Dawn Stewardson

Quite nice! The situation is - well, contrived, but not beyond possibility. And they don't just fall into bed and love as a solution - they actually have to work out difficulties, consider alternatives, consider each other...Very solid characters, including Robbie; he's not a wiseman in a child suit, but a realistic small child. There's a throwaway line in there that I really like, on two levels - at that point, it seems like Natalie is doing all the compromising (for True Love, but still), show more when Hank says "I don't think there's much call for an English-speaking homicide detective in {Guatamala}..." Not only does it show he's thinking of where he can compromise too; that's a book/series I'd love to read. The American homicide cop, on summer vacation with his son, daughter, and doctor wife...gets mixed up in something-or-other in the small town where she's working her summers. I don't think it's been written, but I'd read it...Again, these are solid characters, not just one-shots. I'll be looking for more by this author.
I didn't mean to (re)read this, but I picked it up and sank into the story. I still agree with my original review - good story, good characters. And I found it as an ebook so I can get rid of the paper copy. show less

Wow, I really enjoyed this time-travel Harlequin Intrigue! Tour guide Dani reads from an ancient book of spells and finds herself transported back in time to 1850 Transylvania where she encounters vampire hunters, angry villagers, and a dashing blond hero that sweeps her off her feet. This was a fun book that was perfect to read around Halloween! :)

I got to page 92 of this book and discovered the rest of the book was going to be about her betraying him and I just can't read it any more. This is not a theme that is appealing in any way to me. I read for fun and betrayal story lines are just agonizing for me so I don't put myself through it any more. Which is sad because I was really enjoying the story and the writing up until that point. On to the next book.

A supposer même que Denver Brooke ait été le genre d'homme qu'elle appréciait, Chantal Livingstone savait, en toute circonstance, distinguer le travail du plaisir. Et ce séjour de quelques jours dans un chalet perdu en pleine montagne était un voyage strictement professionnel. Chantal allait faire des repérages pour le tournage d'un film publicitaire et Denver était chargé d'en dresser la future vedette - un superbe et immense saint-bernard.
Mais les lumières de Manhattan show more disparues, et la neige s'était mise à tomber sur le chalet perdu, Chantal, l'élégante New-Yorkaise, et Denver, le dresseur de chiens, commencent à s'estimer mutuellement et, ce qui n'était au début qu'un travail, devient vite un plaisir partagé. Pendant peu de temps, toutefois, car des visiteurs impromptus surviennent - qui font planer sur cet amour naissant de réelles menaces... show less