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Historical Romance Review: Passion’s Paradise by Sonya T. Pelton

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Passion's Paradise by Sonya T. Pelton is a wonderfully terrible book. However, it was oddly entertaining, like a terrible movie you watch just to shout inanities at the screen. Read more

3 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, year 1981, Zebra Historical Romance

Historical Romance Review: Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 IntrovertReader

In 1977 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’ long-awaited third novel made romance history as Avon released Shanna in trade paperback edition. I've long had a tenuous relationship with Woodiwiss' romances., but I am glad I read Shanna. 3.74 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Avon, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Romance, Tom Hall, year 1977

Category Romance Review: Beloved Deceiver by Flora Kidd

March 29, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

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

3 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, year 1988

Historical Romance Review: Nebraska Fire by Lauren Wilde

March 28, 2022May 2, 2022 Blue Falcon No Comments

This review is of Nebraska Fire by Lauren Wilde, a Zebra Lovegram romance. Nebraska Fire is not a flawless book, but it is good enough to warrant a 4-star grade. Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, year 1989, Zebra Lovegram

Historical Romance Review: Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey

March 9, 2022May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 2 Comments

In Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey, her popular Malory series romance, ex-pirate James Malory meets his match in Georgina, an American girl disguised as his cabin boy! 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Avon, Book Review, Elaine Duillo, Historical Romance, Johanna Lindsey, year 1990

Historical Romance Review: Stranger in My Arms by Louisa Rawlings

January 23, 2022May 9, 2022 IntrovertReader 1 Comment

Harlequin Historical #90 Stranger in My Arms by Louisa Rawlings is a book I've read many times, and I love it more today than ever. Absolute perfection. 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Bodice Ripper, Book Review, Harlequin, Harlequin Historical, Historical Romance, Sylvia Halliday, year 1991

Category Romance Review: Too Many Husbands by Elise Title

December 15, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

There are Christmas tales that inspire, ones that make us cry, and others that make us laugh with the joy of being alive. Too Many Husbands by Elise Title falls into the latter category. It's a zany romp of a romance that could have been an old-fashioned screwball comedy on the live screen. 4 1/2 stars Read more

4 stars and a half, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Temptation, Romance

Category Romance Review: Song of the Waves by Anne Hampson

November 16, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Wendy Brown is a not-yet-21-year-old Englishwoman who's been given the worst news imaginable: she has an inoperable brain tumor and will die in a few months. Rather than spend her last days wallowing in despair, Wendy decides to make the best of her lot. Alone in the world, she sells her family home and buys a ticket for the maiden voyage of a glamorous cruise ship that's set to sail the world. Thus begins Anne Hampson's Song of the Waves, a vintage Harlequin Presents written in 1976. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, Vintage romance, Will Davies

Historical Romance Review: Crimson Obsession by Deana James

November 11, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

I've read about half of the romances Deana James published and I must say Crimson Obsession is probably my least favorite of her works. It's not a bad romance, but it pales in comparison to her other books. Due to my high expectations of James' writing, Crimson Obsession was a bit of a disappointment, although if penned by another author, I daresay I might not have been so critical. 3 & 1/2 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Book Review, Deana James, Historical Romance, Kensington, Pino, Romance, Zebra Lovegram

Historical Romance Review: Kiss of the Night Wind by Janelle Taylor

October 27, 2021May 2, 2022 Blue Falcon No Comments

This review is of Kiss of the Night Wind, #3 in the “Western Wind” series by Janelle Taylor. Kiss of the Night Wind is a good book, but has too many issues to be great. 3.72 stars Read more

3 stars and a half, Book Review, Historical Romance, Janelle Taylor, Kensington, Romance, Zebra Historical Romance

Historical Romance Review: Secret Fire by Johanna Lindsey

October 8, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Secret Fire was, I think, the second Johanna Lindsey romance I read which cemented her works among my favorites. Published in 1987, this book was written during Lindsey's peak years of output. 5 stars Read more

5 stars, Avon, Book Review, Elaine Duillo, Historical Romance, Johanna Lindsey, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Tender is the Storm by Johanna Lindsey

September 22, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

So... Johanna Lindsey's Tender Is the Storm. If you're familiar with your romance history, then you must know of this book, even if you haven't read it. The cover is the infamous one designed by Robert McGinnis with the naked hero standing tall as the heroine kneels before him, her ample breasts pressed firmly against his--er...dongle. 3 stars Read more

3 stars, Avon, Book Review, Historical Romance, Johanna Lindsey, Robert McGinnis, Romance

Historical Romance Review: An Offer of Marriage by Jo Ann Ferguson Review

September 10, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 3 Comments

Books like Jo Ann Ferguson’s An Offer of Marriage suffer from being published during a time of change. When Kensington’s Zebra historical romances died, they didn’t go quickly (actually, Zebras are still around, but they’re not the same as they used to be in the 1980s and 1990s). 1 star Read more

1 star, Book Review, Historical Romance, Kensington, Romance, Zebra Precious Gem Historical

Category Romance Review: Forbidden Fantasy by Tiffany White

July 13, 2021May 5, 2022 IntrovertReader 2 Comments

As long as I have memory, Tiffany White's Forbidden Fantasy is a book I will never forget reading. Hopefully, if you pick it up, you'll feel the same way, just for a slightly different reason. 4 stars Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Temptation, Romance, year 1991

Historical Romance Review: Once a Princess by Johanna Lindsey

June 22, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 3 Comments

Once a Princess was not one of my favorites by Johanna Lindsey. I'd put this in the unremarkable category with books like Glorious Angel and Tender is the Storm. Not her worst, by any means, but not her best either. 2 stars Read more

2 stars, Avon, Book Review, Elaine Duillo, Historical Romance, Johanna Lindsey, Romance, year 1991

Historical Romance Review: Lovespell by Deana James

May 23, 2021May 5, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Lovespell is yet another great romance by the eclectic Deana James. Gillian is an English fletcher who poses as twins, the male Gil & female Gillian. 4 1/2 stars Read more

4 stars and a half, Book Review, Deana James, Historical Romance, Kensington, Pino, Romance, year 1984, Zebra Historical Romance

Historical Romance Review: Love’s Glorious Gamble by Dana Ransom

May 18, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Zebra Heartfire Romance Love's Glorious Gamble by Dana Ransom Gloria Daniels teams up with gambler Sterling Caulder to transform her identity and find out who murdered her father. 3 stars Read more

3 stars, Book Review, Dana Ransom, Historical Romance, John Ennis, Kensington, year 1988, Zebra Heartfire

Historical Romance Review: Midnight Rose by Patricia Hagan

May 6, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

Patricia Hagan Midnight Rose is set in the antebellum South where the heroine must hide her true identity from society and the hero will do anything to have her. Read more

3 stars, Book Review, Historical Romance, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Stranger in My Arms by Lisa Kleypas

May 5, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader 1 Comment

Stranger in My Arms is a wonderful historical romance by Lisa Kleypas about a widow whose husband reappears from the dead. Does he have a secret identity? 4 1/2 stars Read more

4 stars and a half, Avon, Book Review, Historical Romance, Max Ginsburg, Romance

Historical Romance Review: Desert Hostage by Diane Dunaway

May 4, 2021May 2, 2022 IntrovertReader No Comments

In Diane Dunaway's sheik romance, Desert Hostage, Karim kidnaps Juliette after he finds out she's his enemy's daughter. The swoon-worthy hero makes the book a keeper. Read more

4 stars, Book Review, Dell, Elaine Gignilliat, Historical Romance, Romance

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