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Category Romance Review: Seduction by Charlotte Lamb

Posted on May 12, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #428 Seduction Charlotte Lamb features a ridiculously innocent and sheltered heroine and a hero that is so crazy and obsessed, he kidnaps her! 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: Change of Life by Judith Arnold

Posted on May 6, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

American Romance #362 Change of Life, Judith Arnold Married woman feels ignored, abandons the family to seek fulfillment, can her husband convince her to come back? 2 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: A Frozen Fire by Charlotte Lamb

Posted on May 5, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

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.

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Category Romance Review: Stay Through the Night by Flora Kidd

Posted on May 4, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Stay Through the Night by Flora Kidd is a romance about big misunderstandings, adultery, & kidnapping. 4 Stars

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Category Romance Review: Spell of the Mountains by Rosalie Henaghan

Posted on May 3, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Romance #3027 Spell of the Mountains by Rosalie Henaghan is a sweet Harlequin Romance and the first romance I read. Recommended! 4 stars

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Category Romance Review: Having Faith by Barbara Delinsky

Posted on May 3, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Temptation #297 Despite this category romance getting the Award of Excellence, I wasn’t impressed with Having Faith by Barbara Delinsky. 2 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Don’t Ask Me Now by Emma Darcy

Posted on May 2, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #948 Don’t Ask Me Now by Emma Darcy features a unique love triangle about one woman, her ex-lover, a rich playboy, and her nice best friend. Guess who wins? 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: Changing the Rules by Gina Wilkins

Posted on May 2, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

In Gina Wilkins’ Harlequin Temptation #299, Changing the Rules, two lovers experience an unplanned pregnancy & have to decide whether to stay together or go their own ways. 4.5 Stars

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Category Romance Review: Four Dollars and Fifty-One Cents by Lass Small

Posted on May 1, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Four Dollars and Fifty-One Cents by Lass Small is one of the best Silhouette Desires I’ve ever read. It’s a funny romance, passionate, sexy, and did I mention funny? 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: The Lion Rock by Sally Wentworth

Posted on May 1, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #662 Set in Ceylon/ Sri Lanka The Lion Rock by Sally Wentworth is an average romance read with weird overtones. 3 stars

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