Shannon Stacey

Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie My rating: 5 of 5 stars In the past, I’d tried to read this book at least four or five times, but I never got far before I’d put it down and not pick it back up. A perennial DNF. But every time somebody asked for romance recommendations, WTT [...]

Sunrise Over Texas by M.J. Fredrick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sunrise Over Texas is a warm and richly emotional story. It opens with hard times and sorrow, but it’s never depressing or melodramatic and it suits the setting and the characters very well. It’s a quiet and sad story of survival, but I [...]

His Wife for One Night by Molly O’Keefe My rating: 3 of 5 stars Based on the title and blurb, I expected this to be a lighter contemporary romance, despite being a SuperRomance. It was actually pretty dark and heavy in some places and very emotional overall.I enjoyed the book overall and thought it was [...]

Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie My rating: 5 of 5 stars I put off reading this for quite a while because of the ghosts. I’m a Crusie fan (though I prefer her older categories most of all) but ghosts? Really?Then I saw it on Audible.com and grabbed it on a whim. I’m not as [...]

Marry Me by Jo Goodman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book. I really did, but… That’s the thing. There’s a slight lingering “but” that I can’t shake. (Ha. Can’t shake my but? Sorry.) Anyway. I recommend the book, but I recommend going into it as revisiting the town of Reidsville [...]