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Killer Curves
by Roxanne St. Claire
"Intriguing romantic adventure set on the race car circuit."
Posted January 14, 2005
Thrice-engaged debutante Celeste Bennett is floored when a
handsome face from the racing pages forcefully begs for her
help. In an instant, two worlds collide: the world in which
she was raised and the world in which she was conceived.
For almost a decade and a half, Celeste has known Read more...
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
by Jaid Black, Melanie George, Sherrilyn Kenyon
"Passionate, sizzling, erotic anthology."
Posted January 14, 2005
This is an erotica anthology. Each story is unique in style
and concept except for the fact that each involves
kidnapping or bondage within the themes. Though an
interesting trio that mixes humor and passion, each story
has elements of predictability that do not transcend the
genre.
Ms. Kenyon's presentation Read more...
Murder Can Mess Up Your Mascara
by Selma Eichler
"Delicious mystery seasoned with humor."
Posted January 14, 2005
Desiree Shapiro, the full-figured PI with remarkably
hennaed hair, is back to her constant career of snooping,
investigating and cajoling the police to "share"
information. This case is unusual for Desiree; she starts
an investigation where the victim is still alive! In
between mentioning and partaking the tantalizing fare from Read more...
Dark Secret
by Christine Feehan
"Excellent, well-written Carpathian story."
Posted January 14, 2005
In this the most recent of Feehan's "Dark" series about the
Carpathian bloodline, the story not only is well-written,
but also touches on one of the major sticking points of her
plots: The fact that the women in her series very often
cannot physically or mentally resist the Carpathian males, Read more...
Stay With Me
by Beverly Long
"Excellent debut time travel from this author."
Posted January 10, 2005
Modern-day social worker Sarah Jane Tremont finally has the
ability to help a sick child in need...just as she's swept
into 1888 by seemingly magical footprints. At that moment,
the concerns of the modern world are pushed to the side as
people appear to know her and dislike her. In Read more...
My Demon's Kiss
by Lucy Blue
"Fantastic start to new paranormal series."
Posted January 10, 2005
When a treaty deal goes wrong, Crusader knight Simon
becomes a vampire in the midst of a bloody battle. After
exploring Europe with his small companion and another
vampire in a perfume bottle, he discovers the answers to
his salvation may rest in a distant fabled castle guarded
by a Read more...
Sit, Stay, Slay
by Linda O. Johnston
"Debut in this new Pet Sitter mystery series is excellent."
Posted January 10, 2005
After a scandal in her law firm forced Kendra Ballantyne to
resign amidst media-fueled publicity, Kendra is desperate
for a job to pay the bills and keep her mind from going
berserk. She starts working for a friend in dire straits as
a pet sitter. She feels this sort of Read more...
Enchanted By Magic
by Gloria Harchar
"Latest installment of Quelgheny romances is delightful."
Posted November 17, 2004
The latest installation in the romances of Quelgheny starts
with the dubious hero Allegro and his companion, Largo,
seeking to trap trolls in order to discover how to fix the
lock that had previously kept the trolls in their own
realm. Needless to say, Allegro was the one who had Read more...
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
by Victoria Laurie
"Hysterical chick-lit mystery."
Posted November 17, 2004
Though professional "intuitive" Abby Cooper makes a living
helping people make better decisions through telling them
their futures, she's never felt her life is exciting. All
the blandness she feels immersed in disappears when Abby
falls -- unexpectedly -- smack in the middle of a murder
investigation through revealing a Read more...
The Sun Witch
by Linda Winstead Jones
"First book in this fairy-tale romance series is superb."
Posted November 17, 2004
A masterful addition to every fairy-tale lover's library,
THE SUN WITCH tells the story of forbidden love, power and
family ties. Although Sophie vowed never to love a man and
thus never activate the curse against the women of their
family, she did not vow to remain forever chaste, like Read more...
Afterlife
by Douglas Clegg
"Fascination exploration of horrific concepts."
Posted November 17, 2004
Taking care of her daughter and stepson is a full-time job
for Julie Hutchinson, but it becomes more difficult when
darkly disturbing dreams invade her mind and an illusive
ghostly intruder invades her house. Then her chipper sister
gives advice that ultimately amounts to "pull yourself up
by the bootstraps Read more...
Thieves Break In
by Cristina Sumners
"Superb mystery."
Posted October 20, 2004
Reverend Kathryn Koerney's eagerly anticipated volunteer
position as a guide to historic Oxford is tragically
altered when her cousin is murdered in his own research job
at Datchworth Castle. As a way to face her anger and loss,
she takes her friend and Chief of Police Tom Holder to
visit Read more...
The Edge of Dawn
by Beverly Jenkins
"Excellent followup to THE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT."
Posted October 20, 2004
Even in her time of grief, principal Narice Jordan is not
someone of whom to take advantage. Therefore, when she gets
kidnapped not once, but twice, the day after her father's
funeral, she furiously lashes out, even as her latest
abductor attempts to convince her that he works for the Read more...
Dying to Call You
by Elaine Viets
"Wonderful mix of comedy and mystery."
Posted September 20, 2004
Helen Hawthorne's latest dead-end job in a string of dead-
end jobs is as a telemarketer in a shady locale. Though a
friend offers her a business position, Helen takes these
jobs to stay off of her husband's radar because of an
incident with a crowbar. While making a survey call, Read more...
Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter
by Emily Brightwell
"Another wonderful entry in this Victorian-set mystery series."
Posted September 20, 2004
Mrs. Jeffries and her household crew of amateur detectives
are at it again when a recently engaged titled scoundrel is
shot close to home and everyone is a suspect. As usual,
they are helping their beloved Inspector Witherspoon, but
this time it seems he is starting to use some of Read more...
On Thin Ice
by Alina Adams
"Funny & suspenseful start to Figure Skating mystery series."
Posted September 20, 2004
Skating researcher for 24/7 television, Bex Levy has a job
many people would like to kill her for, not because it is
so desirable, but because skating researchers are the ones
responsible for the blurbs of information that get spoken
before, after and during skating routines by the
announcers. Bex Read more...
A Date on Cloud Nine
by Jenna McKnight
"Sizzling paranormal romance with lots of humor."
Posted September 20, 2004
Whatever one's beliefs are about the post-death experience,
they usually don't include two bickering angelic figures
and a choice between a really long line or a chance to
learn a lesson. However, Lily Marquette gets just that when
her literal money-chasing ways hasten her departure from
this world.
As expected, Read more...
The Devil's Finger
by William Ungerman
"Excellently written action thriller."
Posted September 20, 2004
In most people's jobs, a small error of judgment or timing
can be altered or forgiven. For snipers Myles Rawlings and
Lon Grainger, the smallest factor can cost lives. After a
mission goes awry, they start having a harder and harder
time getting work. In fact, it looks like the Read more...
Wishful Sinful
by Tracy Dunham
"Energetic start to a great new mystery series."
Posted August 16, 2004
Talbot Jefferson is often a disappointment to the memory of
her prim and proper grandmother. The most recent
disappointment was when she left her big city partnership
to seemingly disappear in the bottom of a bottle and
painting the shutters of the family home an atrocious
purple. She's immediately suspicious Read more...
Snap Shot
by Meg Chittenden
"Fast-paced, entertaining romantic suspense."
Posted August 16, 2004
After being shot while photographing an insurance fraud,
Diana Gordon fled the San Francisco world of private
investigation to a little town where she felt she could be
safe...by never revealing her past vocation. While co-
chairing an art show with a handsome chiropractor who talks
to his late wife in Read more...
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