**Warning: sorta spoiler ahead (but not really)**

So you totally know where this one is going to go from the first chapter – Faith and Connor get together, she can’t take the stress of his job so she runs, he gets hurt on the job, she comes back to him having decided it is better to be with him than not ... but that doesn’t mean that the journey isn’t a blast. Having read the first two books in the “Accidentally in Love” series (Falling for Her Fiance and Act Like You Love Me), I already knew that Madsen’s books are full of warmth and humor and fun. And Resisting the Hero doesn’t disappoint.

Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/book-review-resisting-the-hero/.

I’m not usually a fan of deception romances, even if it was an accident on Charlie’s part, but this one worked for me. There wasn’t really a good way for him to come clean any earlier than he does because I don’t know that Ellie would have believed he had changed until she got to know him.

With Falling for her Soldier, London once again delivers a romantic treat full of heart and humor that left me feeling satisfied at the end. I think that at this point I’d pick up any story that had her name on the cover without even reading the blurb.

Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/book-review-falling-for-her-soldier/

To Please a Lady is a complex, intriguing, and sometimes heartbreaking story of two people dealing with issues of abuse, self-image, love and forgiveness.

To Please a Lady is actually the last in a series about three men who were blackmailed into prostitution by Lady Lavender and if you have an interest in reading the others, I’d recommend waiting on this one. The whys of their situation come out in this finale and it could possibly affect the way you read the series, but I don’t know that for sure. I haven’t read To Seduce an Earl or To Capture a Rake so I don’t know how much of the details that are shared in this book have already played out in the others. So, with that warning, let me tell you that I did enjoy this book although I think I might have liked it more if it hadn’t been the only one I’d read. There are a lot of statements made about the other men and I think I might have missed out on some of the nuances since I didn’t know their story. Apart from that though, James and Ellie’s story was very entertaining.

Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/book-review-to-please-a-lady/

For those who love books by Robin Carr, Sheryl Woods and Susan Wiggs, Anna DeStefano may be a new addition to your go-to list. Love on Mimosa Lane has an abundance of heart-tugging moments, wonderfully crafted characters and a tender look at what really makes up a family – a reminder about the importance of the entire community and giving yourself up to love. It’s a complex story and one that will touch your heart, even as it makes you shed a tear or two. Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/book-review-love-on-mimosa-lane/

It’s a short book, just around 100 pages, but Boyd manages to nicely create a tender love story about two people whose feelings for each other go deeper than they let on. And by hiding, they manage to make the other believe that they don’t care. So when Imogen makes her sacrifice by giving Peter his freedom to go find someone he can love, neither let on to how much they actually want to be together and just continue to hide those feelings from others.

As misunderstandings in romances go, this one is a classic and I think it is handled very well. Once the two are back in the same sphere it, with a little help from their friends, they quickly figure things out and the path to their Happy Ever After is heartfelt and sweet. Peter proves himself to be one of the best heroes a heroine could ever ask for.


Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/book-review-miss-georges-second-chance/

Sometimes you have a paranormal story with romantic themes and sometimes you have a romance with paranormal twist – I think that Love at Stake definitely falls into this second category. I think it is an important distinction because some people aren’t big fans of paranormal books but they’d be OK with just a touch of it in their love story. Here, we have a couple who have what could be an everyday issue (she doesn’t fit into his world), but one of them just happens to be a vampire. This could very easily be in a different setting and the theme would be the same.

Not to say that the woo woo factor doesn’t make it fun. It’s always interesting to see what take on the supernatural world a particular author will take and Davies brings all sorts of creatures together, which is always fun. And even better, she has them dating … thru a matchmaking service! It’s not a comedic story, but there are definitely flashes of humor.

In Love at Stake, Davies gives her readers strong leads, with great chemistry and a lot of drama, who steam up the sheets but also tug at your heart. You know that things are going to work out for them in the end but it is an emotional rollercoaster getting them there.

(Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/book-review-love-at-stake/)

With engaging characters and riveting stories, Everett has delivered a superb series with “The Billionaire Bachelors”. And in the finale, Lantern Lake, readers are given an uplifting story about learning to let go and moving forward to something better.

Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/book-review-lantern-lake/

I loved Shannon Richard’s Undeniable, the story of Grace and Jax, and I impatiently waited for the next story. Well-paced and poignant, Unstoppable brings to life a heart-warming friends-to-lovers story that will have readers smiling and sighing and cheering for everything to work out in the end … and impatiently waiting for more. With the “Country Roads” series, Richard has given readers a fantastic group of friends and I can’t wait to see each of them get their happy ending.

Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/book-review-unstoppable/

This is one of the best books I’ve read lately. It is so well written it comes across as lighter than it actually is, but it has a great deal of depth and emotion which keep you turning the pages.

With Gwynneth Ever After, Poitevin brings to life endearing characters, full of warmth and depth, in a beautifully compelling story so deftly told it made me feel like I was coming home to old friends.

Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/book-review-gwynneth-ever-after/

Cursed by Cupid had me laughing so hard I cried. If it can go wrong for Tilly it does and it’s hilarious every time it happens. It’s tiny, just about 50 pages, but it sparkles every one of those pages. You have to be in the mood for humor but you’ll get a warm and fuzzy to go along with it.

Full review available at http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/book-review-cursed-by-cupid/