When I moved to Georgia in 2006, I took a picture of my TBR “pile”. (It took up an entire walk-in closet.) At that time, I had about 1500 books, which is a reduction from my all-time high of about 2200.

I’ve had Indigo on my “to be bought” list for many years, but I’d pretty much given up on ever finding it. (I set my best book finders on the case and even they came up empty.) But after I heard Beverly Jenkins speak at the Princeton romance conference a few weeks ago, I decided… Continue reading Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

The Keeper by Margot Early is one of my favorite series romances of all time. It’s serious, but it’s also a wonderful love story – I have read it at least a dozen times. Unfortunately for me, Margot Early likes writing books about babies and pregnancy, which I don’t really like. I’ve tried a few… Continue reading The Things We Do For Love by Margot Early

Although this isn’t exactly a romance novel, it’s close enough, so I think it belongs on my blog. Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches Guide to Romance Novelsby Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan(2009, Non-Fiction) 4/30/09Grade: 4.5 Overall, this book was great fun. Although there were some dull sections, overall it kept me laughing, and reminded… Continue reading Beyond Heaving Bosoms by Wendell and Tan

After reading Tracy Grant’s Shores of Desire last year, I started looking for the sequel (which is surprisingly hard to find). Unfortunately, in the six months since I read the first book, I’d forgotten a lot, but I still enjoyed the sequel. (Oddly enough, this book was published first, although it clearly takes place after… Continue reading Shadows of the Heart by Tracy Grant

Given my ambivalence about super-sexy books, I was surprised to buy a book from Ellora’s Cave. But if you’re going to write a book about a male escort, it makes sense to have a lot of sex scenes – I was hoping they would fit with the characters, more than they do in a lot… Continue reading The Fifth Favor by Shelby Reed

An odd time of year to read a Christmas book, but it jumped out at me when I was scanning my TBR shelves. The Holly and the Ivy by Elisabeth Fairchild(1999, Regency) 4/5/09Grade: 4 Lord Balfour is known for being cold and especially for hating Christmas, but when he meets his charming neighbors, Mary Rivers… Continue reading The Holly and the Ivy by Elisabeth Fairchild

Candace Camp has been an off-and-on author for me, and unfortunately, this book was more off than on. The Courtship Dance by Candace Camp(2009, Regency Historical) 3/29/09Grade: 3 Lady Francesca Haughston survived a bad marriage, and now spends her time arranging matches for others. She’s given up on love since a broken engagement to her… Continue reading The Courtship Dance by Candace Camp

The second book I’ve read by Medallion Press in the last couple of months – both flawed, but it’s nice to see a publisher doing something different. The Legacy by T.J. Bennett(2008, Reformation Germany) 3/16/09Grade: 4 Although Sabina would prefer a life helping former nuns like herself, her stepfather forces her into a marriage to… Continue reading The Legacy by T.J. Bennett

I don’t generally like romantic suspense or mysteries, but the one exception has been the J.D. Robb books. They combine the police procedural (one of my TV favorites) and a strong romance theme. But the last few books in the series have fallen flat for me – one of the things I loved about the… Continue reading Promises in Death by J.D. Robb