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Bought for the Harem (Harlequin Historical, No 285)
Bought for the Harem (Harlequin Historical, No 285)
Author: Anne Herries
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 12/26/2012


I was glued to the story for about 3/4ths of the book. It was just the last quarter that felt rushed and was not at the same pace as the first of the book. I have a feeling this should have been a longer book. The other problem I had was too many misunderstandings due to lack of communication between the hero and heroine. I hate that.
I like both characters for the first 3/4th. The sensual tension was there. The one sex scene is brief.


Christmas Rescue at Mustang Ridge (Harlequin Intrigue, No 1389)
Christmas Rescue at Mustang Ridge (Harlequin Intrigue, No 1389)
Author: Delores Fossen
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 12/29/2012


I was glued to this story with sensual tension and suspense. Fast paced, which is a positive and a negative. I would have loved a couple of more bedroom scenes -- the hero and heroine are hot together. Gave it a 4.5.


Combat (Four Groomsmen of the Wedpocalypse, Bk 3)
Combat (Four Groomsmen of the Wedpocalypse, Bk 3)
Author: Lilian Monroe
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 5/23/2024
Helpful Score: 1


If the bodyguard, protective hero trope is your thing, than this book is for you. It is the third book in a series, but it can easily stand alone. The couples from the other books make appearances.

The hero is strong on the outside, mushy on the inside. Family and protection is important. Heroine is soft, anxious, yet determined. Both have something in their pasts to overcome. But that is only a thread in the story involving the threat to heroine's business and self and the hero's need to protect and solve the mystery.

The heroine is in danger, but it is also a mystery as to why.
Banter is great, funny, and I laughed out loud at some parts.
Hero falls pretty fast.

Not sure what sexy rating to give it. There is some heat to a build up of attraction. There is an explicit sex scene and language. Some sex scenes are more closed door.

This was my first book by this author and I loved it enough to want the other books in the series.


The Couple Who Fooled the World (Harlequin Presents, No 3157)
The Couple Who Fooled the World (Harlequin Presents, No 3157)
Author: Maisey Yates
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 1/26/2014
Helpful Score: 1


The book has great emotion highs and lows, shows depth in the characters, includes great love-making scenes, and is a very satisfactory story in such a small package.


The Courtship Dance (Matchmakers, Bk 4)
The Courtship Dance (Matchmakers, Bk 4)
Author: Candace Camp
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 187
Review Date: 1/25/2009
Helpful Score: 6


I had been waiting for the final book in this series since Camp piqued my interest with the chemistry between Lady Francesca and Rochford in the Marriage Wager (book 1). I was not disappointed. I think this is my favorite book of the four. And I don't think you need to read the other 3 books to understand the 4th, however the couples from the previous stories do make an appearance.

Thoroughly enjoyed it and read it within a day of purchase. I was glued to the pages.


The Dangerous Duke
The Dangerous Duke
Author: Christine Wells
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 31
Review Date: 7/14/2010


I was trying to figure out why this was just okay for me. I just didn't feel the chemistry between the hero and heroine. I know they were in lust, I just didn't feel the love. Then I became more interested in Louisa and Jardine's relationship. When that happens I know this is losing steam for me. Will have to get the book about them when it comes out. Hopefully I won't be disappointed.


The Desert King Meets His Match (Harlequin Presents, No 4038) (Larger Print)
The Desert King Meets His Match (Harlequin Presents, No 4038) (Larger Print)
Author: Annie West
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 4/3/2024


Love this story. Sensual tension high. They talked directly to each other to resolve their issues. Dual points of view, so you get all the feels from both hero and heroine. I didn't want it to end.


The Devil's Temptation
The Devil's Temptation
Author: Kimberly Logan
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 33
Review Date: 1/3/2011
Helpful Score: 2


This book started out great, with chemistry sparks flying between the hero and heroine. However, it began to sour for me, when 250 pages in the heroine is still stubbornly obstinate about telling the hero the truth of what she is doing sneaking around trying to solve her mother's murder. No matter how badly she insulted the hero, he came back to rescue her time & again. He had more patience than I did.


The Duke's Daughter (Duke's Daughter, Bk 1) (Signet Regency Romance)
The Duke's Daughter (Duke's Daughter, Bk 1) (Signet Regency Romance)
Author: Melinda McRae
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 10
Review Date: 8/18/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Excellent! I love books that let you into both the inner feelings of hero and heroine. Heroine has a past, but is stronger for it and the hero loves that in her. Highly recommended.


The Fierce and Tender Sheikh (Sons of the Desert, Bk 13) (Silhouette Desire, No 1629)
Review Date: 8/28/2009


This is a fierce and tender story and much bigger than the romance. Shakira is the lost princess, found by the hero, Sharif, in a refugee camp and she has been pretending to be a boy in order to protect herself. Anyone who watches TV must have some visual in their minds of a refugee camp - the pain, squalor, the look of desolation in the eyes of the people in the camps. Shakira depends on Sharif in order to make through the transition of refugee to princess and thankfully the author does not have the heroine forget where she came from. That's why this book is larger than any regular romance I've read before. Shakira and Sharif work to help the refugees left behind in the camp. Another thing that Sellars did was divide the book up in section and introduced each with a dream by the heroine. Very satisfying and highly recommended.


For the Sheikh's Pleasure (Surrender to the Sheikh) (Harlequin Presents, No 2656)
For the Sheikh's Pleasure (Surrender to the Sheikh) (Harlequin Presents, No 2656)
Author: Annie West
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 27
Review Date: 8/12/2007
Helpful Score: 1


West is becoming a must buy for me, especially after this book. Its intense and satisfying. Rosalie has been hurt, really hurt, from the past and Arik is patient but focused on what he wants -- Rosalie. Loved the passionate story.


The Greek's Pregnant Lover (Traditional Greek Husbands, Bk 2) (Harlequin Presents, No 2935)
Review Date: 8/13/2010


Excellent, even better than the related book, The Shy Bride, which was great too. The couple had meaningful conversations and worked things out. It had some depth.


An Inconvenient Obsession (Harlequin Presents, No 3022)
An Inconvenient Obsession (Harlequin Presents, No 3022)
Author: Natasha Tate
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 6/12/2024


Emotional romance. Hero comes back with revenge in mind thinking heroine rejected him. Big misunderstanding. Some spice but concerns over consent.


Innocent in the Ivory Tower (Harlequin Presents, No 3057)
Innocent in the Ivory Tower (Harlequin Presents, No 3057)
Author: Lucy Ellis
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 5/17/2024


Loved this story and the chemistry between the hero and heroine made it a 5-star from me. Great banter, hot & sensual, a hero that falls without fulling realizing it and grovels at the end.
This is my first book by this author and I'll have to seek out more.


Just Dare Me... (Adrenaline Rush, Bk 3) (Harlequin Blaze, No 282)
Just Dare Me... (Adrenaline Rush, Bk 3) (Harlequin Blaze, No 282)
Author: Stephanie Bond
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 41
Review Date: 3/24/2024


Loved the book, great amount of sensuality, but well placed in the story. Both hero and heroine are likeable and relatable. Even though they are in competition for the advertising campaign, they bond and help each other. Funny and sexy.


The Marriage Bargain (Marriage to a Billionaire, Bk 1)
The Marriage Bargain (Marriage to a Billionaire, Bk 1)
Author: Jennifer Probst
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 51
Review Date: 1/27/2013


Sorry, I couldn't get past page 84. I kept putting the book down because I did not like the hero. I even skipped ahead to read the sex scenes and found that I didn't enjoy them if I wasn't in love with hero.


The Notorious Widow (Seabrook, Bk 2) (Signet Regency Romance)
The Notorious Widow (Seabrook, Bk 2) (Signet Regency Romance)
Author: Allison Lane
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 14
Review Date: 5/19/2010
Helpful Score: 1


The common premise of a widow falsely accused of less than lady-like reputation done with a unique perspective from the hero. I usually come across many rakes when I read regency romances -- Rockhurst, however, is an upstanding regency lord with a great deal of stock in justice. In this case he made if very easy for me to live without the rake, reformed or otherwise. The author planted the injustices against the Catherine, her family, and basically the whole community that I was eager for the villian to be found guilty. The only problem I had with the novel is that there was not enough romance or build of romance. I was left with the feeling that something was missing, though I was satisfied with the villian's punishment.


The Outback Wedding Takeover (Outback Knights, Bk 2) (Harlequin Presents, No 2403)
Review Date: 4/17/2024


Loved the protector in Mitch. There is an interesting back-story that you get in the prologue and referred to throughout. This could have been a much longer book and I wish it had been. I would have liked even more interactions between the hero and heroine.


Rebel's Bargain (Chatsfield, Bk 7) (Harlequin Presents, No 3281)
Rebel's Bargain (Chatsfield, Bk 7) (Harlequin Presents, No 3281)
Author: Annie West
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 6/26/2024


I tried to love this book but could not. Orsino doesn't listen and he is verbally abuse. He is immature. Yeah they have great sex, but I didn't understand what she loved about him. But then she comes from an abusive family situation, so she was programmed to accept it. He needed to grovel way more than he did and accept responsibility for his mistake. The heroine at least understood that she was turning into her mother and making excuses for the abuse.


Shadow of the Sheikh (Immortal Sheikhs, Bk 2) (Harlequin Nocturne, No 100)
Shadow of the Sheikh (Immortal Sheikhs, Bk 2) (Harlequin Nocturne, No 100)
Author: Nina Bruhns
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 15
Review Date: 11/15/2010


WOW, very hot book. This is the first category in which I've read a sex scene involving two immortal men (one a vampire) and a woman. While this is a paranormal, it is set in modern times, which created some problems for me in regards to the heroine. She was supposed to be a ethnographer/researcher, but that didn't come through in her character.
This was all about being overwhelmed in passion and hot sex turning to love (in less than a week).
The hotness & fantasy factor will warm you on a cold night.


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