Romance Book Reviews

Review: Timpanogos by Glen R. Stott ★ ★ ★ ★

Timpanogos by Glen R. Stott Timpanogos by Glen R. Stott is the romantic saga of Randal Anderson, beginning as a young boy in the spring of 1958 as he begins to discover the world of dating and the new boundaries and responsibilities of a young adult.

Raised a Mormon, Randal’s religious life gives him great joy and purpose while creating sparks of friction with his new-found interest – respectful though it may be – in girls. When he meets his first true love in a young Catholic lady named Allyson Crawford, the differences in their backgrounds raise serious questions for Randal as their simple dates […]

2015-02-16T08:05:00+02:00February 16th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: Masque: Choices by Caridad Martin

Masque:ChoicesBilled as a “fresh retelling” of the classic book The Phanton of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Caridad Martin has tapped into the public domain treasure trove and settled on adding to the overflowing list of Phantom “adaptations” available online.

It’s a given that any  book that retells a classic story must be incredibly different from the original in order to be acceptable as a work of the author. With Masque:Choices, it’s hard to really say that this has been achieved with the overall plot as such, but certainly the style and writing itself is lively and entertaining, adding […]

2015-01-09T02:34:02+02:00January 9th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Giyur: A True Love Story by Michael Salita

Giyur A True Love Story by Michael SalitaGiyur: A True Love Story by Michael Salita is, as the title implies, an alleged entirely-true love story as documented and retold by Salita, originating from a Caribbean cruise.

Volodya, a native Odessian, comes across a beautiful woman on a cruise, who he talks candidly about to a nearby acquaintance in his native tongue. It turns out that the woman, Natasha, was actually able to hear him the entire time, and despite his embarrassing remarks they share a strong mutual interest.

However, Volodya is a Jewish man, and while Natasha was raised Jewish, she is without Jewish heritage by circumstance […]

2015-01-08T13:32:25+02:00January 8th, 2015|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Skylark by Ruthie Morgan

skylarkSkylark, by Ruthie Morgan, is an intense, haunting, and beautiful story about love, life, and loss.

One stormy night in London, Billie May Worthington meets Evan Skylark, an Irish artist. The no-nonsense young woman falls for the brooding artist quickly and hard, shocking those who know her best. At first everything seems perfect. Yet, Billie soon learns that Evan’s artistic brilliance has a dark side. A mistake haunts Evan and forces the young couple to retreat from their dream lives in Paris. When Billie finds out she’s pregnant, she has to forego her own dreams and follows Evan to […]

2019-01-22T15:52:30+02:00December 23rd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

the man i loveThe Man I Love is an incredible and emotional tale that pulls the reader into the pages and doesn’t let up until the end.

Erik Fiskare, a college freshman, is attracted to the world of theater. However, he prefers being backstage. When he first looks into the eyes of Daisy Bianco, a dancer, he feels something.

She said it with her eyes, he heard it clearly in his head, and it wasn’t hello.

It was, “Well, here you are.”

Here I am, he thought.

The two fall madly in love and it seems that nothing can tear the lovers apart.[…]

Review: Dublin In The Rain by Andrew Critchley

Dublin In The RainDublin In The Rain weaves themes of love, redemption and devastation as those connected to a fatal accident in Dublin in 1947 are thrown together with sadness and romance, in this, the first book of a series by Andrew Critchley.

When Jonathan arrives in Dublin, he’s anxious and solemn due to traumatizing events that have left him empty. But when he meets the somewhat magical Maoliosa, the hotel barmaid who mysteriously guesses his name and wins his affections, he wonders if he’s found happiness. But Jonathan will have to go back to his childhood to work through the past if […]

2014-12-15T01:47:52+02:00December 14th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |

Losing Heart by Donna Brown

Losing Heart by Donna BrownLosing Heart by Donna Brown is a fast-paced novella that covers a wide range of emotions in a small number of pages. Helen is facing the most difficult of issues: she is in need of a heart transplant and has only five months to live. Cut to 6 months later and Helen is very much alive and isn’t quite worried about living life on the edge: she’s having an affair with her doctor, Jack, while her husband and the mother of the donor become more and more suspicious.

Though Helen is cheating on her husband, she’s a likable narrator who’s […]

2014-11-15T03:27:08+02:00November 15th, 2014|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Love Triangle by Magus Tor and Carrie Lynn Weniger

love triangleLove Triangle: XX Version by Magus Tor and Carrie Lynn Weniger is a romantic comedy with a twist. Sydney and Joe are about to graduate from college and move in together. However, Sydney is shocked when Joe decides that he can no longer tolerate Sydney’s homophobia and he leaves her. Sydney is devastated.

Five years later, Sydney is still upset about losing Joe. Then she loses her job. Suddenly, Samantha Martin, the Vice President of Marketing with a cosmetic company, offers Sydney a new job the same day she was fired. Not only that, the salary is impressive and she […]

2014-11-06T04:03:05+02:00November 6th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |
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