Only a Hero Will Do by Susan Lodge

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Only a Hero Will Do by Susan Lodge
Publisher: Musa Publishing
Genre: Action/Adventure, Historical, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (194 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Aloe

Hetty’s desperate gamble to avoid an odious match lands her all at sea. Can an overbearing ship’s physician really be the hero she needs to escape her treacherous family?

Marriage to a cruel dandy is not how Hetty Avebury envisions spending the rest of her life. Determined to raise funds to escape the match she earns money the only way she knows how—gambling. Her plans go astray and she finds herself onboard a man-of-war under the care of its stern physician. But Hetty soon realizes that the disapproving Doctor Withington is not at all the man she had first imagined.

If it wasn’t bad enough declaring one of the pressed men as a woman, Robert has been tasked with the tiresome job of returning her safely back to her dysfunctional family. It was ten years ago when his father gambled away his inheritance, home, and any chance of marrying the woman he loved. So when Robert discovers Hetty gambling he takes drastic action to cure her of the habit.

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Only a Hero Will Do is set in the Victorian period. The author immediately grabs your attention when the young lady in the story is wearing trousers under her skirts and she tries to talk her way out of trouble with the man she just met. He, unfortunately, didn’t believe her story about early morning riding. After all, she didn’t even have a horse, nor had there been any around lately. He takes her home, makes sure she’s okay, and runs into the man she’s supposed to marry on the way out. He doesn’t like him.

Ms. Lodge’s descriptions show how desperate Hetty is to escape this arranged marriage. As were many marriages in that era, it was more of a money transaction than a good match up for love. You can tell the author is familiar with this time period because her description of the era is authentic.

When Hetty manages to escape again, it doesn’t end any better. Imagine Hetty’s astonishment when she gets “pressed” into service on board a ship (she’s dressed as a boy again) and then finds the doctor on the same ship! As is usual in stories set in this period, the road to romance between the doctor and Hetty is fraught with potholes. Ms. Lodge shows you their frustration, anger, and how easy it to misunderstand situations. She also introduces a bit of a mystery when Hetty finds out her father is not actually her father. He married her mother and took her into his household at the same time. So who is her father?

I’m very glad I don’t live in the world of the ton. I could easily relate to Hetty dressing a boy/man and doing unexpected things for a woman. I’m like that, too. Even if you’re not, you will have fun watching Hetty go on her journey towards womanhood, taking a wrong turn here and there. Why not meet the doctor and see what you think?

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For The Love Of A Goblin Warrior by Shona Husk

December 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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For The Love Of A Goblin Warrior by Shona Husk
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (276 pgs)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Peppermint

In a Faraway Land…

There lived a man who was trapped—his only companions a horde of goblins consumed by their lust for gold. He thought he was lost forever, thought that no one would ever remember he’d been noble.

A Fearless Warrior.

Now he has been thrust into the human world once again, but so much has changed. How can he ever be rid of the darkness after so long in the Shadowlands?

It Starts with Dreams of a Castle…

And a woman who takes his breath away and makes him forget the pain of his past. He knows he must protecet her at all costs. And perhaps in saving her, he can finally learn to love again.

It wasn’t Merlyn’s fault that he had let the anger and pain consume him until he embraced the goblin curse. After years of caring about nothing but finding more gold, Merlyn needs to not only adjust to being human once more, but to the modern ways of humans.

The way Nadine and Merlyn’s stories intertwine made the story entertaining. They may not have ever met one another, but their lives, as well as those around them, seem to all be brought together by one common link: the Goblin curse. Though Merlyn and his family were the only ones to suffer the actual curse, the fact that others had to deal with it both in the past as well as the present added an interesting twist to the story. It made me want to read more, and see if they could discover how much they truly had in common as well as see if they could get past what can possibly destroy their budding relationship.

Nadine’s story was one of tragedy and strength. Nadine was robbed of a loving family, which could have broken her as a child and into her adulthood. Instead of letting this deny her a good future she found the strength, even as a child, to keep hope alive and continue to live her life. I can see how this can be inspirational to many, including Merlyn who needs someone’s strength as well as his own to help him deal with the changes he has to learn to accept.

Merlyn is a man of honor even if he doesn’t believe in it. He shows how there is strength in being a quiet observer and how it can help one grow. He made me want to go find a park bench to sit on just to find out what I can learn from the world around me. While I enjoyed all of the previous stories featuring his family and men in arms, Merlyn has a strength even after such a tragic story that makes him a stand out.

I am not sure if this is the last story of this series, and I am crossing my fingers hoping I can see Merlyn and Nadine again, even if only in my dreams.

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Transitions by D.A. Lascelles

December 13, 2012 By 1 Comment

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Transitions by D.A. Lascelles
Publisher: Mundania Press, LLC
Genre: Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal
Length: Short Story (61 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Lavender

Transitions takes us on a journey through time. In modern day Birmingham , a group of university students become embroiled in a love story almost 2,000 years old as the ghost of Gaius Lucius, a Roman officer tries to reclaim his lost love.

What can Helen, a driven and ambitious student with high hopes for the future, do to solve this ancient riddle? And why is Brandon making late night visits to her house with tokens of love?

What happens when a desperate Roman soldier from ancient times has only one shot at his goal, and that means arriving in modern-day England to make things happen?

Gaius Lucius is a hard working, sincere, Roman who is losing his beloved wife. He tries everything to save her, but she’s sick, dying. His last option is so unconventional that he’d normally laugh it off as a joke. However, there are no other options. Gotta give the guy points for fighting to the end for love.

He shows up on a college campus in a non-corporeal form to disturb the lives of some students.

This story flips back and forth between his tale in the past, and that of the present college students. Their perception of the occurrences is frightening.

Brandon is a loner, Helen is ambitious yet not confident in her physical appearance, and her friend Tina is easygoing and likeable. At first, Helen does something to make her unlikeable. She accidentally hurts Brandon but is then in too much of a hurry to assist him as he’s lying on the ground bleeding. Brandon may be a loner, but he has things to recommend him. Then strange things happen to him, mainly, the Roman starts to take over his life. Things get really weird for him. For an odd reason, he likes Helen, the woman who knocked him over then ran off. He can’t stop thinking about her. Next, Helen keeps thinking about him. A possible romance is in the offing.

Helen, Brandon, and their friends, as well as the Roman are realistically drawn. The style and language of the story are presented well. The mystery in the plot keeps things going. One doesn’t know what to expect. This is a unique story of one love found and another lost.

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The Art of Falling in Love by J.D.Thompson

December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Art of Falling in Love by J.D.Thompson
Publisher: Mundania Press
Genre: Paranormal, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (82 pages)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fennel

Julia Ramsey, an art restoration technician with Art Revived, has a weakness for coffee, beautiful art, and widowed Darius Holcombe. Her attraction doesn’t seem to be returned, however, and she self-consciously chalks it up to her plus-sized frame.

Darius Holcombe is finally starting to think about another woman for the first time since his wife passed away. Unfortunately, he doesn’t quite know what to do about it. Julia Ramsey is smart, gorgeous, and way out of his league.

A relationship seems hopeless until Julia meets Imogene and Herbert who offer sage advice and a little push in Darius’ direction. The trouble is they’re figures in an 18th century painting she’s restoring–a painting with a haunted past.

The Art of Falling in Love is a delightfully light-hearted paranormal romance. It is short and sweet and at times unrealistic, but then of course it is a paranormal.

J. D. Thompson’s writing is ‘bouncy’ for want of a better word.

Julia Ramsey, the author’s heroine is a down-to-earth kind of girl, easy to get along with and compassionate for friends who’ve suffered tragedy.

Darius Holcombe, a work colleague, fits that bill, but beyond the general office acknowledgements neither have spent much time in each others’ company. Not, that is, until their boss pairs them up to work together on the restoration of a painting he recently bought.

Ms. Thompson easily takes her readers into the minds of her characters and when ‘things’ begin to happen that cannot be rationally explained it didn’t take long for this reader to share the emotions of the author’s heroine, Julia.

If I had a nit with this story, it was the way Darius took off from work for hours on end without explanation. But that is a very small nit, when otherwise all the other characters played their parts so well and moved the story forward.

The author’s writing style is vivid and each scene, for me was easy to ‘see’.

If you enjoy light paranormal romance with an unusual if not unexpected twist, then this is a book to consider. If you are looking for a short and light-hearted romance you can read in one sitting, then The Art of Falling in Love should fit the bill.

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Searching for Love by Sheryl McGinnis

December 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Searching for Love by Sheryl McGinnis
Publisher: Topaz Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (43 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

After a few months of dating, Tiffany Smith accepts Cale Kelly’s hasty marriage proposal. There was no doubt he loved her; the engagement ring was terribly expensive. Then, one day, the real Cale Kelly emerges. Cale is addicted to women, and this realization shatters Tiffany’s heart.

In search of solitude, Tiffany flees to Down East Maine. A fit of anger causes her to throw the expensive ring into the ocean. Afterwards, Tiffany realizes she’s done the unthinkable, and now, she desperately searches the water’s edge for the ring.

Keith Palmer is walking along the beach with his metal detector. Perhaps, he’ll help her recover the coveted ring. Pushing all hurt aside, Tiffany finds an instant attraction to the 6’1 beachcomber. Right now, Keith is the breath of fresh air Tiffany needs. Maybe she’s found something more priceless than a ring. Can one week of bliss equal a lifetime of happiness?

Tiffany had her heart broken by her cheating ex-fiance, Cale Kelly and is mulling over her shattered life on the edge of the beach in Maine. She bumps into Keith Palmer, literally, while he’s looking for buried treasure with a metal detector. They walk along the beach together and slowly get to know each other, sharing their hopes and dreams.

This is a sweet, lovely story about leaning to trust and open yourself up again after the deepest kinds of betrayal. Heartwarming and hopeful, it’s a glorious tale of an instant beach romance between two people made for each other. Sweet enough to cover a broad range of ages and tastes this is the kind of short story women can share with every generation – older and younger – without worry. As a short story it’s also a quick enough read to read through over a pleasant afternoon. I really enjoyed this lovely story and would happily read more by this author.

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The Chocolatier and the Maitre Patissier by Sheryl McGinnis

December 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Chocolatier and the Maitre Patissier by Sheryl McGinnis
Publisher: Topaz Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (37 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Angelique attends Escoffier L’ecole Patisserie in Paris, where she studies to become a master pastry chef. On the wings of the Fates, Philippe, a master chocolatier, enters her life. In four romantic days, the couple develops an indestructible bond. Unfortunately, Angelique has finished her studies in Paris. Her very own pastry shop awaits in New Orleans. Worlds apart, the couple bid adieu and go their separate ways. Can Angelique find amour in the arms of another?

Angelique Beaumont is a student pastry chef in Paris. Sad that she’ll be returning to New Orleans soon, she decides to enjoy herself and stops off at her favorite Patisserie. There, she meets a handsome waiter named Phillipe and the attraction is instant and very mutual. Overcome by each other, they indulge in a week long affair and fall madly in love. Reality hits them, however, as Phillipe needs to return to Switzerland and Angelique New Orleans. Upset, but both determined to continue their dreams, they go their separate ways.

While the connection between Angelique and Phillipe is strong and passionate, this short story is slightly different from many others in that our hero and heroine spend the middle section of the tale apart. Angelique needs to live her own life and come to her own conclusions about what she wants and who she needs as part of her life. A sweet story, but still infused with the l’amour of Paris and delicious delicacies of both a master chocolatier and pasissier, this is a fun and tempting read.

Despite the break between our protagonists I enjoyed the differences in this story from so many others. I felt it let us understand Angliquie’s position far better than had she not struck out for herself. The warmth and chemistry between her and Phillipe is undeniable and with all the luscious foods described it made a mouth-watering read. Recommended.


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Flying Home by T. R. McClure

December 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Flying Home by T. R. McClure
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Contemporary, Inspirational
Length: Full Length (192 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Daffodil

The last thing Colleen McLachlan is thinking about while flying over central California in her perky red and yellow Tri-Pacer is a man. After twenty-five years in the US Air Force, she’s ready for freedom and looking for a place to call home. When she’s forced to land in the middle of Matthew Berk’s almond grove, she discovers a home, a family, and a man!

Matt is perfectly happy taking care of the family business and teaching part-time at the local college. When Colleen literally knocks him off his feet, he quickly realizes there’s more to life than work.

Only problem is…there’s a bit of an age difference. Falling in love with Matt Berk goes against everything she stands for. Can she convince Matt she’s wrong for him or will he change her mind?

The older woman meets handsome younger man. Honestly I enjoyed this novel. I like how the author played on something most women have had an issue with – dating younger men, especially women who don’t even like telling their age for fear of being called “old.”

Colleen is so strong and so independent that it’s no wonder she would still be single.  I bet she’s intimidated more than one man!  Add in the fact that she’s a highly ranked ex-military and you understand the issue. But Colleen didn’t count on meeting Matt, who will make her rethink everything she thought she knew. Plus Matt is hot! Even this story couldn’t hide the handsome book nerd who makes Colleen’s pulse race. Throw in some funny family members from both Colleen and Matt’s family and you’ve got a great read.

This story is the epitome of sweet. It’s even sweet enough to allow an older teenager to read. And it’s brutally honest. Most people don’t tell you when you get married that you should like your in-laws and this story covers that as well as what to do with those pre-marital woes and jitters.

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The Last Best Hope by David L Parrott

November 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Last Best Hope by David L Parrott
A Civil War Era Alternative History
Publisher: Storyteller Publishing
Genre: Historical, Fantasy (Alternative History)
Length: Full Length (261 pgs)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Nymphaea

Historians have often asked, “What if the South had won at the Battle of Gettysburg?—what if, indeed?

1865: The South has won The Civil War; Robert E. Lee is President of the Confederate States of America; and Abraham Lincoln is paralyzed and a fugitive, protected by remnants of the defeated Union Army after being shot in the spine when Washington was sacked by the Rebels. Slavery is legal and has penetrated all sectors of the land that was once the United States of America. John Wilkes Booth, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and The Pinkertons all play a pivotal role in the shaping of the now permanently divided nation. Set in the oil boom area of Northwest Pennsylvania, THE LAST BEST HOPE follows the lives of Captain Ezekiel Edwards, Chastity Stottish, and others deeply impacted in the aftermath of both stunning victory and shameful defeat in a sweeping drama of romance, adventure, and hope for a better tomorrow.

What if all you thought about the Civil War was a lie?

History states that the Civil War ended in 1865 with the South surrendering. But with The Last Best Hope the reader is introduced to a world where the South hasn’t fallen. In fact, the North surrendered. The concept is intriguing. What would’ve happened if the South got one last surge and won? What if Lincoln hadn’t been assassinated? These are all interesting questions Parrott tackles.

I have to admit, at first I wasn’t pulled in by the book. There are moments where the story dragged and I had to fight a bit to keep going. Also, I’m not a huge fan of first person narrative. This book is in parts. While these made the read slower for me, that might not be the case for all readers, especially those intrigued by alternate history. After a few pages, the story did pick up and there were more than a few moments of turmoil and lots of adventure. The charcters are people, though in the past, I could relate to. The small town which has become a ghost story could be any small town. Chastity and Ezekiel made a good pair, both broken in some ways, but just right for each other. I think they were the best part of the book for me.

If you’ve ever wondered what would’ve happened if the South hadn’t fallen… then this might be the book you’re looking for.

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Irregardless of Murder: by E. E. Kennedy

November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Irregardless of Murder: by E. E. Kennedy
a Miss Prentice Cozy Mystery Book I
Publisher: Sheaf House
Genre: Mystery/Suspense, Contemporary
Length: Full Length (320 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

Book 2, Death Dangles a Participle releases September 2013!

Amelia Prentice, fortyish high school English teacher, trips over a corpse in the public library. Now her cozy small town life in the Adirondacks will never be the same.

Amelia (whose pet peeve is the non-word irregardless) returns to school, only to learn: This death was no accident and she’s a murder suspect. The victim’s mother disappears; friend Lily is thrown overboard from the Lake Champlain ferryboat, a mysterious millionaire wants to buy Amelia’s house, the school nurse is viciously attacked and Amelia’s old beau Gil seems interested again. And, of course, there’s the Lake Champlain monster.

It will take all Amelia’s wisdom, humor and faith to figure out what’s going on. If she survives . . .

Truly serendipity for me! The words “cozy” and “murder” hardly seem to fit together, making me think this might be a change of pace from the romance and mystery I usually read. Of course, seeing “irregardless” made my fingers itch to get out the red pen and start marking, but I refrained and started reading—had a delightful, “whodunit”, clue-seeking weekend with Miss Prentice and her friends and acquaintances. Along the way, love wiggled its way in and curled up to stay. Irregardless of Murder captivates—beautifully written. It is clever, humorous, and insightful with glimpses of emotional and spiritual awareness that seem to slip in at just the right time.

The reader is into the environment and action with all the senses engaged from the start. The action glides along gathering unique characters and clues like a Pied Piper.

Miss Amelia Prentice, high school English teacher, loyal friend, Sunday school teacher, and pillar of the community, is a suspect in the murder of one of her former students. She takes it all in stride. Her acceptance of people and their eccentricities brings together a kaleidoscopic of personalities. Consequently, her hostility toward Gil Dickensen causes one to take notice. Gil’s nephew Vern, with his unquenchable optimism, ignores the chilly attitude Amelia and Gil have operated in for over a decade and becomes not only Amelia’s bodyguard but also a determined matchmaker.

Amelia’s best friend, Lily Burns, so wrapped up in herself, keeps things stirred up without even trying. Her ‘aversion’ to Dr. Alexander (Alec) is an ongoing touch of humor as the eccentric Alec pursues his search for the Lake Champlain monster all the while humming or whistling hymns that always seem to fit the action going on. His background is mysterious but his tenacity and unfailing help makes him especially relevant to the plot.

The many secondary characters add texture to the story. Sally Jennings, the ‘go-getter’ realtor, has her special agenda and a voracious greed. The extremes she is willing to go to in order to get what she wants is amazing. Judith Dee, the school nurse, who is eager to tend anybody’s wounds and quick to offer pain killers, gives one pause for thought. Marie, the mother of the murdered woman, who has a secretive past, finds that past sneaking into the present. Stephen Trechere , the Montreal of millionaire, who wants to buy Amelia’s home, has an intriguing reason for wanting it. Many of Miss Amelia Prentice’s students get entangled with the murder investigation and create some tense scenes as Amelia and her friends get through some pulse-pounding, dangerous moments. Of course, Sam the cat does his part to entertain.

The unraveling of ‘whodunit’ kept me searching for clues, laughing with the characters’ antics, and feeling good about how the they overcome sadness, adversity, and past mistakes to forgive themselves and others.

E. E. Kennedy’s writing sparkles with humor, well-concealed clues, a fair share of red herrings, abiding love, and a very special touch of spiritual insight.

Irregardless of Murder is a keeper!

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Counterpointe by Ann Warner

November 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Counterpointe by Ann Warner
Publisher: Silky Stone Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (249 pgs)
Heat Level: sweet
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Fern

Art, science, love, and ambition collide as a dancer on the verge of achieving her dreams is devastated by an injury.

After the abrupt ending of her career, Clare Eliason rushes into a marriage with Rob Chapin, but the marriage soon falters, propelling Clare and Rob on journeys of self-discovery. Rob, a scientist, joins an expedition to Peru. Clare’s journey is no less profound although it takes her only a few blocks from the Boston apartment they shared.

Each will be given a chance to save a life, one will succeed, one will not.

Afterward, they will decide whether to attempt to save their marriage or to use hard-won wisdom to build a future free of the past.

Clare Eliason moves to Boston partly to further her ballet career, but also to escape a painful breakup with her ex-dancing partner. During an after-performance reception, she’s introduced to Rob Chapin, a science professor. Finding humor and many common points of interest, they begin to date and a beautiful relationship evolves between them. In a wonderful saga full of realistic ups and downs Counterpointe shadows them as their lives intertwine and follows the ups and downs of their marriage, work and the most important journey of self-discovery.

I really enjoyed this novel, full of sweetness, humor and vivid, lifelike characters. There is a strong cast of many secondary characters, who are equally complicated and retain the reader’s interest. The gradual progress as Rob and Clare get to know each other, share their lives and follow the natural course of ups and downs, triumphs and disappointments is a beautiful read. Even when they’re apart their connection and the emotions of the characters kept me turning the pages.

Mostly this book is a wonderful exploration of two people from different worlds coming together and finding love and building a lasting, realistic relationship with all the complexities, joys and sorrows that entails.

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