Kelley Hartsell
http://www.ck2skwipsandkritiques.com
I live in Texas with my three fur-
faced children, otherwise known as
cats, after having lived my entire
life in the Pittsburgh, PA area. I am
32 years old and work as an
Environmental Scientist with the Army
Reserves.
I have been reading romance novels for
about 15 years now and am addicted.
Though I like to mix it up now and
again with suspense, horror,
inspirational, fantasy, or whatever
strikes my fancy. I started book
reviewing in July 2001 and I love it.
Where else can I share my love of
reading with so many other people?
I have more favorite authors then I
could ever remember, but my all time
favorite is Jude Devereaux, one of the
very first romance authors I ever
read. I still to this day remember my
first book by her, Knight in Shining
Armor, which remains an all time
favorite. I also love Christine
Feehan, Madeline Baker/Amanda Ashley,
Holly Jacobs, and that is just the tip
of the iceberg!
I hope to be able to continue to
expand on my love for reading, and now
reviewing, finding all sorts of new
exciting authors and stories, for
many years to come.
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Mating Net
by Rowena Cherry
"The back-story on the love triangle of the family of Prince Tarrant-Arragon, the hero in Forced Mate"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted November 22, 2005
In Mating Net by Rowena Beaumont Cherry, readers are given
the back-story on the love triangle of the family of
Prince Tarrant-Arragon, the hero in Forced Mate.
Helispeta has loved Prince Devoron-Vitan, twin brother to
Emperor Djohn-Kronos, for as long as she can remember. She
has been betrothed to him for Read more...
Maslow's Needs
by Sheri Gilmore
"A hot sexy read with a hero to die for and a tough-as-nails heroine"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted October 10, 2005
Jessi Tanner is a woman on a mission. She is a police
officer investigating the murder of a young woman in her
hometown in Mississippi. All evidence leads her to believe
this was not an ordinary crime, but one committed by a
vampire. Her investigation leads her to New York Read more...
Carnal Thirst
by Celeste Anwar
"A hot, sexy, vampire erotica tale"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 24, 2005
Maggie O'Roarke is at the end of her rope. She has no job,
no money, and her food has just run out. As she ventures
out one night to find something to eat, she is brutally
attacked and nearly killed by one of the dreaded Vampire.
When Danior, another powerful Read more...
Hidden Passions Volume 2
by Stephanie M. Burke
"One hot collection of tales"
Courtesy Love Romances the Online Magazine
Posted September 10, 2001
This book is all about fantasies, the ones most women dream
about. There is the sexy man at the office, role reversal
with the dominant man submitting to every desire of the
woman, the harem, the threesome with two beautiful men, and
the glamorous stranger.
"Alphabetical Order": Most women have Read more...
You'll Be Mine in 99/ The 100-Year Itch
by Jennifer Drew, Holly Jacobs
"Another great book by Harlequin Duets for their 100th volume"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted April 8, 2003
YOU'LL BE MINE IN '99 by Jennifer Drew
Hiho, Ohio is celebrating its centennial with festivities
galore, beginning with the beauty pageant. What no one
knows is that Hiho is really only 99 years old and if word
leaked out, the town would be crushed.
Joel Carter is the great great grandchild Read more...
Dark Symphony
by Christine Feehan
"Another passionate tale in the Dark saga - Byron's story finally!"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted February 3, 2003
Byron Justicano has been alone for many years, living in a
world without color or emotion. He is hanging on by a
thread, in the hopes of finding his one true lifemate who
will bring emotion and color back to his world. He
condemned himself to a life alone, hunting Read more...
Another Chance, Another Time
by Catherine Snodgrass
"This is a phenomenal reincarnation romance"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted March 8, 2003
First things first... THIS book was phenomenal! As near to
perfect as a book can get.
He has spent an eternity of lifetimes trying to protect his
soul mate. Every lifetime they find each other, and every
lifetime the world interferes and they die miserably. Will
their path to destruction be Read more...
More Than Meets the Eye
by Carla Cassidy
"The first in the new "A Tale from the Sea" series from Silhouette Romance"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 13, 2002
Dr. Phoebe Jones is a brilliant surgeon in Kansas City,
well liked by her fellow hospital workers, though somewhat
reserved. She is happy that way, used to her privacy and
predictable life. She was an orphan, with no memory of her
family, having spent her entire childhood moving from one Read more...
Twist of Fate
by Linda Randall Wisdom
"Another fascinating Dreamscapes story"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 30, 2002
Allie Walker was a waitress in a diner and had generally
poor taste in men. She had always dreamed of a life of
money, flashy clothes, and grand parties. Then one night,
her live-in boyfriend, Whit Richards, stabbed her to death.
The last thing she remembers is a voice asking Read more...
The Eternal Trust
by Melinda Rucker Haynes
"An intriguing reincarnation saga"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted July 9, 2002
Dorel Everly has just lost her grandfather and her job...
and
found a mystery. She receives an unusual package that had
been kept by her grandfather for many years, in trust for
Dorel. It is a one of a kind samurai sword, ancient and
beautiful, that just happens to carry Read more...
L. A. Woman
by Cathy Yardley
"Small town girl finds single life in the big city"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 25, 2002
Sarah Walker has just moved to LA for her fiancé, Benjamin.
She has no job, no money, but she moved into an apartment
with the expectation he would be living with her and
covering the expenses while she took her time finding a job
she really liked. When Benjamin bails Read more...
Magick
by Mary Taffs
"A wonderful story of love and magick."
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted June 1, 2002
Visions of human sacrifices haunt Diana Plaas' nights. She
has led a rather dull and ordinary life until recently when
she started having premonitions in the form of dreams. So
she is all the more frightened by her recent dreams of a
horrible and evil priest of the occult, Shiva. Read more...
Temptation
by J. C. Wilder
"That latest installment in the Shadow Dwellers series"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 9, 2002
Damien St. James, Sinjin to his friends, and a several
hundred year-old vampire, moved to New Orleans from his
lifelong home in Scotland upon the death of his true love.
He needed to make a new start in a new place. So he
purchased a rundown bar in hopes to Read more...
Echoes Of Angels
by Caitlyn McKenna
"A phenomenal debut book in the paranormal genre"
Courtesy Paranormal Romance Reviews
Posted July 18, 2002
Julienne Hunter has just completed rehab and is ready to
start over with a new and better life. She had been at the
top of her game as a supermodel until the rough life got to
her. Drugs, alcohol, and anorexia had all been a part of
her life, until Read more...
Dark Guardian
by Christine Feehan
"The Dark saga continues with Lucian's story"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted May 18, 2002
Lucian Daratrazanoff is a legend...one of the ancient Dark
twins sent out over 1000 years ago by their former Prince
to protect humans and Carpathians alike. His life was
bleak, lacking color and emotion. The only thing that had
kept him from turning vampire after all these years had
been Read more...
Night Games
by Nina Bangs
"A racy time travel adventure"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted May 20, 2002
Sex... pure unadulterated sex... that was what women thought of
when they saw Brian Byrne, and that is what he was famous
for. He was from the future, where sex is the hottest
spectator sport, and he was the MVP. He was at the peak of
his career and no Read more...
Silent Surrender
by Rita Herron
"A fast-paced romantic suspense"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted September 1, 2002
Sarah Cutter has lived a life of silence since an explosion
that took her hearing when she was five years old. Both of
her parents were killed in the explosion, which was caused
by one of her father's experiments. She was raised by her
Godfather and learned to adapt Read more...
Howling in the Darkness
by B. J. Daniels
"The second installment in the exciting Moriah's Landing series"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted September 3, 2002
Jonah Ries is an FBI Agent, working undercover to solve a
mystery. Someone in Moriah's Landing has been ordering
illegal medical supplies, rumored to be needed by a secret
society of scientists dating back to the 1600s. He has
tried to find out what happened to the agent who Read more...
Lord of Ice
by Gaelen Foley
"The Knight saga continues with the elder twin, Damien"
Posted May 8, 2002
Damien Knight, earl of Winterley, is an esteemed colonel in
the British Cavalry. He had been fighting in wars for
several years, until he became afflicted with horrible
nightmares and memories of his days on the battlefield. He
had been living in self-imposed exile until he heard of his
good Read more...
Secret Sanctuary
by Amanda Stevens
"The first in the new Modern Gothic Series by Harlequin Intrigue"
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted September 1, 2002
Dr. Elizabeth Douglas is a genius, an expert in
criminology, and a professor at Heathrow College. The
college is an exclusive all girls' school where Elizabeth
is no older then many of her students, having graduated at
a very young age. She is haunted by a mystery though. Five
years Read more...
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