Title: Dead Until Dark Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Contemporary Fantasy All right, all right, I enjoyed a vampire book. I couldn’t help it. I wanted to dislike this book. I kept looking for reasons to put it down, but it wouldn’t let me. So now I have to admit, not that I read a vampire […]
Category Archives: Romance
Book Review: Up Close and Dangerous
Title: Up Close and Dangerous Author: Linda Howard Genre: Romantic suspense Few authors can put together an exciting and romantic tale the way Linda Howard can. For pure, undiluted entertainment it doesn’t get any better, and Up Close and Dangerous is no exception. Bailey and Cam don’t like each other much, but when their small […]
Book Review: My Nerdy Valentine
Title: My Nerdy Valentine Author: Vicki Lewis Thompson Genre: Contemporary romance I admit it, I picked this up because of the title. My first reaction, before even opening the book, was to laugh out loud and wonder if she was serious. Then I thought, why not? Nice guys don’t always have to finish last and […]
Book Reviews: Samaria
Titles: Archangel, Jovah’s Angel, The Alleluia Files Author: Sharon Shinn Sub-genre(s): Science Fiction When it comes to reviewing series, I often have trouble leaving my impressions one at a time, especially after I have finished. So I’ll tackle these together, although each tells its own complete story. What really struck me about the Samaria books […]
Book Reviews: Blue Skies
Title: Blue Skies Author: Catherine Anderson Sub-genres: Contermporary/Cowboy I don’t read much mainstream contemporary romance and I think I’m discovering that the reason comes down to this: most romance novels need a prop, something to distract you from the fact that the love story is only mediocre and the characters are cardboard cutouts. Not so […]
Book Reviews: Obsidian Prey
Title: Obsidian Prey Author: Jayne Castle Sub-Genre: Science Fiction/Paranormal/Suspense If you’re familiar with Jayne Castle (aka Jayne Ann Krentz aka Amanda Quick), then you don’t need a plot summary. Basically, what’s going to happen is two people are going to fall in love while solving a mystery that puts them in a great deal of […]
“Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer
I’ll admit it — I wasn’t in a big hurry to pick up this novel despite all the hype. I’m not a huge fan of vampires, although I recently enjoyed Jim Butcher’s novels and his depiction of vampires. So when my book club decided to make this its October pick, I thought, “What the heck?” […]
Rhapsody Trilogy by Elizabeth Haydon
I just finished reading the Rhapsody Trilogy by Elizabeth Haydon. (Rhapsody: Child of Blood, Prophecy: Child of Earth, Destiny: Child of the Sky) Overall, this series was engaging and kept me reading. This was a high fantasy tale, full of magic and romance. I enjoyed the adventure, I enjoyed the world, but most of all […]