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JOHANNA LINDSEY

Author Spotlight: Johanna Lindsey

Posted on May 19, 2021September 16, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Johanna Lindsey was one of my favorite romance authors. Her books had defiant heroines, heroes in pursuit, laughter, and love. Lindsey’s covers were beautiful. Her romance novels deserve to be remembered for the fun, thrilling stories they were!

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Historical Romance Review: Texas Torment by Catherine Creel

Posted on May 19, 2021October 20, 2023 by IntrovertReader

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

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Historical Romance Review: Love’s Glorious Gamble by Dana Ransom

Posted on May 18, 2021October 20, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Zebra Heartfire Romance Love’s Glorious Gamble by Dana Ransom Gloria Daniels teams up with gambler Sterling Caulder to transform her identity and find out who murdered her father. 3 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Lady of Fire by Anita Mills

Posted on May 18, 2021November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

The action-packed and romantic medieval Lady of Fire by Anita Mills features one of the greatest villains ever in a historical romance novel. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux

Posted on May 17, 2021November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux is the second in the Montgomery brothers series featuring a Highland lass forced to wed Stephen Montgomery. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Call Back the Dream by Barbara Hazard

Posted on May 17, 2021December 17, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Barbara Hazard’s Call Back the Dream is an excellent tearjerker of a Georgian romance. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Surrender to Love by Rosemary Rogers

Posted on May 17, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

In Surrender to Love by Rosemary Rogers an independent woman from Ceylon travels the world looking for love. 2 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Dark Fever by Charlotte Lamb

Posted on May 17, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harelquin Presetns #1840 Dark Fever was part of a series of Harlequin Presents by Charlotte Lamb about the Seven Deadly Sins. The sin is lust, but this is not a sexy book. .5 star

ARTIST H. TOM HALL CLOSER

A Closer Look at Cover Artist: H. Tom Hall

Posted on May 17, 2021October 20, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

We take a closer look at the career of legendary artist H Tom Hall, who designed covers for Shanna, Interview with the Vampire, The Thorn Birds and more.

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Covers of the Week #6: Pino Daeni Stepbacks

Posted on May 17, 2021March 6, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

A pair of Pino covers! For the week of May 17 to May 23 let’s admire some historical romance novel stepback covers illustrated by Giuseppe Dangelico Daeni, aka Pino, a legendary artist we will explore at length very soon here at SweetSavageFlame.com!

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