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Old School Romance Book Reviews
Historical Romance Review: And Gold Was Ours by Rebecca Brandewyne
And Gold Was Ours is a sequel of sorts to Rebecca Brandewyne‘s Love, Cherish Me. I’d consider this more of a companion …
Historical Romance Review: Silver Storm by Cynthia Wright
Silver Storm by Cynthia Wright would have been excellent if not for the slow start. However, once it …
Category Romance Review: Bride at Whangatapu by Robyn Donald
Bride at Whangatapu includes the hallmarks of almost every one of Robyn Donald’s books: the environment of New …
Historical Romance Review: These Golden Pleasures by Valerie Sherwood
What can I say about Valerie Sherwood’s These Golden Pleasures? Well, this 512 page epic starts out wonderfully …
Category Romance Review: The Millionaire’s Mistress by Miranda Lee
The Millionaire’s Mistress by Miranda Lee is a passionate modern category romance that explores the complex dynamics between …
Contemporary Romance Review: Tonight and Forever by Brenda Jackson
Brenda Jackson’s Tonight and Forever is her first published book and the first in her long-running series of …
Historical Romance Review: Reckless Heart (aka Elusive Love) by Lois Arvin Walker
Readers who like “sweet, clean romances” may find something to like in Lois Arvin Walker’s Reckless Heart. Those …
Historical Romance Review: Highland Tryst by Jean Canavan
Sad to say but Highland Tryst by Jean Canavan is one of the most incompetent, dullest historical romances …
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 …
Gothic Romance Review: My Name is Clary Brown by Charlotte Keppel
My Name is Clary Brown by Charlotte Keppel (nee Ursula Torday) was first published in 1976 under the …
Historical Romance Review: This Ravaged Heart by Barbara Riefe
Barbara (Alan) Riefe’s This Ravaged Heart is a 1970’s Playboy Press bodice ripper and while it wasn’t a …
Historical Romance Review: Taken By You by Connie Mason
This Connie Mason historical romance has a paint-by-numbers plot about a pirate seeking revenge against the Spanish only …
Paranormal Romance Review: Midnight Kiss by Nancy Gideon
Although I’ve read a few vampire romances, I’ve never been a sucker for them, so for this Halloween …
Historical Romance Review: Call Back the Dream by Barbara Hazard
Barbara Hazard’s Call Back the Dream is an excellent tearjerker of a Georgian romance. 5 stars …
Category Romance Review: This Hell Called Love by Jane Donnelly
This Hell Called Love is a remarkable example of the “such is the power of love” trope. It …
Historical Romance Review: Passion’s Prize by Barbara Ankrum
Passion’s Prize is a Zebra Heartfire romance from 1990, later republished as Holt’s Gamble, the first in the …
Category Romance Review: Having Faith by Barbara Delinsky
Harlequin Temptation #297 Despite this category romance getting the Award of Excellence, I wasn’t impressed with Having Faith …
Historical Romance Review: Rapture’s Ransom (aka Not Quite Married) by Betina Krahn
This review is of Rapture’s Ransom by Betina Krahn. The book begins in the South of England in …
Category Romance Review: Come Back to Me by Catherine George
Harlequin Presents #1321 In Catherine George’s Come Back to Me, revenge is the on the agenda for the …
Historical Romance Review: Passion’s Treasure (aka Just Say Yes) by Betina Krahn
This review is of Passion’s Treasure (later republished and retitled as Just Say Yes), a standalone from March …
Historical Romance Review: Blood Red Roses by Katherine Deauxville
Blood Red Roses is understandably a difficult book for some to enjoy. It could be nostalgia goggles on …
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 …
Dueling Review: Lovefire by Deana James #1 (Blue Falcon)
In this edition of Dueling Reviews, Blue Falcon reviews Lovefire by Deana James. It tells the story of …
Category Romance Review: To See a Stranger by Kate Cartwright
In a way, Kate Cartwright’s To See a Stranger is a fine novel. It’s well-written. It ticks most …
Historical Romance Review: Viking Rose by Ashland Price
In this Zebra Lovegram historical romance, Viking Rose by Ashland Price, Irishwoman Alanna is taken captive by a …
Historical Romance Review: Texas Torment by Catherine Creel
Catherine Creel’s Texas Torment is a Zebra historical romance with a secret-marriage plot we’ve seen before in her …
Historical Romance Review: Savage Conquest by Janelle Taylor
This review is of Savage Conquest, the 9th and final book–although the 6th published–in the “Ecstasy/Gray Eagle” series …
Historical Romance Review: Texas Temptation by Gina Robins
This review is of Texas Temptation a standalone by Gina Robins (a pseudonym for author Connie Feddersen, aka …
Historical Romance Review: Velvet Night by Jo Goodman
Velvet Night is a very pale sequel to Passion’s Bride/ The Captain’s Lady. Jo Goodman’s previous Zebra historical …
Historical Romance Review: Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
In 1977 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’ long-awaited third novel made romance history. I’ve had a tenuous relationship with Woodiwiss’ …
Historical Romance Review: Bold Texas Embrace by Victoria Thompson
This review is of Bold Texas Embrace, #4 in the “The Cowboy and the Lady” series by Victoria …
Historical Romance Review: Violet Fire by Jo Goodman
Violet Fire by Jo Goodman has got a gorgeous cover. It’s a Zebra masterpiece with purple and orange …
Historical Romance Review: Angel Heart (aka Texas Angel) by Victoria Thompson
This review is of Angel Heart, aka Texas Angel, book #1 in the “A Hired Gunslinger” series by …
Category Romance Review: The Passionate Sinner by Violet Winspear
The Passionate Sinner by Violet Winspear is a vintage Harlequin Presents romance novel that follows the story of …
Category Romance Review: One Husband Too Many by Jacqueline Diamond
One Husband, Too Many by Jacqueline Diamond is a light-hearted Harlequin American Romance about a divorced woman who …
Historical Romance Review: Tazia’s Torment by Sylvie F. Sommerfield
Sylvie F. Sommerfield’s California-set bodice ripper Tazia’s Torment is not a bad book, but it’s not as good …
Category Romance Review: Forbidden Fantasy by Tiffany White
As long as I have memory, Tiffany White’s Forbidden Fantasy is a book I will never forget reading …
Category Romance Review: Asking for Trouble by Miranda Lee
Asking for Trouble by Miranda Lee a beautiful, yet virginal woman and a burn-by-love playboy find passion together …
Historical Romance Review: Rapture’s Bounty by Wanda Owen
Rapture’s Bounty by Wanda Owen is not the passionate and exciting romance that the blurb on the back …
Historical Romance Review: Defiant Ecstasy by Janelle Taylor
This review is of Defiant Ecstasy Book #2 in the “Ecstasy/Gray Eagle” series by Janelle Taylor. Defiant Ecstasy …
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