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Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Category Romance Review: Temporary Wife by Roberta Leigh

Posted on April 21, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #109 Roberta Leigh’s Temporary Wife features a great heroine for a great book. 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: Beware of the Stranger by Janet Dailey

Posted on April 20, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #256 Beware of the Stranger Janet Dailey A stranger arrives demanding Samantha see her father immediately, then kidnaps her! 2 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Wildcat by Candace Schuler

Posted on April 20, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Candace Schuler’s contemporary romance Harlequin Temptation #284 Wildcat features battle of wills between a tempestuous female and an ultra-macho rancher. 5 stars

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Contemporary Romance Review: Stormspell by Anne Mather

Posted on April 19, 2021January 26, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Written in 1983, Anne Mather’s Stormspell was anachronistic even for its day. A sheltered heroine rescues an engaged shipwrecked Englishman. 4 1/2 stars

Category Romance Review: Simply Irresistible by Miranda Lee

Posted on April 18, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Simply Irresistible Miranda Lee The Australians Vivien and Ross’s one night stand turns into more than they bargained for!

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Category Romance Review: Palace of the Peacocks by Violet Winspear

Posted on April 16, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Romance #1318 Palace of the Peacocks by Violet Winspear A British woman works for a one-eyed Dutchman in Java in order to earn money to travel home. 3 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Jinxed by Day LeClaire

Posted on April 15, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Romance #3028 Jinxed by Day Leclaire is 4 1/2 star romance!

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Category Romance: The Perfect Couple by Maura Seger

Posted on April 15, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Silhouette Intimate Moments #775 The Perfect Couple by Maura Seger was perfectly…boring. It was okay, nothing exceptional and not perfect. 2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Elegant Barbarian by Catherine Spencer

Posted on April 13, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #1682 Elegant Barbarian by Catherine Spencer is a sweet little read. 5 stars

Escape From Desire

Category Romance Review: Escape From Desire by Penny Jordan

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

Harlequin Presents #569 Escape From Desire Penny Jordan Tamara survives a harrowing jungle experience with a stranger and passion ensues. 3 1/2 stars

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