Kelley Hartsell
http://www.ck2skwipsandkritiques.com
I live in Texas with my three fur-
faced children, otherwise known as
cats, after having lived my entire
life in the Pittsburgh, PA area. I am
32 years old and work as an
Environmental Scientist with the Army
Reserves.
I have been reading romance novels for
about 15 years now and am addicted.
Though I like to mix it up now and
again with suspense, horror,
inspirational, fantasy, or whatever
strikes my fancy. I started book
reviewing in July 2001 and I love it.
Where else can I share my love of
reading with so many other people?
I have more favorite authors then I
could ever remember, but my all time
favorite is Jude Devereaux, one of the
very first romance authors I ever
read. I still to this day remember my
first book by her, Knight in Shining
Armor, which remains an all time
favorite. I also love Christine
Feehan, Madeline Baker/Amanda Ashley,
Holly Jacobs, and that is just the tip
of the iceberg!
I hope to be able to continue to
expand on my love for reading, and now
reviewing, finding all sorts of new
exciting authors and stories, for
many years to come.
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Reviews
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The Flyers
by Jennifer Cloud
"An intriguing glimpse into a world where different species of beings live"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted July 18, 2006
The Flyers by Jennifer Cloud is an intriguing glimpse into
a world where different species of beings live in separate
societies, never mixing due to fear... fear of those
unlike
themselves.
Anzele is a half breed, the frowned upon offspring of a
mating between human and flyer. She is banished from Read more...
Night Calls
by Holly Jacobs
"Sometimes fate has plans of its own..."
Courtesy CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
Posted July 9, 2006
Cassie Grant is a true romantic... and her radio show
capitalizes on her passion for love. She spends every
night helping her listeners find or strengthen their own
true loves. Just as she is about to find her own happy-
ever-after, life intervenes with the cancellation of her
wedding. Now Cassie Read more...
The Mountain Man
by Ellen Ashe
"A compelling, mysterious story that will keep readers enthralled"
Courtesy CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
Posted April 25, 2006
The Mountain Man by Ellen Ashe is a compelling, mysterious
story that will keep readers enthralled through to the
final page. This story is difficult to review because
there is so much is going on and so many twists and turns,
that to say almost anything about the plotline will Read more...
Touch of Evil
by C. T. Adams, Cathy Clamp
"Readers, buckle your seatbelts, Touch of Evil is a non-stop thrilling ride"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted April 25, 2006
Readers, buckle your seatbelts, Touch of Evil is a non-
stop thrilling ride!
Katie Reilly has been through a lot in her life. She's
traveled the world as an international courier, watched
her brother become a drug "zombie," and fallen in love
only to have her former best friend steal the Read more...
Cupid, Inc.
by Michele Bardsley
"an original idea with trademark humor"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted April 25, 2006
If readers are looking for a collection of funny and sexy
stories to heat up their winter nights, then Cupid, Inc.
by Michele Bardsley is the book for them.
In The Accountant and the Virgin, Sara is crazy about her
boss, Zeth. Unfortunately, he prefers the glamorous
beauties that are well Read more...
Savage Love
by Audrey Godwin
"What is a girl to do when her whole world revolves around the love of her life and he turns from her"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted April 25, 2006
What is a girl to do when her whole world revolves around
the love of her life and he turns from her?
Jessabelle is a young woman reaching her prime, full of
beauty and passion for only one man, her beloved Juba. All
she wanted was to marry him Read more...
Tender is the Knight
by Jackie Ivie
"Tender is the Knight showcases Jackie Ivie's skill at writing stories to warm the heart"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted November 22, 2005
Tender is the Knight showcases Jackie Ivie's skill at
writing stories to warm the heart.
Elise, Duchess of Wynd, has seen much unpleasantness in
her young life. Experience has molded her into a seemingly
cold woman who hides her emotions behind an icy veneer. A
sharp wit and a rapier tongue Read more...
Brighid's Quest
by P. C. Cast
"Venture to a time and place beyond reality, where dreams and magic linger...."
Courtesy CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
Posted April 25, 2006
Venture to a time and place beyond reality, where dreams
and magic linger....
Brighid Dhianna has left behind her centaur home of
revenge and hatred to build her own destiny as Huntress to
Clan MacCallan, blessed by the Goddess Epona. Here she has
finally found peace and acceptance. When her chieftain, Read more...
Heart of a Traitor
by Angela Verdenius
"A compelling futuristic romance"
Courtesy CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
Posted April 25, 2006
Oriel's entire life revolved around her career as a
soldier. She's never even thought of doing anything else.
One evening, a drastic measure taken changes her life
forever. She is branded a traitor, thrown out of the army,
and left to her own devices. She is at the mercy of Read more...
Sounds of Silence
by Elizabeth White
"The Texas Gatekeepers series continues with the sweet and thrilling Sounds of Silence."
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted July 9, 2006
The Texas Gatekeepers series continues with the sweet and
thrilling Sounds of Silence.
Eli Carmichael is dealing with the fallout from
discovering his father was a "dirty cop." While down in
Mexico assisting at an orphanage as a mission from his
church, he comes across a young deaf girl who clearly Read more...
Dark Desires
by Eve Silver
"A thrilling debut gothic romance by a rising star"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted October 29, 2005
This stunning debut novel by new author Eve Silver is sure
to keep readers on the edge of their seats in captivated
interest.
Darcie Finch is desperate. She has no money, no food, and
no place to live after the death of her stepfather. She
arrives in Whitechapel, on the doorstep Read more...
Gabriel's Ghost
by Linnea Sinclair
"Thrilling sci fi adventure"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted October 18, 2005
Fans of stories about otherworld adventures and travels
across space will love Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair.
Chasidah "Chaz" Bergren is imprisoned for a crime she
didn't commit. Stripped of her command in the Imperial
Sixth Fleet and sent off to the prison planet of Moabar,
she is just trying to Read more...
Some Enchanted Autumn
by Linda Andrews
"Some Enchanted Autumn is, to put it simply... enchanting!"
Courtesy CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
Posted July 9, 2006
Avalon "Lonnie" Lynch wants nothing more than to leave her
heritage behind. She doesn't want to be a witch, but
sometimes fate will have its way no matter what. When she
comes home to Pumpkin to celebrate Halloween, a prankster
is on the loose. Someone wants to ruin the holiday Read more...
Mating Net
by Rowena Cherry
"The back-story on the love triangle of the family of Prince Tarrant-Arragon, the hero in Forced Mate"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted November 22, 2005
In Mating Net by Rowena Beaumont Cherry, readers are given
the back-story on the love triangle of the family of
Prince Tarrant-Arragon, the hero in Forced Mate.
Helispeta has loved Prince Devoron-Vitan, twin brother to
Emperor Djohn-Kronos, for as long as she can remember. She
has been betrothed to him for Read more...
Once Upon a King
by Holly Jacobs
"The final in the Perry Square Royalty trilogy"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted September 10, 2005
Holly Jacobs has written yet another sweet romance that
readers will love.
Cara Phillips has a wedding to plan... a double wedding.
However, this one has to be kept secret, as it is to be a
private wedding. Her two best friends have found their
Prince Charmings. Parker Dillon, princess of Read more...
In Stone's Clasp
by Christie Golden
"The saga of the Final Dance continues with In Stone's Clasp"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted April 25, 2006
The saga of the Final Dance continues with In Stone's
Clasp.
Kevla's journey takes her far into the North to find the
second dancer needed to keep the Shadow from destroying
their world. She has dreamed of the Stone Dancer and has
followed her dreams to find him. Along the way Read more...
Lovehandles
by Holly Jacobs
""Punch" and Judy from Pickup Lines get their story"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted September 10, 2005
When readers met WLVH's "Punch and Judy in the morning" in
PICKUP LINES, it seemed apparent there was something more
between them than had yet been revealed. Well, fellow
readers, if you suspected, you were right and LOVEHANDLES
is their story.
Peter "Punch" O'Brien and Judy Bently have been partners
on Read more...
Season of the Shifters
by Jennifer Cloud
"an absorbing and unique story"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted April 25, 2006
Liking is a flyer ousted from his home at the conclusion
to the war between the species. Lynn is the last living
shifter, enemy to his species, and desperate to prevent
the extinction of her kind. Their unlikely union bears
three children, only one of whom lives up to Lynn's Read more...
Moon's Web
by C. T. Adams, Cathy Clamp
"The second incredible Sazi tale"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 24, 2005
MOON'S WEB continues the story of Tony and Sue, which was
begun in Hunter's Moon, and is sure to have readers as
engrossed in this one as well.
Tony and Sue had their deaths staged at the end of book
one so they could go on with their new lives as Read more...
Loki's Sin
by Saje Williams
"What if every ancient god known to man were actually real people?"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 24, 2005
What if every ancient god known by all the different
civilizations in the world were actually real people? What
if they were an alien race who escaped their own planet at
its destruction and they ended up on Earth? This story
begins to answer those very questions.
Earth is on the Read more...
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