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Good job, Past Me

Hideaway by Nora Roberts

June 6, 2022 by NTE Leave a Comment

Nora Roberts is one of my go-to authors – if I’m looking for a book that is just dependable for an entertaining read, I know she’s not going to let me down. She used to be a ‘read immediately upon publication’ author, but I find that if I save her new-to-me-books for days when I just can’t get into anything, or when I’m on day three of a migraine (the day that’s more like a migraine hangover for me, where I can kind of focus, […]

Filed Under: Romance, Suspense Tagged With: contemporary, Hideaway, Nora Roberts, Romance, romantic suspense, Suspense

NTE's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Romance, Suspense · Tags: contemporary, Hideaway, Nora Roberts, Romance, romantic suspense, Suspense ·
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Interesting plot rather let down by stock characters

Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

February 25, 2022 by Dinah Lord 2 Comments

About a year or so ago, I bought a few of Nora Roberts’ romantic thrillers, but only found this one this week after getting Katee Robert’s Dark Olympus titles through Apple Books (normally I read ebooks via Kindle). The Nora Roberts formula seems to be: throw two characters with traumatic or difficult pasts together in a small town setting, and have them resolve some of their past issues through dealing with a current threat. In previous titles, it’s been the nominal hero disregarding the heroine’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: books set in massachusetts, formulaic, Nora Roberts, people have boundaries for a reason, romantic thriller

Dinah Lord's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: books set in massachusetts, formulaic, Nora Roberts, people have boundaries for a reason, romantic thriller ·
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A dated serial killer drama

Sacred Sins by Nora Roberts

July 9, 2021 by Catticus Finch 1 Comment

I haven’t read a lot of books by Nora Roberts, despite her prolific output.  I borrowed this one, as it appeared to be a stand alone in comparison to most of her trilogies, and I didn’t realize at first that it was published way back in the late 1980s!  I suppose it was a testament to the story that it didn’t jump out at me immediately that there were no cell phones or Google searches.  However, that doesn’t mean it was all good! The main […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: 80s crime drama, Catholic church influence, Nora Roberts, serial killer

Catticus Finch's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: 80s crime drama, Catholic church influence, Nora Roberts, serial killer ·
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New Year, New Me – Book 1!

Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts

March 4, 2021 by KatSings 5 Comments

Well, I’m back! I read 45 books last year and reviewed not a single one. It’s a shame, too – I read some really great stuff last year. Oh well, no sense harping on the past. Rather, let’s move ahead! Honest Illusions is another Nora Roberts book. If you’ve read a lot of my reviews, you know I read her fairly frequently. This is a stand alone, recommended to me (and purchased for me) by a friend. This romance focuses on the family Nouvelle, a […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Honest Illusions, Nora Roberts, Romance

KatSings's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: Honest Illusions, Nora Roberts, Romance ·
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A meh from La Nora

Hideaway by Nora Roberts

February 10, 2021 by Lynn Leave a Comment

Sometimes, when I think I’m busy, I think about Nora Roberts, and I realize that there is no way I can possibly be as busy as she is. This woman has written approximately eleventy billions books, and Hideaway is her latest. Normally, I like Nora’s stand-alone novels. Yes, they’re predictable in that Nora-esque way, but they’re like watching an episode of Law and Order. You know the characters, you know pretty much what’s going to happen, the details don’t exactly matter because the basic framework […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Hideaway, Nora Roberts, The Mama

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Hideaway, Nora Roberts, The Mama ·
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Hollywood intrigue, flipping houses, graphic novels, and romance!

Tribute by Nora Roberts

August 21, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Red Cilla McGowan is the granddaughter of Janet Hardy, a legendary actress who died from an overdose – suspected suicide – before Cilla was born. A former child star, Cilla is sick of Hollywood and all it has to offer. She manages to persuade her mother (who is still stuck in the Hollywood machine) to sell her Hardy’s old farmhouse so she can do it up, and maybe find herself a home in the process. While gutting the property, Cilla meets her neighbour, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Nora Roberts

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Nora Roberts ·
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