Sizzling chemistry, a forward-thinking heroine, and a hero who would part the seas for the people he loves come together in this beautifully written story Feisty, forward-thinking activist Savannah Conner travels to an island off the North Carolina coastline in 1898 to help out at her friend’s school. Having grown up wealthy but without her… Continue reading Review: Tides of Passion by Tracy Sumner
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Contemporaries to covet in December – and a giveaway with a twist!
This week I’m doing something a little different. Instead of hosting an interview and giveaway with an author, I want to tell you the contemporary romance novels I’m looking forward to in December and do a giveaway with a twist. I’ll choose one person who leaves a comment to win a $10 gift certificate to… Continue reading Contemporaries to covet in December – and a giveaway with a twist!
Review: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis
In nearly two years of reviewing, I’ve never given a single perfect score. Head Over Heels deserves to be the first. Chloe Traeger has a reputation for being Lucky Harbor’s wild child—a reputation she’s earned by saying “Screw you” to her severe asthma and living dangerously. She does extreme sports, frees dogs from notorious animal… Continue reading Review: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis
Sisters are doing it for themselves
I don’t have any sisters. I have a “little” (i.e. younger, but now well over six feet of muscles that belong on a romance cover) brother. You might remember him from my post The problem with having an alpha male brother. My brother and I never got along when we were kids, though I can’t… Continue reading Sisters are doing it for themselves
My favorite war poem
When I was in college, I took an absolutely brilliant class on 20th century American war literature. Although my beliefs have always tended strongly toward pacifism, I grew up in a city with large military bases and a strong military history. My grandfather told me stories of his experiences in the Philippines and Japan. Grandma… Continue reading My favorite war poem