*Keepers

Well written, oft read, best loved—these books will always have a space on our shelves

5 April 201217 April 2012

Heart Of The Desert by Carol Marinelli

*Keepers, Category romance, Contemporary romance, Reviews, Romance

A beautifully written story—the sheikh romance for readers who hate sheikh romances. This is one of the best books I’ve ever read in the Mills & Boon Sexy line.

14 December 201125 April 2012

Red-Hot Renegade by Kelly Hunter

*Keepers, Category romance, Contemporary romance, Reviews, Romance

(The Bennetts, Book 5) Sexy, angsty and deeply moving, this story is everything we love about category romance. Oh, and the heroine? She’s the tycoon. This one’s a keeper.

24 October 201120 June 2012

Affection: a memoir of love, sex and intimacy by Krissy Kneen

*Keepers, Non-fiction, Reviews

Sometimes you find a book impossible to put down, not because of what it says about the world, but because of what it knows about you. Affection is that kind ... Read more

17 October 201117 March 2013

On The Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

*Keepers, General fiction, Reviews, Romantic elements, Teen fiction

This is a book to be sped through, then read again and savoured and, when it’s tattered and the pages are curling, passed on to your kids.

16 September 20113 October 2012

The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley

*Keepers, Historical romance, Reviews, Romance

(Highland Pleasures, Book 3) A Victorian romance that doesn’t pull a fast one on the reader. It’s a shame we get only one book a year in this series.

8 August 20116 August 2012

The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta

*Keepers, General fiction, Reviews, Romantic elements, Young adult fiction

This is my favourite Melina Marchetta book. If my house caught fire, I’d probably grab it on the way out.

20 July 201114 July 2011

Heartless by Gail Carriger

*Keepers, Historical romance, Paranormal romance, Reviews, Romance

(Parasol Protectorate, Book 4) The latest instalment of the Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series proves that some things can get even better with time.

14 July 201127 August 2011