Genre: Contemporary Romance

Category Romance Review: The Italian’s Wife by Lynne Graham

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Lynne Graham’s The Italian’s Bride is unusual from her other books I’ve read in the past. Holly Samson is the first Graham heroine I can recall who was not a virgin, and who’s borne another man’s child. The hero is typical of her heroes: dark-haired, ultra-masculine, ridiculously wealthy, smitten with the heroine, and of Italian descent. 3.62 Stars Read more “Category Romance Review: The Italian’s Wife by Lynne Graham”
3 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Category Romance Review, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance Review, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 2001

Category Romance Review: Rumor Has It by Celia Scott

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Celia Scott's Rumor Has It is a modern-day Cinderella story where the fairy godmother is not an actual person but a false rumor that transforms a frumpy heroine into a glamorous new woman who finds her prince. 5 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Rumor Has It by Celia Scott”
5 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Category Romance Review, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance

Category Romance Review: The Marriage War by Charlotte Lamb

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The Marriage War by Charlotte Lamb may not have the worst hero in Harlequin Presents history, but he certainly ranks up there in the top twenty. .5 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: The Marriage War by Charlotte Lamb”
Book Review, Category romance, Category Romance Review, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance Review, Historical Romance Review, Romance

Category Romance Review: Liar’s Moon by Heather Graham

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Liar's Moon, a Dell Candlelight Ecstasy Supreme by Heather Graham is an overwrought foray into romantic suspense. There's intrigue, murder, and a long-ago love affair between a teenage girl and a much older, close family friend. Events lead to a dramatic and happy conclusion in this so-so-category romance. Read more “Category Romance Review: Liar’s Moon by Heather Graham”
3 stars, Book Review, Candlelight Ecstasy Supreme, Category romance, Category Romance Review, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance Review, Dell, Romance, Romantic Suspense, year 1987

Category Romance Review: Mansion for My Love by Robyn Donald

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Harlequin Presents #567 Mansion for My Love is one of those Robyn Donald books where you can't believe what the supposed hero does to the heroine. 3 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Mansion for My Love by Robyn Donald”
3 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Category Romance Review, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance Review, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Mills and Boon, Robyn Donald, Romance, year 1982

Category Romance Review: Devil in a Silver Room by Violet Winspear

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There's good reason Violet Winspear's Devil In a Silver room had many reprints: it's an enthralling, hypnotic love story that pulls you in from the moment the hero enters the story. And oh, what a hero he is! 5 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Devil in a Silver Room by Violet Winspear”
5 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Category Romance Review, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance Review, Romance, Violet Winspear, year 1973

Category Romance Review: A Naked Flame by Charlotte Lamb

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Sad to report, but A Naked Flame has to be the worst Charlotte Lamb book I’ve read so far. It features a wishy-washy, stupid heroine who wouldn’t know her butt crack from the Grand Canyon. 1 star Read more “Category Romance Review: A Naked Flame by Charlotte Lamb”
1 star, Book Review, Category romance, Charlotte Lamb, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 1984

Historical Romance Review: Savage Rapture by Sylvie F. Sommerfield

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This review is of Savage Rapture by Sylvie F. Sommerfield. Savage Rapture begins with two lovers parting company and for me, is great but not a 5-star read. More like a 4.25 or 4.5-star book. Read more “Historical Romance Review: Savage Rapture by Sylvie F. Sommerfield”
4 stars and a half, Book Review, Historical Romance, Historical Romance Review, Kensington, Romance, Walter Popp, year 1982, Zebra Historical Romance

Category Romance Review: An Outrageous Proposal by Miranda Lee

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Miranda Lee’s An Outrageous Proposal is an outrageously sexy Harlequin Presents. Laura had been happily married to Dirk Thornton. Laura was so obsessed with having a child, however. Soon their difficulty to conceive led to a divorce. But now Laura wants Dirk back. 4.5 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: An Outrageous Proposal by Miranda Lee”
4 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Miranda Lee, Romance, year 1995

Contemporary Romance Review: The Sheik by Edith M. Hull

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The Sheik by Edith M. Hull, published in 1919, is as influential to the modern romance genre as Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Perhaps, even more so. It was a blockbuster of a success, despite its many detractors. While some modern readers may cringe at its depiction of women, sexual roles, and racial attitudes, The Sheik remains a compelling read one hundred years after its publication. 5 stars Read more “Contemporary Romance Review: The Sheik by Edith M. Hull”
5 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Vintage romance, year 1919

Category Romance Review: Beloved Deceiver by Flora Kidd

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Flora Kidd's Beloved Deceiver still sticks out in my mind for one big reason. It's the only Harlequin/Mills-and-Boon I've read to feature a hero from the Dominican Republic, which is my parents' birth country. 3.45 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Beloved Deceiver by Flora Kidd”
3 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, year 1988

Category Romance Review: Could It Be Magic by Gina Wilkins

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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 “Category Romance Review: Could It Be Magic by Gina Wilkins”
4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Temptation, Romance, year 1989

Category Romance Review: Wish on the Moon by Sally Wentworth

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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 “Category Romance Review: Wish on the Moon by Sally Wentworth”
4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 1990

Category Romance Review: Moon Witch by Anne Mather

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Harlequin Presents #38 Moon Witch by Anne Mather In this vintage romance, a much older man falls for his younger ward. It's an uncomfortable, but compelling read. 3 1/2 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Moon Witch by Anne Mather”
3 stars and a half, Anne Mather, Book Review, Contemporary/Category Romance Authors, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 1970

Category Romance Review: A Passionate Affair by Anne Mather

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In Anne Mather’s A Passionate Affair, the heroine, Cassandra, is a divorcee whom the hero pursues and they engage in a...passionate affair. This was revolutionary. Before this book, lovemaking in this line had been restricted to married couples or "forced seductions" of initially unwilling virgins whose bodies "betrayed them." A solid romance. 3.5 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: A Passionate Affair by Anne Mather”
3 stars and a half, Anne Mather, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, year 1982

Category Romance Review: A Perfect Marriage by Laurey Bright

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Silhouette Intimate Moments #621 It's difficult for me to give Laurey Bright's A Perfect Marriage a coherent review because it's a romance novel that deals with adultery. 3 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: A Perfect Marriage by Laurey Bright”
3 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Diane Sivavec, Silhouette, Silhouette Intimate Moments, year 1995

Category Romance Review: Melting Ice by Rosalie Ash

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Melting Ice by Rosalie Ash is a hard little book to find in its original form. It was released by Mills & Boon in 1989 but only published as a special edition for Harlequin Romance subscribers. The book was #55 of that line. I'd give Melting Ice 2.95 stars. Read more “Category Romance Review: Melting Ice by Rosalie Ash”
3 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Romance, Will Davies, year 1989

Category Romance Review: Lovers Touch by Penny Jordan

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Whenever I see an "Award of Excellence" ribbon on a Harlequin-published romance, I know I'm in for a mediocre read. For me, Penny Jordan is an author who's all over the place. One book can be great, another full of crazy-sauce, others on the blah side. Sadly, her Lover's Touch is kind of blah. The two protagonists are kept apart by big misunderstandings and lack of communication, which is never fun. 2.5 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Lovers Touch by Penny Jordan”
2 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Penny Jordan, Romance, year 1989

Category Romance Review: Woman Hater by Diana Palmer

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Woman Hater (what a title!) by Diana Palmer is a 1987 Silhouette romance that seems to be typical of the author's style. The heroine is young, virginal, and escaping from a tragic past. The hero is a macho, Alpha male, who is also burned by the past, which makes him a "woman-hater." 3 stars Read more “Category Romance Review: Woman Hater by Diana Palmer”
3 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Diana Palmer, Romance, Silhouette, Silhouette Romance, year 1987