The Test of Time
Some, these days, seem to think a book that did not come out last week is not worth reading. But serious readers know better. The Castle of Otranto, published in…
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DONNA GRANT
Donna Grant's Dark Sword series features steamy paranormal historical novels of the fight between good and evil as waged by Druids versus droughs (mages who give themselves to the devil)…
Who are we?
"Better the lies that exalt us than the truths that demean us." That saying may be well known, and many may agree with it, but it would more accurately be…
R. D. Blackmore
I had heard of the classic Lorna Doone, but had not had the opportunity to read it until recently. First published in 1841, it is a love story told from…
Change of Habits
To now, my blog has contained weekly posts. But life is changing and I need more time for other projects; so, I'll be posting less often from here on out,…
STEVE BERRY
The Emperor's Tomb takes the reader from Denmark to Belgium to Vietnam to China, following a former American agent and his friend, a wealthy woman with a passion for archaeology…
Heroines
Once upon a time women in novels were frail creatures always in need of rescuing, or silly dolts who could not be expected to know the time of day, or…
Robert Heinlein
My first science fiction novels were those of Robert Heinlein. I could not get enough of them. Starship Troopers introduced me to life in outer space. The characters written by…
Kat Martin
My introduction to Kat Martin's work came through The Bride's Necklace, a page-turner of a Historical Romance centred around the plight of a young woman trying to protect her sweet…
Louis L’Amour
In a sense, Westerns can be considered Romances: The cowboy rides into town, meets pretty girl, falls in love; then, he must rescue her, himself, and possibly the town from…