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A Great Book for a Bad Week

February 11, 2018 by Kitkat Leave a Comment

Last week was terrible for the PTA I run.  The event coordinator for one of our biggest fundraisers of the year quit, and the event coordinator for the annual talent show also quit.  By Friday, I was ready to curl up on the coach with a bottle of rosé and a book, so I drove over to the library and hit the romance section hard.  My first selection — and the novel I’m reviewing here — was called Agnes and the Hitman. This book was […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Bob Mayer, jennifer crusie

Kitkat's CBR10 Review No:7 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Bob Mayer, jennifer crusie ·
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Waffles and Ice Cream for Breakfast

July 3, 2017 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Wild Ride was my least favorite Jennifer Crusie romance until I realized it is not a romance. I read this when it was first released in 2010. I picked it up again a couple of weeks ago because I couldn’t remember much about it other than it wasn’t a great romance, and one other thing I’ll discuss later in the review. Crusie and Bob Mayer co-wrote three romance-adventures/adventure-romances, Don’t Look Down, Agnes and the Hitman, and Wild Ride. They made for an interesting writing pair, but […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Bob Mayer, jennifer crusie, paranormal, Wild Ride

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:62 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Bob Mayer, jennifer crusie, paranormal, Wild Ride ·
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