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Carole Mortimer

red rose for love

Category Romance Review: Red Rose for Love by Carole Mortimer

Posted on August 13, 2023January 9, 2024 by IntrovertReader

Carole Mortimer’s Red Rose For Love is one of my favorite Harlequin Presents, mainly for the gentle hero in pursuit of a heroine with a troubled past. 5 Stars

Elusive as the Unicorn by Carole Mortimer

Category Romance: Elusive as the Unicorn by Carole Mortimer

Posted on March 1, 2023November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Elusive as the Unicorn by Carole Mortimer is another mediocre romance that Harlequin publishers bafflingly honored with their so-called Award of Excellence. 2.5 Stars

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Category Romance Review: Hard To Get by Carole Mortimer

Posted on January 13, 2022December 17, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Oh boy, when I read “the heroine in pursuit plot” synopsis for this Harlequin Presents, was I ever excited to read it. Heroines who are determined to get their men are my favorite kinds! Alas, when the object of said pursuit is a mean arsehole, the chase isn’t worth it. Still, Hard to Get by Carole Mortimer was a wild, emotional whirlwind. With a more charismatic hero, I could have loved this as opposed to liking it. 3.62 stars

Cherish Tomorrow, Carole Mortimer, Harlequin,Dick Kohfield

Romance Review: Trust in Tomorrow by Carole Mortimer

Posted on June 4, 2021January 19, 2024 by IntrovertReader

Trust in Tomorrow by Carole Mortimer (also known as Cherish Tomorrow) offers an engaging romance between its main characters. Sadly, the overall plot suffers from implausibility and a lack of emotional depth. 2.5 stars

darknes into light

Category Romance Review: Darkness into Light by Carole Mortimer

Posted on May 7, 2021September 3, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #892 Darkness into Light by Carole Mortimer Freespirited Danny falls in love with Pierce, who’s been hurt by love before. 3 1/2 stars

gypsy carole mortimer

Contemporary Romance Review: Gypsy by Carole Mortimer

Posted on April 30, 2021November 1, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Widowed and pregnant Shay returns to the home of her former lover, her dead husband’s brother, Lyon Falconer. Lyon’s still married, though. Will Shay and Lyon reignite their affair?

love unspoken

Category Romance Review: Love Unspoken by Carole Mortimer

Posted on April 24, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #636 Carole Mortimer’s Love Unspoken is one of those infamously controversial Harlequin Presents where readers can’t stop talking about it. 4 1/2 stars

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