Nancy Herkness

Nancy Herkness’ two contemporary romances, A Bridge to Love and Shower of Stars, were published by Berkley Sensation. Music of the Night is her first romantic suspense novel.

She is a member of Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers, and Novelists, Inc., and has won numerous awards for her work, including the Golden Leaf, the Write Touch Readers’ Award, and the Aspen Gold.

Ms. Herkness was also chosen as one of three ”Best Up and Coming Authors” for 2003 in Affaire de Coeur’s Readers’ Poll. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English literature and creative writing.

A native of West Virginia, she now lives in New Jersey with her husband and two mismatched dogs.

Book Reviews by Nancy Herkness

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“Funny and sexy, with depth and heart . . .”

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“Anything But Sweet draws the reader into the fantasy of a small town where people view each other’s quirks and foibles with affection, . . .”

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“Come Fly With Me invites the reader to take an airborne journey with an engaging pair of lovers to discover the beauties of the Alaskan frontier.”

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“. . . a story of self-discovery, of friendship lost and reclaimed, . . . both compelling and real.”

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“Reading In the Bag is like taking a bite of fluffy pink cotton candy . . . Stash it in a beach bag for a quick, weightless summer read.”

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“Joanne Kennedy has written another western winner.”

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“Modernizing the character’s attributes works fine and is all in good fun; however, they merely skim the surface of Ms. Austen’s engrossing creations.

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“Wishes and Stitches delivers a heroine with enough issues to be convincingly difficult to love, a hero who’s immensely likeable, several steamy love scenes, and a comfortably fami

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“In 1981, She and He (their identities are deliberately obscured) signed a contract which would grant him unlimited sexual services in return for providing her with a house and financial su

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“Stephanie Laurens delivers assured writing, great sexual tension, engaging characters, and an intriguing plotline, making this novel a highly satisfying read.”

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“Ms. Graves does a fine job of balancing sharp, sexy humor with warm, authentic emotion. Bernie and Jeremy make the reader both chuckle and feel their pain—a truly potent combination.

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“The Lantern is a marvelous sensory experience, a cloud of sight, sound, and scent to sink into with a sigh of delicious, shivering pleasure.”

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“. . . as a study in the interactions of a large group of long-time friends, it offers insight and intrigue.”

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First in the series The Lords of Sheffield Square, The Sins of Viscount Sutherland is a very “event-full” novel.

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We think of the great multi-masted sailing ships of the mid-1800s as being entirely male domains; however, The Sea Captain’s Wife explores the sea-faring life from a woman’s point of view.

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"Warning: J. D. Robb’s In Death novels are highly addictive."

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We all want to believe our daily lives are secure and that monsters are figments of our imagination.

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Watching an author try something risky and pull it off is one of reading’s greatest pleasures.

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In Last Night’s Scandal, Loretta Chase evokes a classic romantic theme: the unexpected transformation of a childhood friendship into a love story.