with her neighbor, a laid-back kind of guy who loves flying kites. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Debbie Macomber, Romance

Historical Romance Review: The King’s Pleasure by Shannon Drake

November 2, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Shannon's Drake's (aka Heather Graham) The King's Pleasure is set amid the intense medieval backdrop of the Hundred Years' War and the Black Death. It's a solid romance in a historical age that always grips my attention. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Franco, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, Zebra Historical Romance

Category Romance Review: A> Loverboy by Judith Arnold

October 31, 2021May 5, 2022 IntrovertReader 1 Comment

Published in 1991, Judith Arnold's A> Loverboy is the final installment in the Harlequin American Romance line "A Century of Romance" series. A> Loverboy is a humorous romance about two coworkers falling in for each other in an unusual way. Before there was "You've Got Mail" with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, there was this book. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin American Romance, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Sarina by Francine Rivers

October 19, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Sarina is a bodice ripper-lite written by Francine Rivers, the best-known and most successful author of Christian-centered, or "inspirational" romances. If you can read get your hands on this hard-to-find book, give it a chance. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Jove/ Pyramid, Romance, year 1983

Category Romance Review: Tabitha in Moonlight by Betty Neels

October 15, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Tabitha in Moonlight is a light romance about an efficient, capable nurse (aren't they always in these books?) of an elderly men's ward who falls for the new surgeon, Dr. Marius van Beek. Betty Neels wields the typical doctor-nurse romance into a Cinderella story, with Tabitha starring as the poor, down-trodden stepdaughter who gets no love from her wicked step-mother and equally wicked step-sister. Dr. van Beek plays the role of the prince, but fortunately, this Prince is far more astute than his fairy tale predecessor, not requiring a glass slipper to identify his true lady love. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Romance, Vintage romance

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