Romance Book Reviews

Review: Caribbean Jewel by Jayla Jasso

★★★★½  Caribbean Jewel by Jayla Jasso

Caribbean Jewel by Jayla Jasso is an evocative and satisfying swashbuckling historical romance.

When Jolie, an Englishwoman, flees her guardian’s sugar cane plantation on Crab Island, Puerto Rico, she runs into a Spanish captain in search of a national treasure. Captain Gabriel Marcano can’t refuse a beautiful damsel in distress and whisks her back to his ship, which isn’t quite the treasure his shipmates expect. Marcano explains to his crew that his sole mission with Jolie is to transport her safely to Europe, but even he doesn’t entirely believe his own words. The attraction between Jolie and Marcano is […]

2019-10-04T07:36:19+02:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: Angel Baby by Julia Simone

★★★★ Angel Baby by Julia Simone

Angel Baby by Julia Simone is a heartfelt romance.

Detective Gabriel Gates and Angie Engelbert are from very different worlds. Angie, a daughter of a wealthy ambassador comes from old money and she’s not yet twenty. Gabriel, a New York police detective, knows how rough life can be for the average guy. Can the two put aside their differences and be together?

Julia Simone has packed her contemporary romance with tension, ups and downs, mistakes, and quirky and memorable characters. Angie is a math nerd, and by the time she meets Gabriel, she has already graduated from Harvard with […]

2016-06-24T08:50:03+02:00May 13th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Midnight Heat (The Firework Girls Book 2) by J.L. White

Midnight Heat by J.L. WhiteMidnight Heat by J.L. White, the second book in the Firework Girls series, focuses on Chloe and her romance with the handsome Grayson. Basically left at the altar, Chloe has a passionate hookup with Grayson on what would be the night of her wedding. It’s all too much, given she’s on the rebound, so she flees the turmoil, regretting every moment, because her connection with Grayson is far more than sexual. So she wants him back in her life, only to find 9 months later that the love of her life is now hooked up with her best friend.

Having […]

2016-07-14T11:27:53+02:00May 9th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Cold November Rain by Nicole Warren

★★★★ Cold November Rain by Nicole Warren

Cold November Rain by Nicole Warren is an entertaining romantic suspense novel that explores the difficulty of trusting another in love when one hasn’t overcome the demons of the past.

Charlotte, after her husband died, moved on quickly, but it ended in disaster. As a consequence, she’s shut herself off from the world, fearful that her past will catch up with her. After a hiking accident, Emmett comes to her rescue. He’s kind, loving, and full of life. Can he help Charlotte out of her exile and teach her to love again? Or will her secrets destroy any chance […]

2016-05-13T04:33:22+02:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

A Million Different Ways (A Horn Novel Book 1) by P. Dangelico

A Million Different WaysA Million Different Ways by P. Dangelico is a steamy, character-driven romance novel with an international flair. Albanian Immigrant, Vera Sava is desperately traveling through Europe looking for work. Though eminently qualified as a medical student, she takes a job as a housekeeper working for the gruff Sebastian Horne, heir to a banking dynasty, who regards Vera with indifference. Vera comes to learn that Sebastian’s gruff demeanor has a reason: he has secrets of his own, and someone wants him dead. A romance blooms and their collective secrets have the potential to upend both their lives, as well as Sebastian’s […]

2016-04-12T07:39:58+02:00April 12th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Addicted to Love by Kathleen Murray

★★★½Addicted to Love by Kathleen Murray

Addicted to Love by Kathleen Murray is a new adult novel that explores the concept of learning to accept oneself.

Sally Smithfield lives in a Chicago North Shore suburb in the 1970s. The novel chronicles Sally’s life from childhood to her adult years showing the devastating and long-lasting effects of child abuse, family secrets, love, and loss.

The author is quite ambitious in this new adult novel. Set in the seventies, Murray drops enough film and song titles and historical references to transport the reader back in time. She does this seamlessly without bonking the reader over the head […]

2019-01-24T19:47:33+02:00April 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: Forbidden Heat (Firework Girls Book 1) by J.L. White

★★★★½ Forbidden Heat by J. L. White

Forbidden Heat by J.L. White is a steamy romance that’s hard to put down.

Isabella wants to be a scientist. During her last year of college, Isabella learns she needs to take a philosophy class to fulfill all her requirements. Isabella already has a full class schedule, but she talks the Dean into allowing her to take an extra class instead of dropping a science course she needs for graduate school. However, Isabella gets more than she bargained for when she discovers that the professor is only a few years older than her and he’s the hottest professor at […]

2016-07-14T11:28:28+02:00March 31st, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , , |

Review: Love’s Timeless Melody (The Bel Homme Quartet Book 2) by Cindy Irish

★★★★★ Love's Timeless Melody by Cindy Irish

Love’s Timeless Melody, Book 2 in The Bel Homme Quartet by Cindy Irish, is a fabulous addition to the series.

British singer Jamie Stratton joined the group called “Bel Homme” for one reason: to make loads of money. A year later and his dream has come true. He’s beyond wealthy. Yet, he hasn’t been able to tamp down his spiritual side. Raised by his gran at Stonehenge, his childhood has influenced him more than he lets on.

Jessica Evans is an American psychic. However, her abilities don’t allow much insight when it comes to her own life. When […]

2022-10-21T11:53:31+02:00March 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |
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