Friday, July 8, 2011

The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning




The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning will have you rooted in one spot from start to finish. Moning weaves a wonderful tale full of magic, fighting, well built Scotsmen and lusty moments. Be prepared with a beverage and snack of choice when you pick up this novel, because you won't be putting it down once you start!!

Book Blurb:
    When Lisa felt the earth move under her feet, the fiercely independent 21st-century woman never dreamed she was falling...into another century.  But the powerful, naked warrior who stood glaring down at her wass only too real... and too dangerously arousing.  Irresistibly handsome he might be, but Lisa had no intention of remaining in this savage land torn by treachery and war.  How could she know that her seductive captor had other plans for her... plans that would save her from a tragic fate?  Or that this man who had long agao forsaken love would defy time itself to claim her for his own...

Rachel's Rating: 22

Plot: 8
    Strong Beginning: 3
    Keeps You Hooked: 3
    Predictability: 2
Characters: 8
    Believability: 3
    Intriguing Leads: 3
    Secondary Characters: 2
Steaminess: 6
    Mood: 3
    Hotness: 2
    Number of Times: 1 

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Much Ado in the Moonlight by Lynn Kurland





Victoria McKinnon has flown from the Big Apple to her brother's castle in Scotland to run her production of Hamlet. The castle is a perfect setting for such a play, there's just one small problem, its haunted. Throughout Much Ado in the Moonlight, Victoria must deal with unruly cast members, disappearing relative and meddling ghosts. Will her production go off without a hitch? Or will the affection of a Scottish laird cause unforeseen difficulties?

Rachel's Rating: 9

Plot: 4
    Strong Beginning: 1
    Keeps You Hooked: 1
    Predictability: 2
Characters: 5
    Believability: 1
    Intriguing Leads: 2
    Secondary Characters: 2
Steaminess: 0
    Mood: 0
    Hotness: 0
    Number of Times: 0