Gambler’s Daughter by Ruth Owen
This is a nice story that brings on some fresh and breezy kind of fun, with enough emotional punch too.
Ricky Martin by Ricky Martin
He can shake my bon-bons anytime.
A Pirate of Her Own by Kinley MacGregor
This one is pretty okay until it loses steam halfway through. Debut efforts can be such a drag that way.
The Soft Touch by Betina Krahn
Yes, the title is a warning: the heroine is a doormat. But the story is not too bad.
Upon a Wicked Time by Karen Ranney
The asshole hero doesn’t grovel or get punished enough, hmph!
Briar Rose by Kimberly Cates
This is probably the only story with a Pollyanna village healer and a tortured hero that I can bear to reread more than once.
Dangerous Games by Justine Dare
The author reminds everyone why she’s one of the better ones in the genre.
The Truelove Bride by Shana Abé
Scottish medieval courtship shenanigans ahoy!
Guardian Groom by Shelley Cooper
It starts out so good, but then becomes predictable and mundane.
Karma by Delerium
Hey, it’s Silence and… uh, songs that aren’t Silence.
