I can’t remember who recommended this one to me, but the title was enough to make me want to buy it! Beauty and the Scarred Hero by Emily May(2010, Regency) 8/31/10Grade: 3 Lady Isabella Knox isn’t looking for love. As the sister of a Duke, she is perfectly happy to live alone in her London… Continue reading Beauty and the Scarred Hero by Emily May

Yay! A Keeper!! Or if not a keeper, at the very least a really great book. This is definitely a testament to online reviews, because I never would have bought this book if not for Dear Author and a couple of other online sites that raved about it. (It took me a while since it… Continue reading Butterfly Tattoo by Deidre Knight

I had a hard time grading this book – I found it appealing but somehow it left me a little cold… The Summer of You by Kate Noble(2010, Regency Historical) 8/28/10Grade: 4 Jane Cummings is forced to spend the summer at her family’s country home when her father’s confusion grows worse. She blackmails her brother… Continue reading The Summer of You by Kate Noble

What happened to Harlequin Super Romance? Sometime last year, they lost 50 pages. That’s a real disappointment, since HSR was my favorite series line, but their more complicated stories are harder to squeeze into just 240 pages. Sigh… I guess that’s one more reason I haven’t been reading series romance. The Man She Once Knew… Continue reading The Man She Once Knew by Jean Brashear

I find Elizabeth Hoyt a little baffling. I enjoyed her last book very much, and this one was good too. But her previous series left me cold (and worse – I couldn’t even finish the book, I disliked it so much). I know she just started a new series, but I’m reluctant to pick it… Continue reading To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt

I decided to read something completely different from my last book. Definitely a change of pace! The Preacher’s Wife by Cheryl St. John(2009, Americana) 8/23/10Grade: 3.5 When a newly widowed minister comes to her town with his three young daughters, Josie Randolph wants to help. She is also widowed, and yearning for a family of… Continue reading The Preacher’s Wife by Cheryl St. John

It’s surprising how many books you can read when you schedule an entire weekend for nothing but books! I’m determined to cut down my TBR at least a little bit before I take the Kindle plunge (maybe in mid-October?) Her Ladyship’s Companion by Evangeline Collins(2009, Regency Historical) 8/22/10Grade: 3.5 After five years of marriage to… Continue reading Her Ladyship’s Companion by Evangeline Collins

Julia Quinn is one of those authors I love in small doses. Whenever I haven’t read her in a while and pick up one, I’m completely charmed. But if I try to read too many of her books at a time, they start to annoy me. She’s a nice contrast to my usual diet of… Continue reading Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn

I don’t remember why I picked this up in the first place, but I wish I’d read it a few months ago during the Winter Olympics! It would have been a perfect accompaniment to the skiing events, which I love. I am a Winter Olympics junkie and watch every skiing event, even though my attempts… Continue reading The Right Mr. Wrong by Cindi Myers

I decided to take a break from more recent books to read an older book set in Washington DC – not a popular spot for romances, unfortunately. Halfway to Heaven by Susan Wiggs(2001, 1880’s Washington) 8/15/10Grade: 4 Abigail Cabot is awkward and shy, more interested in stars than in people and the despair of her… Continue reading Halfway to Heaven by Susan Wiggs