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“Just a splash of whore.”

Hard Time by Cara Mckenna

April 8, 2022 by Nart 1 Comment

A surprisingly deft exploration of what starts out as a forbidden romance between a prisoner and a volunteer prison librarian and tries to expand the conversation to what it means to act ethically and questions whether there is ever one “right” way to act or be. Plot: Anne has been burned badly. Her last relationship ended after years of emotional abuse when the abuse became physical. In an attempt to rebuild, she left the south where she grew up and moved north to a small […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Cara McKenna

Nart's CBR14 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Cara McKenna ·
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Three romance novellas, and I’m deciding how I feel about novellas

May 8, 2015 by alwaysanswerb 2 Comments

I haven’t read an overwhelming number of novellas, and at least one which you lovely folks seem to love has been on hold at my library FOREVER. So, in my limited experience, I’ve found them to be, mostly, pleasantly diverting but lacking true staying power. There are two — Courtney Milan’s A Kiss for Midwinter and Unlocked that I have liked a lot, but otherwise I’ve felt that the stores suffer from their shortened length. We lose characterization, or the conclusion feels rushed, or the driving conflict is either […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Cara McKenna, Contemporary Romance, historical romance, Ireland, New Adult Romance, Regency Romance, Tessa Dare

alwaysanswerb's CBR7 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Cara McKenna, Contemporary Romance, historical romance, Ireland, New Adult Romance, Regency Romance, Tessa Dare ·
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