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Friday, December 21, 2012

Top Category Romance: Return of the Last McKenna by Shirley Jump

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Here's our latest find: Return of the Last McKenna by Shirley Jump. It's a heartwarming series romance book filled with deep emotions. Enjoy!

return of the last mckenna, shirley jump, category romanceReturn of the Last McKenna
by Shirley Jump

Is he ready to take a new kind of risk?

Dr. Brody McKenna has just returned home from serving as a medic in Afghanistan, and he has one more mission to fulfill….

Going into Kate Spencer’s sweetshop will take courage, for he's here to keep a promise made to his dying friend. He's prepared for tears or anger—not the deep attraction he feels for sparky-but-stressed Kate. One spontaneous offer of help later, this hero is surrounded by cupcakes, candy canes... More...

Top Pick rating, and Gold Star 2012 Harlequin Romance Nominee from RT Book Reviews

Friday, December 14, 2012

Top Contemporary Romance: Barefoot in the Rain by Roxanne St. Claire

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Here's our latest find: Barefoot in the Rain by Roxanne St. Claire. It's a fast-paced contemporary romance read. Both Romance Reviews Today and Romance Reader at Heart thoroughly enjoyed this book, as well. Enjoy!

barefoot in the rain, roxanne st claireBarefoot in the Rain
(Barefoot Bay)

by Roxanne St. Claire

...can she escape the rainy days of her past?

When "Life Coach to the Stars" Jocelyn Bloom is embroiled in scandal, the only place she can hide is the one place she wishes she could forget. She left Barefoot Bay-and the boy next door who knew all her secrets-years ago. Now nothing about the tiny island off the coast of Florida is quite how she remembers it, especially Will Palmer. More...

Five Stars and "A Perfect 10" from Romance Reviews Today

Friday, December 7, 2012

Best Romantic Suspense Novel: Scorched by Laura Griffin

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We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

scorched, laura griffin, best romantic suspense bookScorched
Laura Griffin
Pocket Books, 2012

Faced with an ultimatum— Kelsey or his job—Gage Brewer did the only thing a Navy SEAL could . . . but that doesn’t mean he stopped wanting Kelsey. Now Kelsey is running for her life and Gage is her last line of defense. ... More...

Recommended Read, Fallen Angel Reviews

Friday, November 30, 2012

Top Historical Romance: A Notorious Countess Confesses by Julie Anne Long

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We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

best historical romance novel, a notorious countess confesses, julie anne longA Notorious Countess Confesses
(Pennyroyal Green Series)

Julie Anne Long
Avon, 2012
Best Historical Romance novel

The vicar has a smoulder the devil might envy...

From courtesan to countess, Evie Duggan has riveted London in every role she’s played. But the ton never could forgive her scandalous—if shockingly short—marriage, and when her star plummets amid gleefully vicious gossip, the countess escapes to the only legacy left to her: a manor house in Pennyroyal Green.

He never expected to fall so hard . . .

He has the face of a fallen angel and a smolder the devil would envy, but Vicar Adam Sylvaine walks a precarious line, resisting temptation . . . and the wild Eversea blood in his veins. More...

Five Stars
“...clever, funny, and poignant.” – Blythe Barnhill , All About Romance …full book review

Five Stars
“...a joy to read...” – Heather Nordahl Files, Affaire de Coeur …full book review

Friday, November 23, 2012

Best Contemporary Romance: Nightingale Way by Emily March

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We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

great contemporary romance book, nightingale way, emily marchNightingale Way
(An Eternity Springs Novel)

Emily March
Ballantine Books, 2012
Best Contemporary romance

Desperation makes her hire the notorious privateer...

Dark, brooding Jack Davenport hides his secrets well, never telling his wife about the dangers of his job, never sharing his thoughts or worries . . . never sharing himself. After tragedy strikes, their marriage shatters. Now a threat to Catherine Blackburn’s life brings her back into his—and gives them a second chance.

A reporter whose most recent investigation has ignited a national controversy and put her in harm’s way, Cat thinks she can handle herself. So when Jack grabs her off the street and sweeps her to his home above Eternity Springs, she’s furious. More...

Top Pick
Five Stars
Romance Reader at Heart

Friday, November 16, 2012

Best Category Romance Novel: Snowbound in the Earl's Castle by Fiona Harper

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top category romance novel, snowbound in the earls castle by fiona harperSnowbound in the Earl's Castle
Fiona Harper
Harlequin, 2012
Best Category Romance novel

...they don't believe in fairy tales...

Forthright Faith McKinnon is driving English aristocrat Marcus Huntington crazy! Ever since she turned up at his castle to research a valuable stained-glass window, Marcus can't stop thinking about her. Faith might try to hide her true self behind a facade of feistiness, yet to Marcus she's as transparent as the glass she studies. What's more, the vulnerable woman in hiding is frighteningly appealing. More...

2012 Harlequin Romance Gold Star Nominee
Top Pick
“...memorable read...” – Jaime A. Geraldi, RT Book Reviews …full book review

Friday, November 9, 2012

Best Paranormal Romance Novel: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com)  is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

top paranormal romance novel, once burned, Jeaniene FrostOnce Burned
(Night Prince, Book 1)

Jeaniene Frost
Avon, 2012
Best Paranormal Romance Novel

Don't call him Dracula...

After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire... More...

Five Stars
“...electric...” – Jillean , Once Upon a Romance …full book review

Friday, November 2, 2012

Top Contemporary Romance: Run the Risk by Lori Foster

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

greatest contemporary romance novel, run the risk, lori fosterRun the Risk
(Love Undercover)

Lori Foster
HQN, 2012
Best Contemporary romance

The heat between them is undeniable...

When Detective Logan Riske goes undercover to find Pepper Yates, a potential link to his best friend's unsolved murder, he vows to gain her cooperation by any means necessary. But the elusive beauty is more suspicious—and in far more danger—than he expected. And the last thing Logan needs is to start caring for her….

Pepper has spent years dodging the corrupt club owner who will stop at nothing to keep her silenced. She can trust no one, not even the handsome new "construction worker" who's moved in next door. More...

A Perfect 10
“ A stellar read...” – Patti Fischer, Romance Reviews Today …full book review

Friday, October 26, 2012

Top Historical Romance: Tempting the Bride by Sherry Thomas

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

greatest historical romance, tempting the bride, sherry thomasTempting the Bride
Sherry Thomas
Berkley, 2012
Best Historical Romance

...she’s rescued by the notorious rake she’s always despised...

Helena Fitzhugh understands perfectly well that she would be ruined should her secret love affair be discovered. So when a rendezvous goes wrong and she is about to be caught in the act, it is with the greatest reluctance that she accepts help from David Hillsborough, Viscount Hastings, and elopes with him to save her reputation.

Helena has despised David since they were children—the notorious rake has tormented her all her life. David, on the other hand, has always loved Helena, but his pride will never let him admit the secrets of his heart. More...

Five Stars
“...incredibly engrossing and moving.” – Carrie S., Smart Bitches, Trashy Books …full book review

Five Stars
“...truly a joy to read.” – Elizabeth Cimaglia, All About Romance …full book review

Friday, October 19, 2012

Top Romantic Suspense: The Witness by Nora Roberts

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

best romantic suspense book, the witness, nora robertsThe Witness
Nora Roberts
Putnam Adult, 2012

Daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever.    More...

Recommended Read, Fallen Angel Reviews

Top Pick, RT Book Reviews

Friday, October 12, 2012

Top Paranormal Romance: Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

best paranormal romance, mark of the witch, maggie shayneMark of the Witch
(The Portal)

Maggie Shayne
Harlequin MIRA, 2012
Best Paranormal romance, Hot

...she was born to save what he's sworn to destroy...

A lapsed Wiccan, Indira Simon doesn't believe in magic anymore. But when strange dreams of being sacrificed to an ancient Babylonian god have her waking up with real rope burns on her wrists, she's forced to acknowledge that she may have been too hasty in her rejection of the unknown. Then she meets mysterious and handsome Father Thomas. More...

Top Pick
“...superb story...” – Terri Dukes, RT Book Reviews …full book review

Best Contemporary Romance: Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

best contemporary romance, love unrehearsed, tina reberLove Unrehearsed
Tina Reber
Atria Books, 2012
Best Contemporary Romance
Warning: Adult Romance/Red Hot

...There is no rehearsal for true love...

When A-list movie star Ryan Christensen ducked into her pub to escape his screaming fans, never in a million years did Taryn Mitchell think her life was about to change forever.But now, eight months later, after a whirlwind romance, Taryn wakes up in Ryan’s Hollywood hotel room to find a diamond to die for on her left ring finger—and her face splashed across the cover of every gossip magazine. More...

5 Stars
“... heart-melting perfection!!!” – Aestas, Aestas Book Blog …full book review

Friday, October 5, 2012

Best Historical Romance Book: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

top historical romance, never seduce a scot, maya banks Never Seduca a Scot
(The Montgomerys and Armstrongs)

Maya Banks
Ballantine Books, 2012
Best Historical Romance

... the Scottish warrior will move heaven and earth to save her...

Eveline Armstrong is fiercely loved and protected by her powerful clan, but outsiders consider her “touched.” Beautiful, fey, with a level, intent gaze, she doesn’t speak. No one, not even her family, knows that she cannot hear. Content with her life of seclusion, Eveline has taught herself to read lips and allows the outside world to view her as daft. But when an arranged marriage into a rival clan makes Graeme Montgomery her husband, Eveline accepts her duty—unprepared for the delights to come. Graeme is a rugged warrior with a voice so deep and powerful that his new bride can hear it, and hands and kisses so tender and skilled that he stirs her deepest passions. More...

Five Stars
“...exceptional...” – Queen of Books, Romance at Random …full book review

Friday, September 28, 2012

Top Historical Romance Novel: A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

best historical romance novel, a lady by midnight, tessa dareA Lady by Midnight
(Spindle Cove 3)

Tessa Dare
Avon, 2012
Best Historical romance
Rating: Hot

Why is there smoldering passion in his kiss?

After years of fending for herself, Kate Taylor found friendship and acceptance in Spindle Cove—but she never stopped yearning for love. The very last place she'd look for it is in the arms of Corporal Thorne. The militia commander is as stone cold as he is brutally handsome. But when mysterious strangers come searching for Kate, Thorne steps forward as her fiancĂ©. He claims to have only Kate's safety in mind. So why is there smoldering passion in his kiss? More...

Top Pick
“...lovingly crafted...” – Kathe Robin, RT Book Reviews …full book review

Friday, September 21, 2012

Best Historical Romance Novel: A Lady Never Lies by Juliana Gray

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We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

greatest historical romance, a lady never lies, juliana grayA Lady Never Lies
Juliana Gray
Berkley, 2012
Best Historical romance, Hot

Love is the only thing that matters...

Lady Alexandra Morley, an alluring widow, is desperate to devise a plan to reverse her fortunes. When fate lands her in the arms of Phineas "Finn" Burke, an attractive inventor, she despairs of ever getting what she needs...until they kiss.

Finn has always been impervious to the charms of the female species, intent only on perfecting his "horseless carriage" engine. He never dreamed he'd meet a woman like Alexandra, who is as stubborn as she is comely. Despite the brewing scandal, Finn longs to make Alexandra his wife, but he must first convince the maddening lady that their love is the only thing that matters. More...

Top Pick
“...a smart, witty tale...” – Kathe Robin, RE Book Reviews …full book review

Friday, September 14, 2012

Top Romance Novels: Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal by Grace Burrowes

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

greatest historical romance, lady maggies secret scandal, grace burrowesLady Maggie's Secret Scandal
Grace Burrowes
Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2012
Top Historical romance novel

Lady Maggie Windham Has Secrets...

And she's been perfectly capable of keeping them...until now. When she's threatened with exposure, she turns to investigator Benjamin Hazlit to keep catastrophe at bay. But Maggie herself intrigues Benjamin more than the riddle she's set him to solve. As he uncovers more and more of her past, Maggie struggles to keep him at a distance, until they both begin to discover the truth in their hearts... More...

Five Stars
Recommended Read
“... lovely intense...” – Deb, Manic Reviews, Dark Diva Reviews …full book review

Friday, September 7, 2012

Top Contemporary Romance Novel: Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis

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Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today (bestromancenovelstoday.com) is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 15+ reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

greatest contemporary romance novel, forever and a day, jill shalvisForever and a Day
(Lucky Harbor)

Jill Shalvis
Forever, 2012
Best Contemporary romance, Hot

...playing house with a sexy single dad...

Grace never thought she'd be starting her life over from scratch. Losing everything has landed her in Lucky Harbor, working as a dog walker for overwhelmed ER doctor Josh Scott. But the day his nanny fails to show up, Grace goes from caring for Josh's lovable mutt to caring for his rambunctious son. Soon Grace is playing house with the sexy single dad . . .

With so many people depending on him, Josh has no time for anything outside of his clinic and family-until Grace arrives in town. Now this brainy blonde is turning his life inside out and giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "good bedside manner." More...

Top Pick
“...a hit...” – Sabrina Cooper, RT Book Reviews …full book review

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