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Ice Planet Barbarians

Here’s my one sentence review of this book: “Ice Planet Barbarians is predictable, ridiculous, and a damn good time.” You’re looking for more, however, aren’t you? You want to know…

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Four Dukes and a Devil

When it comes to anthologies, it pays to keep your priorities straight. This is how I square it: Entertainment + No Real Problems + Happy Feelings = Satisfaction. So after…

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When Stars Collide

Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens, the backup quarterback for the Chicago Stars, is a team player, talented sideline coach, occasional male underwear model, and a man with a low tolerance for…

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The Devil and the Heiress

No one would guess that beneath Violet Crenshaw’s ladylike demeanor lies the heart of a rebel. American heiresses looking to secure English lords must be on their best behavior, but…

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Hostage

Last fall, trapped at home and dreaming of flying far away—anywhere!—I picked up Hostage. I thoroughly enjoyed Mackintosh’s previous books, especially her first two, and was hopeful this too would…

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Make Me Wilder

The first book in Serena Bell’s new Wilder Adventures series is rife with romance tropes. Big city East Coast girl comes to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to…

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Second First Impressions

Sigh. My first (reading) impression of this book was that it was worse than the last Sally Thorne book, 99% Mine, a book I gave a C grade to only…

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The Absolutely Positively Worst Man in England, Scotland and Wales

If you love Reckless, my personal fave of Stuart’s historical romances, you’ll like The Absolutely Positively Worst Man in England, Scotland and Wales. The latter has all the trappings of…

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Her Husband’s Harlot

Her Husband’s Harlot, a 2011 debut by Grace Callaway, is a story you’ve read before: innocent young lady weds a sexually voracious, morally iffy rake. That’s OK–this telling is a…

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Season of the Wolf

It’s been a week or so since I finished this book after reading the three that proceed it. I still think about the Great Northern Pack, the society of wolves…

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Dance Away with Me

When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off for Runaway Mountain. In this small town high in the Tennessee mountains, surrounded by…

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Dragon Unleashed

Shannon: Phoenix Unbound, the prequel to Dragon Unleashed was my first experience with Grace Draven’s writing, and I was beyond impressed by the novel. This, the second book in the series,…

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