Reviews by Author, H-K

Something About You by Julie James — A-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on March 02, 2010

Three years ago, U.S. Attorney Cameron Lynde worked closely with Jack Pallas on an investigation that went totally FUBAR. His career was in the toilet,…

Play With Me by Leslie Kelly — B-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on February 02, 2010

I mentioned this book during a giveaway last week: it’s a light and fun contemporary that’s sexy and poignant at some moments. Amanda Bauer is…

Heart of the Volcano by Imogen Howson — C+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 29, 2009

My internal monologue while reading this novella went as follows for the first third: “Oh, now that’s different.” “Ok, cool.” “Huh. That’s some smart use…

S is for Story: A Writer’s Alphabet — B-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 22, 2009

Despite the focus on romance novels in the hot pink palace, I buy many other different types of books, including cookbooks (boy is that a…

Make Me Yours by Betina Krahn: A Guest Review by Test Driver Sandra — A

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 12, 2009

A house full of Jacks is not a winning hand for Mariah Eller.  She knows she is in trouble when she is called to her…

The Playboy Sheikh’s Virgin Stable Girl by Sharon Kendrick — D-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 10, 2009

I read this book because not one but two different people emailed me and said, to wit, “OMG you have to read this it is…

Once Upon a Valentine’s by Holly Jacobs: A Guest Review by Test Driver Jennifer — A-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 06, 2009

Before I begin the review in detail, I want to say something to Harlequin.  Thank you for my gift certificate!  While I’ve been a romance…

Make Me Yours by Betina Krahn: A Test Driver Guest Review by Sabrina — B+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 02, 2009

There is something I need to say before I start this review…I LOVE the Sony 505 Reader and it’s going to kill me to return…

Kiss and Kin by Kinsey Holley — C-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on June 24, 2009

I am having a much easier time easing back into the flooded pool that is paranormal romance by reading novellas, it seems, and when I…

Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James — C+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on May 25, 2009

I have it on good authority that the following names will appear in the next Lorelei James cowboy erotica novel, seeing as Cody, Cade, Kane,…

Butterfly Tattoo by Deidre Knight — A-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on April 21, 2009

A User’s Guide for Reading Butterfly Tattoo: 1. Put aside your concepts of what love is, between whom it should be shared, and what a…

You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay — C

Reviewed by SB Sarah on March 31, 2009

I like YA fiction, I like YA paranormal fiction, and I like heroines who are trying to figure out what the hell they need to…

Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas — B+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on March 24, 2009

Reading Smooth Talking Stranger made me appreciate even more Lisa Kleypas’ skill and talent in writing romances that feature familiar themes with memorable, unique characters.…

Scandal by Carolyn Jewel — B+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on January 26, 2009

I’ve recommended this book to both Jane and KatieBabs, and both of them seemed to be as caught by the story as I was. If…

Embracing the Moonlight by Wayne Jordan — F

Reviewed by SB Sarah on December 30, 2008

When I redid the re-captioning of Wayne Jordan’s book from the Uncyclopedia definition of romance, the book itself caught my eye. The synopsis sounded very…

DocTurtle’s Infamous Army — A+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on December 16, 2008

Clap your hands, everybody… everybody clap your hands!  We’re Lambda Lambda Lambda, and Omega Mu! And we’ve come here on stage tonight, to do this…

An Enema, A Birthday Spanking, A Love Story by J G Knox — F+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on December 04, 2008

ToroHo sent me a link. It was very mean of her. It was a link to the book you see pictured over there: An Enema,…

Just Wicked Enough by Lorraine Heath — D+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on October 21, 2008

When I wrote last week about reading a paperback and compared that experience to The Kindle-Ade, this is the book I was talking about. I…

The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones — D+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 24, 2008

Thanks to a very kind person dove into her bookstore’s ARC stash, I had a few days to read The Jewel of Medina. I needed…

Lord Scandal and Lord Sin by Kalen Hughes — B-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on May 30, 2008

A two-book review from the “And Now For Something A Little Different” department. You know those women who are friends with scads of men but…

Racing the Moon by Michelle Hauf — C+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on May 01, 2008

Note! Small contest ahoy at the end of this entry! Harlequin Enterprises is launching a new line today, Noctune: Bites (no, that is not a…

Don’t Hassel the Hoff, by David Hasselhoff — C

Reviewed by SB Sarah on October 31, 2007

Hi, this is SB Sarah’s Hubby.  As you may remember, Sarah got me an autographed copy of Don’t Hassel the Hoff at the book signing…

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas — B-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on October 13, 2007

Candy once said that Lisa Kleypas is her romance novel crack, and I can see why. Even as my brain questioned the possibilities and the…

The Leopard Prince — B-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 22, 2007

When a romance resonates with me days and weeks after I’ve read it, forcing me to think and remember parts of the plot or specific…

Red Hawk’s Woman by Karen Kay — F+

Reviewed by Candy on June 21, 2007

To entertain myself while reading this book—because God knows this book was not entertaining, or at least, not intentionally so—I found myself imagining what it’d…

Hell’s Belles by Jackie Kessler — C+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on May 07, 2007

You know that movie Office Space where outside consultants come in and reorganize the place for efficiency? Hell’s Belles is like that, except the office…

Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer — A

Reviewed by SB Sarah on April 01, 2007

Sarah, pages 1-30 of Devil’s Cub: Man, someone is going to march to Jersey and fly my ass on a skillet when I review this…

Lightning-Reviews: Laura Kinsale Part II — A+

Reviewed by Candy on January 24, 2007

This is the second installment of capsule reviews of romance novels written by Laura Kinsale. Read Part I first, if you’re so inclined. For My…

Lightning Reviews: Laura Kinsale Part I — A+

Reviewed by Candy on January 23, 2007

Damn, I can’t believe I haven’t done one of these yet for Laura Kinsale. (Or Patricia Gaffney. Or Loretta Chase. Oh, my review backlog weeps,…

The Dream Hunter by Laura Kinsale — C+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 29, 2006

I mentioned to Candy recently that I was reading Kinsale’s The Dream Hunter and she said that she was looking forward to hearing my opinion,…

Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander: A Bisexual Regency Romance — C+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on July 30, 2006

Ann Herendeen has written a very clever, highly articulate, historically sharp and delightfully entertaining romance, one that would make certain factions of the RWA tear…

Response by Penny Jordan — D-

Reviewed by Candy on May 11, 2006

This book has it all. And by “has it all,” I mean “Oh god it’s so very, very, very wrong and so very, very, very…

It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas — B

Reviewed by Candy on November 11, 2005

It Happened One Autumn in seven sentences and one acronym: Sassy American heiress meets high-in-the-instep English earl. Sassy American heiress immediately rubs high-in-the-instep English earl…

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova — C

Reviewed by Candy on October 20, 2005

Oh my God. Never has a book sagged so much in the middle. I mean, seriously, it droops more than the bits ‘n pieces you’ll…

The Demon’s Daughter By Emma Holly — B

Reviewed by Candy on July 27, 2005

OK, all of you who were taking bets on whether I’d love or hate The Demon’s Daughter can now close the books because the results…

The Demon’s Daughter by Emma Holly — F

Reviewed by SB Sarah on July 14, 2005

I have to give this book an F because I am so damn bored by it I don’t even want to finish it. I’m on…

Suddenly You, by Lisa Kleypas — C-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on June 19, 2005

I swear I’ve read Suddenly You before. I even think it was on my BnF queue and I had it in the house. I remember…

Duchess in Love — C+

Reviewed by Candy on May 17, 2005

All right, finished my first Eloisa James novel, and… well, it wasn’t painful. It was, in fact, mostly pleasant. Overall, though, I think the book…

Beyond Seduction by Emma Holly — C-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on May 14, 2005

In the previous entry on romantica, erotica, and romance novels, oh the heaps of contrast, Stef mentioned a conference in which a person explained the…

In My Dreams by Monica Jackson — C-

Reviewed by Candy on May 11, 2005

Monica has warned me that she has her author calming visualization aid at the ready should I decide to rip In My Dreams to pieces.…

Velvet Glove by Emma Holly — B+

Reviewed by Candy on May 09, 2005

I think I mentioned on Wendy’s blog what a difficult time I have resisting an Emma Holly book when I have one on my TBR…

Strange Attractions by Emma Holly — B+

Reviewed by Candy on April 12, 2005

Emma Holly was recommended to me by my sister. How cool is my sister? Pretty fucking cool, because she’s the kind who doesn’t hesitate to…

Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon — D

Reviewed by SB Sarah on April 07, 2005

For the seventh day in a row, I am sick. I have more phlegm than I care to think about, and I am over being…

Lightning Reviews: Lisa Kleypas, Part 2: The Mostly Meh Years — A+

Reviewed by Candy on April 03, 2005

You can find the first part of the Kleypas Lightning Reviews here. Somewhere I’ll Find You: In one word: SNORE. C- Because You’re Mine: In…

Lightning Reviews: Lisa Kleypas, Part 1: From Crap to HOLY CRAP THAT’S AWESOME! — A+

Reviewed by Candy on April 02, 2005

Short, snarky vignettes on every published Lisa Kleypas novel to date. (Edit: Uhhh, actually, only goodly chunk of published Kleypas novels are covered in this…

She Drives Me Crazy by Leslie Kelly — C+

Reviewed by SB Sarah on March 28, 2005

Most of the time, I get books from BooksFree, and I have a queue as long as my arm of books I want to read.…

Kill and Tell by Linda Howard — D-

Reviewed by SB Sarah on February 12, 2005

I have been dragging my feet about writing this review, because this book was so God awful bad I can’t even figure out where to…

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