Contemporary Romance


Lauren Bach
Slow Hands 2002 ISBN: 0-446-61115-8
Alec Dempsey finds himself right back in the place where he swore he would never go again...his hometown of Freedom, Arkansas. He has come back to work under cover for the FBI...mainly because he is from there..and can fit in. He is there to keep on eye on Keira Morgan...the girl he loved and left ten yrs ago. He is there to protect her. Keira isn't too sure about her feelings of seeing Alec again. He has come up with the plan that they act like they are seeing each other again...but Keira isn't too sure she is pretending any longer. The feelings that she had for Alec are back as strong as they ever were. Keira has never gotten over Alec...and she isn't sure how she will survive again without him when he leaves. Will Alec leave her again when his job is over? Can her love make him stay? Very good book!! Another must read and keeper!
Date of review: Sept. 2002

Lone Rider 2001 ISBN: 0-446-61114-x
Tess Marsh finds herself out of gas in the middle of the night out west. She meets Dallas...who drives up on his motorcycle to give her a lift to town...when a gang of motorcycles pull up and before she knows it she finds herself being kidnapped by the very man who was going to rescue her. Dallas told her to trust him...but how can she when she doesn't know what he is going to do..or when. Tess finds herself falling in love with Dallas...and Dallas is falling in love with her. But when Tess finds out the truth about Dallas...will she stay..or will she never want to see him again? How will he be able to let her go? Very good book! This one is a keeper as well...and I don't know which one is my fav!
Date of review: Sept. 2002

Carole Bellacera
East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon 2001 ISBN: 0-765-34029-1
Leigh Fallon finds out the her husband Congressman Bob Fallon has been cheating on her. She finds herself drawn to Erik..who is a foreign exchange student from Norway..and who is very close in age to her oldest son! Leigh has had enough of her husband ignoring her and never there for her or the kids, so she begins an affair with Erik. When it is time for Erik to go back to Norway, Leigh is devasted. She files for divorce from her cheating husband, and starts life on her own...but she can't get the memory of Erik out of her mind. When she goes over to Norway to see Erik...the feelings are still there. Will her and Erik begin a relationship...will he be willing to live with her in the states? Or will his family (and a girl that wants to marry Erik) tear them apart? Very good book! It made me smile..and cry! A must re-read..and a keeper!
Date of review: June 2002

Stella Cameron
Once And For Always 1988 ISBN 1-55166-580-8
American Designer Catlin McBride has returned to Wales where she spent the summer when she was young. She meets Trevor Morgan (the boy she was in love with when she was young) and she tries to forget the feelings that they had for one another long ago, and the pain she felt when he stopped writing to her. Once her and Trevor start talking and seeing each other again, does she realize that the feelings that she had for him never died, and he feels the same way about her. Can they forget the pain of their past and try to start again? Very good book!
Date of review: July 2001

Jennifer Cruise
Faking It 2002 ISBN 312-28468-3 Tilda Goodnight's family owns a art gallery...and a painting got sold. The only thing is...the painting was a forgery that Tilda had painted and signed someone else's name to it. Now Tilda needs to get the painting back...she really needs to get all the paintings back that she painted and she needs Davy's help to do it. He agrees to help Tilda...on the condition that she helps him get his money back. Will Tilda realize that she is destined for love and not to paint? Will Davy stick around if he gets his money back? Very good book! I really enjoyed reading it!
Date of review: Aug. 2002

Tiffanie Debartolo
God Shaped Hole 2002 ISBN 1-57071-958-6
Beatrice "Trixie" Jordan answers an ad that she sees in the newspaper. She meets Jacob Grace...and they fall in love instantly. They have both decided that they are meant for one another..that they are soul mates and meant to be. They have plans to leave California...and to move to Memphis when his book that he is writting sells. Trixie went to a fortune teller when she was young...and she was told that her one true love would die and leabe her all alone. Trixie is determined that this is not going to happen...she and Jacob have too many dreams and memories to make..and she will do all that she can to make sure that nothing happens to Jacob. When her and Jacob break up, they are both miserable. Can they give their love another chance? Very very good book...I couldn't put it down.
Date of review: June 2002

Frank Deford
The Other Adonis 2001 ISBN 0-57071-745-1
Nina Winston is a psychiatrist and her patient Bucky Buckingham has revealed to her a secret...he belives that he has lived before..and he is in love with that same person still. Nina doesn't know what to make of it, so she agrees to put him under hypnotherapy, and meets his other identity. Once her and Bucky dwell more into reincarnation...the more she believes him...can she help him make sense of this? Very good book! I love books about Reincarnation..and this one was great!
Date of review: Oct. 2001

Donna Vail Jones & Randy Jones
Pebbles in a Pond 2001 ISBN: 1-55369-009-5
Emily and her husband Steve are having the same dream about the 19th century. They both try and piece their dreams together..while keeping their marriage afloat. They have both lived before, in the 19th century, and they are trying to keep from making the same mistakes they did in that lifetime in this lifetime. It gets really tough, and Emily is not sure her or Steve can take...or change the past. Can they overcome the jealousy, anger, and mis-trust they had in the other life together? Can they make this lifetime together work? Very good book...I love books about reincarnation!
Date of review: June 2002

Sabine Keevil
Guitars & Cadillacs 2002 ISBN: 0-9689973-0-9 Reanne Parker is a radio dj...tho she used to be a country singer whose career ended abruptly. She meets country singer Colton Wright...and aganist her better feelings she falls for him..and bad. Just when she thinks things are going ok...his "wife" comes back into the picture, so Reanne bows out and tries to figure out how to live her life without Colton. Reanne wonders if Colton loves her as much as she loves him...or will he try and get things worked out with his wife? Very good book!
Date of review: July 2002

Carly Phillips The Playboy 2003 ISBN: 0-446-61055-0
Kendall Sutton comes into town in her wedding dress...and her car has broken down. She calls 911..and Officer Rick Chandler is there to help. He is a little nervous of her at first..seems like all the women in town want to settle down with him. When he realizes that Kendall isn't like that...he puts his mind at ease. The more time he spends with her...the more he likes her and he comes up with a plan. Since she is only going to be in town for a couple of weeks (she is selling her Aunt's house then leaving), Rick asks Kendall to pretend to be his lover while she is there....and he will help her get her Aunt's house in shape to sell. Kendall agrees...cause she feels a strong attraction to Rick as much as he does to her. When the time comes for her to leave...will Kendall to able too? Will Rick be able to let her go? Or have they both done what they thought they would never do....fall in love with each other? Very good book!!!/font>
Feb 2003 Judi L Strider
Hold On To My Heart 2002 ISBN: 1591293928 Jillee has survied the recent and unexpected death of her husband Michael. She is heartbroken, and doesn't think she can go on without him. Things change when she finds out that her husband had been cheating on her, and wanted to file for divorce. Jillee takes a trip to Hawaii with her best friend, to get her life in order. There she meets Marc...and he falls totally in love with her. When Jillee gets back home, she never expects or believes that someone wants to kill her. Marc comes over from Hawaii to visit...and thank goodness he does...cause he is the only one who can save her. Will Jillee want to get into a relationship with Marc when this is all over? Or will Marc go back to Hawaii never to be seen or heard from again...and could her heart take it? Very good book!
Date of review: July 2002

Eugenia Riley
Lovers and Other Lunatics 2000 ISBN: 0-505-52371-X
Teresa Phelps meets Charles Everett while he is holding a gun at her and forces her in his car. He is there to protect Teresa from people who are trying to hurt her and to find out what her brother Frank had found out about some buried treasure. Of course Teresa has no clue about any of this...all she knows is that her brother Frank is dead, and she is his "fail-safe" . Can Teresa trust Charles to hekp her unravel the truth...does Charles really love her, or is he there for his own interests??? Very good book.
Date of review: Feb. 2002

Sheryl Jane Stafford
A Deadly Exchange 2000 ISBN: 0-595-15677-0
Alexandra and her husband Matt buy a yacht and take a cruise to the Bahamas's. They discover that there are drugs aboard (the drugs were put on the wrong boat and the men who put them there are after them) and Matt decides to hide them on a island till they can decide what to do. While he is on the island hiding the drugs, the drug men come on board to look for the drugs, they can't find them, so they take Alexandra. Matt comes back and finds Alexandra gone....will the men contact him to exchange his wife for the drugs? This is a very good book, it has alot of mystery and intrigue to it...and romance :)
Date of review: Aug. 2001

Katherine Stone
Imagine Love 1996 ISBN: 0-449-22818-5
Claire Chamberlain met Cole Taylor when she was 8 years old. They were friends until life and other things had seperated them. Cole comes back to his hometown to see Claire. Claire has loved Cole all her life, but can she make him see that she does still love him and want to be with him? Will he accept her or feel sorry for her now that she is blind (like her ex-husband did)? Very good book!
Date of review: Dec. 2001