Mrs. Julien – Page 8 – Cannonball Read 17

Take a Moment with the Fantastic Cover

Imago by N.R. Walker

March 22, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

Look at these two nice people falling in love! It’s so sweet. They’re both so lovely. They match so well. Everyone is down-to-earth and sensible. It’s so realistic. Is it maybe just a little bit dull? Recently, I have been reading a lot of N.R. Walker contemporary M/M romances because they are very pleasant and occasionally delightful, the Australian settings lend a certain subtle exoticism, and they were almost all free for my e-reader. Of the six or so I’ve read, I’d recommend Imago and […]

Cletus Is Bold Choice of Hero Name

Beard Science by Penny Reid

March 21, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 10 Comments

A friend (it’s emmalita) and I have a running joke about Penny Reid that she is on probation with us, though we clearly keep reading her contemporary romances and seem to take turns actually paying for them. Reid was on secret probation, then double secret probation, then an unprecedented triple secret probation, before peeling back to regular probation and now she’s on “wait and see” status. That’s all a long walk to say that Reid’s work has been uneven, but can be very enjoyable when the […]

Remember PattyKates’ Raisin Sex Metaphor?

Man Candy by Melanie Harlow

March 20, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 6 Comments

I have friends, PattyKates, who write fabulous romance reviews as a team. They coined the term “raisin sex” to describe sexual activity in novels that is simply not to one’s taste, i.e. when your cookie has raisins in it, but you prefer chocolate chips. Man Candy was just such a book for me. A contemporary romance with some charm, flashes of humour, and a fairly paint by numbers story delivery, Harlow delivered raisin sex when I wanted chocolate chip sex. Raisin sex, I might add, […]

There Ought to Be a Hyphen, Right?

Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker

March 16, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 5 Comments

Sixty Five Hours was my third N.R. Walker romance in a short period of time. It’s about two gorgeous and successful people who have a short window of time to prepare an advertising campaign. As this is a contemporary kissing book with a marriage of convenience plot, virtually all of the preparation work falls to the men to complete and they undertake it at one of their homes. A by-the-numbers romance very much in what I think of as the Harlequin vein, specifically whatever their […]

A Dude Born Anew

Learning to Feel by N.R. Walker

March 2, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 3 Comments

Short Version: Learning to Feel is a fairly traditional contemporary romance that passed the time, but N.R. Walker’s plotting choices struck me as a bit much. Long Version: In a moment of common sense and self-preservation, sad-sack Nathan leaves his job as an ER doctor in Boston, to take a role in rural Maine. It’s a contract position that he hopes will get his life on track, help him work less, and it includes free rent on a farmhouse. When Nathan arrives, he finds a […]

The Puppy That Eats Your Favourite Shoes

Good Boy by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

February 28, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

When the hero of Good Boy was introduced in Us, I referred to him as the World’s Largest Plot Moppet. I was wrong, clearly he is the world’s biggest puppy. I have seen very mixed reviews of this contemporary romance as there are troubling elements at the same time as it is also frequently charming. YMMV, as the kids today say. Blake Riley and Jessie Canning hooked up several months ago and while it was mutually satisfying, she isn’t looking for more. Brought together again […]

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