Jude Deveraux

I grabbed this book eagerly off the New Arrivals shelf of the Elmvale Library because it was big, promised a good mystery, and hey - who doesn't want to inherit a house in an idyllic setting? Yes, it's the stuff of fiction, but that's exactly why we read it! Initially, this book plays like a...

After some time spent amongst the Junior Fiction and Young Adult genres, I was ready for a good old fashioned adult fiction romance. Stranger in the Moonlight did not disappoint! It is divinely cliche in all the right ways which means it's a rapid read that makes you smile at the end. Exactly what the Dr ordered this week for me! I cannot gush for you about the intelligent characters, the depth of their complex growth over the journey of the book or the mind-blowing intensity of the plot - hey, its romance for romance sake and you can't paint it with any other brush than what it is. I...

In library terms, this book fits the description, light, paperback romance. In full definition it might sound like "honey, you’re guaranteed a happy ending". There is no hardship on your brain to read this fluffy, light, enjoyable but highly unbelievable adventure between a gentile lady and a convicted murderer. The swampy setting chosen for this tale presented unique environmental challenges (alligators that give chase). The everglades in general was a refreshing change from the normal drawing room with tea and cakes that you find in historical romances so top marks to Jude for that which raised this otherwise so/so read to a...