Janmarie Anello

YAY, another author to watch. Janmarie Anello's "A Dangerous Man" is my second read by this author and just an enjoyable and moving as the first.

Richard is outraged that he must acquiesce to a blackmailer and marry a merchant's daughter in order to protect his family. But from his first glimpse of Leah, he's struck by her beauty and it doesn't take long for him to realize she's just another pawn in her father's plans. But Richard was fooled by love before and still suffers from the memory and he has no intention of developing deep feelings for this woman.

Leah can't believe what her father has done now. She's being bartered away to fulfill her father's dreams of the future without regard for her feelings. Surely this Duke will help her resist her father's plans? But when Leah discovers the difference between love for a friend and love for a mate, will it matter? Plots and schemes swirl around her while she fights to win her husband's love.

Anello writes with feeling and a touch of melodrama. She 'feels' like a less-experience writer and there are certainly weaknesses in plotting and pacing. Yet she somehow manages to keep me reading through the occasional eyebrow lift and yes, even though I know how the story will play out, I come to care for her characters and want to see them triumph despite of that. She can play on my emotions and draw me into the story and that makes her an author to watch for me.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any information regarding her next release, but I did add Anello's name to my watchlist.… (more)

I enjoyed "Forever Yours", Janmarie Anello's debut Kensington historical romance novel. There were parts of the story I didn't like and pieces of plot I didn't quite believe, but her writing kept me reading until her story was done.

Sophie is a beauty who was ruined by a rake. When the consequences of her mistake became obvious, rather than allowing her family to force a marriage to such a scoundrel, she accepts her half-brother's offer of a small country estate. But tragedy seems to hover over Sophie and now she's quite at her wit's end. She hasn't seen her half-brother in two years, she's sold off almost everything she can, and now she's being importuned by yet another scoundrel! Into this scene steps a commanding man with a scar and WEDDING PAPERS!

Jagger can't believe his debt of honor will force him to return to England and marry! But learning of the death of his mother means he can now return and seek his revenge on the cruel father whose brutal actions caused him to leave England in the first place. He'll just wed her and then leave her in the country, no problem. Until he catches sight of this beautiful and courageous woman willing to defend what's hers with...a feather duster?

A little less angst and a little more relationship building would have brought this read four stars from me with no reservations. Although the plot is a well-used one, there were enough tweaks to give me a few surprises and the sensual pull between the lead characters was very well done. I'm headed to my TBR to pull out her next novel to sate my curiosity on Janmarie Anello's next book, "A Dangerous Man".… (more)