Christmas Awards 2011

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

In The Arms Of Danger



In the Arms of Danger by Jaydyn Chelcee/Eternal Press/ ebook


Lacey Weston is on her latest photographic assignment, outside the small town of Rimrock, Montana. Things are going downhill fast. First she sees a murder, by a man with a badge, and while trying to stay alive she literally runs into the Sheriff of the town, Danger Blackstone. Now if only she could figure out whom she can trust and who she can’t she just might come out of this mess alive. Lacey has the penchant of getting into scrapes but this time she has really stepped into it and dragged the sheriff into it as well.

Danger at first thinks he managed to catch one of the vandals in his small town. Instead he is beginning to think he managed to catch a wildcat. His first good look at Lacey has him thinking things he has no business thinking. When she tells him about the murder at first he isn’t sure if she is telling the truth or if she just imagined it. After she escapes him, Danger has to track her down just in case she is in as much trouble as she says she is.

Lacey gets caught by a flash flood trying to get away from Danger and is rescued by him instead. Realizing that maybe he can be trusted after he saves her from the murderer, who is now hunting her. Lacey starts to tell Danger the truth and Danger understands the threat is real. It is a race to see if they can get to safety before the murderer catches them.

This book is set in modern times but gives you flavors of the old west. It is full of twist and turns that keeps you guessing what the next mishap will be. It is full of action and comedy and the story moves along at a fast pace. It is interesting to see the characters overcome their misunderstandings of each other and learn to trust one each another.

I give this one 4 red roses LW

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

The House Party





Fenella-Jane Miller/ The House Party/Robert Hale/HB / ISBN 978-0-7090-8536-2

Having been let down by Lord Weston the previous summer, Miss Penelope Coombs is at first displeased when she is obliged to join his house party to watch a balloon ascension. However, she soon discovers that she still feels attracted to him and when he asks her to marry him she accepts.

Penny is plunged into a series of mishaps but neither she nor Lord Weston realise what is going on. They are searching for French traitors and spies, but perhaps the danger is nearer to home than they imagine.

This one a well-paced, amusing mystery/romance. A sparkling Regency from an established writer and very enjoyable. 4.5 red roses Morna

Lord Kane's Keepsake




Sandra Heath/Lord Kane’s Keepsake/Robert Hale/ISB 978-0-7090-8092-3
223 pages HB £18.99


When Lord Kane made Miss Rutherford an offer of marriage she could scarcely believe her good fortune. Her father took her to London so that she could be introduced to society and spend more time with her fiancé before her engagement ball. Emma cannot believe a man like Lord Kane could love such an insignificant girl as her and begins to suspect him of having an affair with a notorious beauty.


Her brother seems to be involved with Lord Kane’s enemy, Lord Avenly, and she is anxious for him. However, she does not realises that she could be a pawn in the dangerous games these men play. Will she lose everything or gain her heart’s desire?


This author has researched her period exceptionally well. At times the wealth of detail tends to get in the way of the story, slowing the pace, but, that aside, this is a well crafted and enjoyable Regency. I give this one 4 red roses. Morna.

One Night at the Office



Raven Starr
One Night At the Office/Red Rose Publishing/ebook 48 pages


Mika has taken a job working at night for just one night only. As she arrives at her destination, she is attacked on the doorstep by vagrants. Caleb comes out just in time to save her, and turns out to be the man she is working for that night. He is handsome and sexy and suddenly the evening looks like more fun. She discovers some wonderful art treasures as she unpacks crates heavy with dust, but she has no idea about who the sexy man she is working for actually is. She is in for a big surprise!


This book was lively and fun to read. If you enjoy sexy Vampire stories then this is a good one! 4.5 red roses Morna.

Monday, 21 July 2008

Dreams Of Destiny


Taylor Kincaid/Dreams of Destiny/Forbidden Publications/ebook 24 pages


Lyssa has a dream in which she sees things that puzzle her. Part Cherokee, in her dream she is called Dream Weaver. Her mother once told her that she must chase the truth - and the man from her dream tells her that she must find her soul mate if she is ever to be happy.


I loved this simple but beautiful tale of a woman's search for love. I can't tell you more because it would spoil the reading for you, but it is well worth buying and keeping. 4.5 red roses Morna

Strawberry Hill


Hether Beck/Strawberry Hill/Red Rose Publishing/ebook short 14 pages


Aurora dreams of a night that shamed her and of a time when she was happy as a child. This is a woman coming to terms with her life. Can she reform her life and recapture what she was?


A pleasant short story. 4 red roses, Morna

Doorway To The Stars


Marly Mathews

Doorway To the Stars

ebook/ New Concepts Publishing/71 pages


Freya does not believe that hijackers from the Outlanders have penetrated their security system despite what her colleague Macy says about men from the Outer System looking for wives. When she is taken prisoner by one of the Outlanders, Freya cannot believe anything he says though he has a startling effect on her.


He is taking her to his world and Freya can do nothing about it. She discovers that she is not the only woman who has been snatched - but they seem happy about it. Can Freya escape back to her own world or is she trapped forever? Can a bloodbath between two worlds be averted?


This is an imaginative Science Fiction story with a romance at its heart. An interesting concept and well crafted. 4 Red Roses. Morna