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

Posted on May 27, 2022November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

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

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Category Romance Review: Moon Witch by Anne Mather

Posted on March 4, 2022November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

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. 3.5 Stars

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Category Romance Review: For the Love of Sara by Anne Mather

Posted on December 30, 2021December 17, 2023 by IntrovertReader

For the Love of Sara isn’t one of Anne Mather’s bests. It features a rather unlikeable hero, which is par for the course for Mather. It doesn’t help that he’s a functioning alcoholic who keeps cans of beer in his glove compartment to help him deal with stress. The heroine isn’t any better. She’s a professional martyr who’s made a lot of poor life decisions. When the book opens, she’s about to embark on another bad choice, but in this case, she’s doing it to save someone she cares for. 2 stars

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Category Romance Review: The Honey Is Bitter by Violet Winspear

Posted on December 8, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Violet Winspear’s bestseller, The Honey is Bitter, was originally published in 1967 by Mills & Boon. Paul, a Greek tycoon, blackmails Domini into marriage. 4 stars

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Category Romance Review: No Gentle Possession by Anne Mather

Posted on June 7, 2021June 11, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Anne Mather’s No Gentle Possession consists of two plot points: separated lovers and cheating. The hero and heroine briefly dated in the past and she broke it off when his relationship with his young stepmother was a bit too close for comfort and creepy. 4 Stars

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Romance Review: The Waterfalls of the Moon by Anne Mather

Posted on May 27, 2021January 20, 2024 by IntrovertReader

In Anne Mather’s The Waterfalls of the Moon the teenaged heroine is in pursuit of a much older man, but the hero’s not taking what she’s offering so easily. 3.5 stars

temporary wife

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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