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Author Watch: Lisa Valdez Updates Her Website

by Avid Reader on April 27, 2008

I am late to the party but Ms. Valdez website had been down and now I see it is back up and she has updated it with a bit of news. She promises to give readers an update about her second book, Patience, on April 30th so mark your calenders. Ok readers, what do you […]

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REVIEW: Castle of the Wolf by Sandra Schwab

by Avid Reader on May 14, 2007

Castle of the Wolf by Sandra Schwab, copyright 2007. Castle of the Wolf has a lot going for it without opening the cover: It’s set in Germany and it’s a historical romance with a gothic feel to it without nary a vampire around. This is my first time reading Ms. Schwab but it won’t be the last. FWIW, […]

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REVIEW: As You Desire by Connie Brockway

by Avid Reader on April 8, 2006

Historical romances aren’t what they used to be. Just read this discussion here where the debate continues on the continued decline of the historical romance novel. However, Connie Brockway’s As You Desire has a wonderful hero and if your looking for a different setting, how does Egypt sound to you?
As You Desire is set in Egypt. It is one […]

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REVIEW: Strangers In the Night by Rosenthal, O’Neal, Johnson

by Avid Reader on February 3, 2006

I‘ve never been a big a fan of anthologies but the buzz around Ms. Rosenthal’s novella, The House East of Regent Street, intrigued me. I ordered it. Read it and Loved it. The Excerpt: Read it Here
The House East of Regent Street by Pam Rosenthal. I ordered this copy of this anthology (Strangers in the Night) […]

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REVIEW: Passion by Lisa Valdez

by Avid Reader on January 4, 2006

Passion by Lisa Valdez is a good debut. However I did have a few  problems. The premise of the story starts with a single letter from Lucinda, telling her childhood friend, Abigail, about her indiscretion. Several years later, Abigail sees the letter as a coupe for her daughter, Charlotte, to be a countess. Let  the […]

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