Where duty and passion collide.
I love a good romantic suspense story. Lately, they all seem to feature heroes who are part of (or own) a high-powered security firm with oodles of military and quasi-military contacts. In a pleasant change of pace, Scarlett Finn's Take A Risk features a former cop turned private-eye who works out of his brother's strip club. Lyssa, a... Continue Reading →
Closing out my coverage of InD'tale's 2022 RONE awards, here are the winners of the categories featured in my blog. For a complete list of all category winners, check out the November edition of InD'tale . *Due to space limitations, blurbs have been abridged. TIME TRAVEL & SCIENCE FICTION Agent Sabine Harper is thrilled to receive her... Continue Reading →
A lot of historical romance tends to be modern behavior in fancy dress. In Educating Elizabeth, Kate Pearce teeters on the edge of that hazard but manages to remain clear, for the most part. This somewhat improbable tale of high-society chicanery, espionage, betrayal, and romance is engaging, with well-drawn characters and a page turning plot. There is even... Continue Reading →
Lords and ladies, fortune hunters and physicians, entrepreneurs and rogues; from the Nile Valley to the streets of London to the hills of Ireland, this selection of finalists provides stories of romance in the the most unexpected circumstances. London, 1851 In the shadow of the Great Exhibition, poverty and crime stalk the meaner backstreets of... Continue Reading →
Dark romance in medieval Wales and England. A secret baby in the 17th century Scottish highlands. Christmas in 16th century Denmark. In an unusual development, the RONE candidates in historical romance are slender for the periods pre-dating regency romance resulting in this wide ranging set of finalists. The son of The Dark Lord joins forces... Continue Reading →
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