Reviewed by Anna Campbell

Pamela Palmer was a Golden Heart finalist with me in 2006 and she’s great fun and a thoroughly good egg. So I really looked forward to reading the sexy paranormals she sold to Silhouette Nocturne.

Her first book in the Esri series, THE DARK GATE, was fantastic. Romantic, suspenseful and featuring one of the creepiest villains I’ve encountered in ages. I’ve just finished her second Esri book, DARK DECEIVER, and you know what? It’s even BETTER than THE DARK GATE. And that’s saying something!

I’m a sucker for stories where the hero is torn between the demands of honor and his love for the heroine. That duty/love conflict is such a powerful hook and it makes DARK DECEIVER a corker of a read.

In Esria, a parallel…

Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
Reviewed by Anna Campbell

WOW! What a book! Buy it! Read it! Tell your friends!

OK, that’s the May review done. What’s next? Cocktails? Cabana boys? A Mediterranean cruise?

What’s that, Marisa? You want MORE???!!! Sheesh!

Oh, OK, Miss M, but JUST for you, OK?

Loretta Chase is one of my all-time favorite authors and I think she’s one of the best writers ever to grace the romance genre. She has an unerring and unique ability to combine sparkling Regency wit and deeply heartfelt emotion in a blend richer than the best cup of coffee you ever tasted. So a new book from her is always an event in my world.

Then I heard her new story featured a courtesan heroine, a gorgeous half-Italian hero (shades…

Reviewed by Author Anna Campbell

I have a major beef with this book.

Why is it called CRY NO MORE? It should be called CRY BUCKETS!

This is one of the most deeply emotional romance novels I’ve ever read. It starts in Mexico with the heart-wrenching kidnap of the heroine’s baby then continues in a whirlwind from there.

Linda Howard is such a great writer. And I can see MaryKate shares my admiration for her – it’s interesting that we both chose a novel by Linda Howard from our old favorites pile to review within a week or so of each other. Make sure you check out MK’s review of SHADES OF TWILIGHT in the latest RNTV blogs.

One of the many things I really admire about Linda Howard is her ability…