More Than a Millionaire by Emilie Rose
More Than a Millionaire and I… well, we didn’t get along. It turns that out first impressions really do matter, and we got off to a bad start. And no matter how hard I tried to let go of that first impression, I just couldn’t, which is why I didn’t enjoy the book all that much. Allow me to explain the cause of this bad impression: Ryan Patrick, millionaire and man of the month. Yup, I let a man get between me and a book, and I’m not proud of myself. But I don’t think Ryan should be proud of his behaviour either.
Add comment September 15, 2009
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Tags: Emilie Rose, Miniseries
DNF
I have been accused of many things over the years, but being smart isn’t one of them. It took me months to figure out that whenever I saw the letters “dnf” on a review, it meant that the reviewer hadn’t finished the book. Not my proudest moment, I’ll admit.
I have a hard time giving up on books. For at least my first fifteen years as a reader, I simply couldn’t allow myself to start a book and not complete it, no matter how much I hated it. What if it got better? What if I suddenly realized that it wasn’t bad at all? Did I have the right to criticize a book I hadn’t finished? This last one still gets to me when I’m reading a book for review, not just for pleasure.
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Add comment September 13, 2009
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October Preview
Ah, October. One of the things I love about October is that, thanks to Halloween, candy is sold EVERYWHERE. My stomach rejoices, my barely-there muscles sob, knowing they’ll never emerge from under the layer of fat I’ll acquire, and I get to have my chocolate. Yay!
One of the things I don’t love about October is that it means summer is officially gone for good. The weather’s cold and just going to get colder, which is not a good thing if you hate winter as much as I do. This year, I’ll be relying on Harlequin to heat things up with releases set in exotic, warm locales, and with powerful, sexy men.
Add comment September 8, 2009
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Tags: Beth Andrews, Deb Marlowe, Emilie Rose, Janette Kenny, Jennie Lucas, Kate Hardy, Kate Hewitt, Miniseries, Susan Stephens
Two Weeks in the Magnate’s Bed by Nicola Marsh
Harlequin has lied to me with the title of this book, and with the cover image too. You see that cover? It looks like it’s in a house, doesn’t it? HAH! This book features no housebound sex. None! And on the topic of sex, the two weeks in the title are mainly spent out of the magnate’s bed, not in it. I feel so cheated!
3 comments September 8, 2009
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Hot-Shot Tycoon, Indecent Proposal by Heidi Rice
This book is just so… aww. Really, that’s the only word I can think of to describe it. I hope that all Ms. Rice’s books make me feel the same way, because after reading this one, I know I’ll be ordering more of them.
Daisy Dean – and oh, how that name pained me over the course of this novel – isn’t exactly fond of her new neighbour, and she’s been quite vocal about her dislike. He’s too good-looking, for one thing. But more importantly, her landlady’s cat is missing and he hasn’t helped search for it. Since the cat could very well be hiding in his backyard, the logical course of action is to look for it there. Okay, so that’s technically trespassing, but it doesn’t even look like the neighbour’s home. What could go wrong?
4 comments September 4, 2009
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Tags: Heidi Rice, Miniseries
Mistress to the Merciless Millionaire by Abby Green
I love me some alliteration, so when I saw the title to this book, I practically squealed. It’s just so much fun to say! C’mon, say it with me: Mistress to the Merciless Millionaire, Mistress to the Merciless Millionaire… no? Fine then, I’ll get on to the review.
Supermodel Kate Lancaster has wanted Tiarnan Quinn, her best friend’s brother, for more than ten years. The two have only shared one kiss, after which he cruelly rejected her, but she can’t stop thinking of what could have been.
5 comments September 1, 2009
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The Innocent’s Dark Seduction by Jennie Lucas
So, Mrs Giggles already reviwed this book here and did a better job than I ever could. Read it! But I do have to mention the characters’ names: Roark Navarre and Lia Villani. Seriously. I’m not making this up. Am I the only one who thinks the author used a random name generator to choose their names?
Anyway, Jennie Lucas is one of my favourite Presents authors, and this one gets bonus points for being hilariously over the top. Roark’s an ass, but he’s such an ass that he’s hilarious, the settings are all sexy, and the drama is fantastic. I know I’ll read this book again and love-hate every minute of it. The Innocent’s Dark Seduction is a really fun read – just don’t take it seriously.
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The Virgin Secretary’s Impossible Boss by Carole Mortimer
I really have issues with this title. There’s just something so contrived about it, and while I realize that’s what Presents covers are supposed to be, this one seems worse than most. Also, I think the book should really be called The Secretary Who’s Impossibly Still a Virgin because the virginal secretary is 29. Uh-huh, 29. There’s no way in hell that she’s still a virgin. That and she’s actually a PA, not a secretary. Oh, and the boss isn’t impossible, either.
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Tags: Carole Mortimer, Miniseries
Bound by the Marcolini Diamonds by Melanie Milburne
One of the first Presents books I ever read was by Melanie Milburne. I didn’t like it, and based on how I felt about this book, I think it’s safe to conclude that I dislike her books in general.
Pinning down why I dislike them, though, is tricky. There are many things I didn’t like about Bound by the Marcolini Diamonds- starting with the fact that diamonds barely come into the story, though that’s Harlequin’s fault, not Ms. Milburne’s – but there’s nothing really wrong about it. I felt that the prose was a bit heavy, and the story wasn’t particularly original, but that hasn’t stopped me from liking other books like it.
Add comment September 1, 2009
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Tags: Melanie Milburne, Miniseries
The Billionaire’s Bride of Vengeance by Miranda Lee
Depth. In a 50,000-word novel, it’s hard to achieve. When an author manages to convey it in a series title, the results are astounding. When an author fails to do so, you get a book like this one.
The book suffers from a lack of depth in both its plot and, more markedly, in its characters. These two deficiencies made it impossible for me to connect emotionally with it, which made it hard to enjoy. While the writing was smooth and enjoyable, I’d rather read a shoddily-written book with depth than a polished but shallow one.
Add comment September 1, 2009
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Tags: Miniseries, Miranda Lee
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