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Old School Romance Book Reviews
Historical Romance Review: Lady of Fire by Anita Mills
The action-packed and romantic medieval Lady of Fire by Anita Mills features one of the greatest villains ever …
Historical Romance Review: Ecstasy’s Fire by Rosalyn Alsobrook
When a book begins with a typo, that’s not a good sign, and Ecstasy’s Fire by Rosalyn Alsobrook …
Category Romance Review: Mr. Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Mr. Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson is a hilarious Harlequin Temptation sure to engage readers with its endearing …
Category Romance Review: Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid
Michelle Reid’s Marriage on The Rebound is about keeping it all in the family. Shaan Saketa is unique …
Historical Romance Review: Meet the New Dawn by Rosanne Bittner
In Meet the New Dawn, the penultimate book of her “Savage Destiny” Western historical romance series, author Rosanne …
Category Romance Review: A Happily Unmarried Man by Kate Hoffmann
This review is of A Happily Unmarried Man, #3 in the “Bachelor Arms” series published in April 1995 …
Category Romance Review: Lovers Touch by Penny Jordan
For me, Penny Jordan is an author who’s all over the place. One book can be great, another …
Historical Romance Review: Dangerous Obsession by Natasha Peters
Dangerous Obsession is the sequel to Natasha Peters’ first book, Savage Surrender, although the relation between the books …
Category Romance Review: Game Plan by Rosemary Hammond
Harlequin Romance #3026 Game Plan Rosemary Hammond An ultra-macho football coach pursues a buttoned-down young, college professor. 3 …
Category Romance Review: Woman Hater by Diana Palmer
Woman Hater (what a title!) by Diana Palmer is a 1987 Silhouette romance that seems to be typical …
Category Romance Review: Duncan’s Bride by Linda Howard
In Duncan’s Bride, Linda Howard tells a story of resilience through the characters of Madelyn and Reese. This …
Historical Romance Review: Passion’s Chains by Catherine Creel
Passion’s Chains was the first romance novel I read after subscribing to the Lovegram line many, many years …
Dueling Review: Desperado Dream by Karen A. Bale #1 (Blue Falcon)
In this new segment, we have two reviewers offering their opinions on a single romance. Blue Falcon gives …
Contemporary Romance Review: A Violation by Charlotte Lamb
A Violation, a full-length novel by category author Charlotte Lamb, isn’t a straightforward romance, somewhere more between women’s …
Historical Romance Review: Love’s Fiery Jewel by Elaine Barbieri
This review is of Love’s Fiery Jewel by Elaine Barbieri, a bodice ripper that Zebra books published in …
Category Romance Review: Once More With Feeling by Nora Roberts
Once More With Feeling is the second outing from the Silhouette Intimate Moments line. Nora Roberts’ category romance …
Category Romance Review: Shadows on the Moon by Peggy Gaddis
Shadows on the Moon by Peggy Gaddis is a vintage category romance novel that has been reprinted several …
Category Romance Review: Changing the Rules by Gina Wilkins
In Gina Wilkins’ Harlequin Temptation #299, Changing the Rules, two lovers experience an unplanned pregnancy & have to …
Category Romance Review: Tiger, Tiger by Robyn Donald
Harlequin Presents #1931 Tiger Tiger by Robyn Donald two people who look alike are attracted to each other …
Category Romance Review: Never a Bride by JoAnn Ross
This review is for Never a Bride, book #4 in the “Bachelor Arms” series published in May 1995 …
Historical Romance Review: My Steadfast Heart by Jo Goodman
There are some good elements in My Steadfast Heart, but the laborious writing style Ms. Goodman uses and …
Historical Romance Review: Tender Feud by Nicole Jordan
Tender Feud by Nicole Jordan is one of the better Scottish clan feuding & kidnapping love stories I’ve …
Historical Romance Review: Chance the Winds of Fortune by Laurie McBain
Chance the Winds of Fortune is the sequel to Laurie McBain’s Moonstruck Madness, a romance about a gender-bending …
Historical Romance Review: Comanche Cowboy by Georgina Gentry
Comanche Cowboy by Georgina Gentry follows the captivating journey of a man and a woman against the backdrop …
Category Romance Review: Stranger in the Night by Charlotte Lamb
Charlotte Lamb’s Stranger in the Night deals with a sensitive topic she’s approached several times: rape. No, it does not …
Category Romance Review: Rainy Day Kisses by Debbie Macomber
I adore a love story where one partner is restrained and uptight and the other is open and …
Historical Romance Review: Defy Not the Heart by Johanna Lindsey
Defy Not the Heart is a favorite of mine. It’s a wonderful, funny, and romantic medieval historical romance …
Category Romance Review: Beware of the Stranger by Janet Dailey
Harlequin Presents #256 Beware of the Stranger Janet Dailey A stranger arrives demanding Samantha see her father immediately, …
Category Romance Review: Wish on the Moon by Sally Wentworth
Wish on the Moon by Sally Wentworth has gotten mixed to low reviews around the internet, but it’s …
Historical Romance Review: Secret Fire by Johanna Lindsey
Secret Fire was the second Johanna Lindsey romance I read and cemented her works among my favorites. This romance …
Category Romance Review: To Cherish My Beloved by Dorothy Heaton
First published in 1976 by IPC Magazines Ltd. in the Women’s Weekly Library series, To Cherish My Beloved …
Historical Romance Review: Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey
With her 14th book, Lindsey was on a roll, writing blockbuster romance after blockbuster romance. Hearts Aflame was …
Category Romance Review: A Naked Flame by Charlotte Lamb
Sad to report, but A Naked Flame has to be the worst Charlotte Lamb book I’ve read so …
Category Romance Book Review: The Secret Baby by Day Leclaire
Harlequin Romance #3457 The Secret Baby Day Leclaire Damien plans revenge on Sable who left him to marry …
Category Romance Review: Driving Force by Sally Wentworth
Driving Force, a Sally Wentworth Harlequin Presents, offers few surprises but is a satisfactory read regardless. West Marriot– …
Historical Romance Review: Heart of the Falcon by Suzanne Robinson
What a rarity in the romance genre was Heart of the Falcon, a historical about lovers in ancient …
Category Romance Review: Lightning That Lingers by Sharon and Tom Curtis
Lightning That Lingers by Sharon and Tom Curtis. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve come across, not by …
Category Romance Review: Fantasy by Emma Darcy
Harlequin Presents #840 Fantasy by Emma Darcy Heroine finds her fiancé in bed with another man. She tries …
Category Romance Review: Smoke in the Wind by Robyn Donald
Smoke in the Wind by Robyn Donald features one of her trademark piggishly cruel heroes. However, it’s one …
Historical Romance Review: Edin’s Embrace by Nadine Crenshaw
Edin’s Embrace by Nadine Crenshaw is a Zebra Lovegram published in 1989. It’s a fabulous Viking romance. 5 …
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