Contemporary

The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen is more of a historical mystery that is told alternately between the present day and the past. The story opens with a missive from O.W.H. referring to the events in 1830 regarding the West End Reaper, a killer who terrorized South Boston during that time. The author decides to transport the reader back […]

Flirting in Cars by Alisa Kwitney is a smartly written contemporary romance novel. Read excerpt here. Here is the plot description:
An accomplished journalist, Zoë Goren can’t drive and she doesn’t cook. But that’s never been a problem in Manhattan, where the streets are filled with taxis and takeout restaurants, and a busy single mother can find […]

What the Heart Knows by Kathleen Eagle features one of my least favorite themes in romance: the secret baby. Yet, it features a secondary theme that is a favorite of mine: the younger man/older woman theme. There’s a tertiary theme of reunited love now that think of it.  You don’t have to worry about the secret […]

Kathleen Eagle is one of my very favorite contemporary romance writers. One might say she is a natural born storyteller. Her stories have kept me up late at night. Reason To Believe is no exception. It’s a story of a marriage in trouble which is one of my favorite themes. The story is described this way:

Young lovers from […]

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons is one of those rare novels that leaves it’s mark on you. A novel featuring a powerful lovestory set within a WWII backdrop. Captivating. Engrossing. Touching. Moving. Memorable. All adjectives that accurately describe one of the best fiction novels I’ve had the pleasure to read and recommend.
The story is thus:

Leningrad, 1941: The European war seems far away […]