I came across a review of this book lately, listing it as one of the best romance novels ever. How did I miss this gem, I wondered, heading to the library website to put in a request. Obviously, I read more historical romance than contemporary, but I’m always looking for something new it seems. How could this go wrong? Alas, I wasn’t that impressed with this book. We have a group of four friends who get together regularly for drinks and a few laughs – […]
Wasn’t this a Jennifer Lopez movie? Well, except for the murder…
I know romance novels have a fierce fanbase here at CBR, but I have never really been part of it. However, my mom loaned me this because it’s about a wedding planner in Atlanta, and I live near there and have been navigating the fraught waters of wedding planning for what feels like eons now (nine more days, eeeeeeeep!). Hopefully there will be no murders and no bridezillas before then. Jaclyn Wilde is a stressed but successful wedding planner who runs her own event business […]
A time travel romance for the ages
A mention of time-travel romances in the comments of another review inspired me to revisit my very favourite time-travel romance, Son of the Morning, by Linda Howard. I first read this book 10+ years ago and was completely gripped from beginning to end. I’ve since re-read it several times. It’s one that never gets old for me. Perhaps ironically, what I love most about this book is not the time travel or the romance. In fact, those parts are my least favourite. What I love […]