Romantic suspense is a extremely popular now. If you grew up with or learned to love TV shows such as Man From U.N.C.L.E., CSI, or NCIS, this book will remind you of those nail-biting episodes. Ericson's writing is superb, loaded with details and plot twists, but the romance takes center-stage, which is what I like.

Regency-era romance can be predictable, and it takes a good writer to hold my attention when I can...

Must Love Romance Novels by Lacy Williams - Contemporary Romance

This is a cute second-chance-at-love story involving older adults. Donna, a romance author with some success, has fashioned her heroes after Jacob, who broke her heart years ago. When circumstances keep throwing them together, she has to resist the pull to fall for him again. Clueless Jacob doesn't understand why she pushes him away until he reads her novels, but he's got his work cut out for...

Show Me Betrayal by Ellen E. Withers -- Dual Timeline Mystery

With two mysterious deaths sixty years apart to unravel, this story will keep you guessing. The setting involves an inherited mansion in Missouri, which serves almost as a secondary character, with its elegance and secrets. Well written with sufficient clues for the reading sleuth, the story moves at a steady pace. My only disappointment was that the possible romance didn't develop as I'd hoped,...