http://www.thcreviews.com/ This RSS Feed provides links the latest Hope Chest Book Reviews. http://www.thcreviews.com/cgi-bin/vts/book_review.html?book_review_id=554 <p>Tennyson Wells learns the hard way that Jasper Greon is not to be trusted when he abandons her when they run off together to get married. Caleb Cameron is there to pick up the pieces, rescuing her and taking her back home. He also encourages her to change her life, to put behind her past thoughtless behavior and to pursue her dream of helping others. He encourages her to mend bridges with her sister Mauranie, and facilitates her mission to help Theron Barnes, who ends up with a crippling injury after he comes to her aid the night Jasper abandons her. Slowly, Tennyson's feelings for Caleb grow into something more than friendship, but will Caleb be patient enough to wait for Tennyson to notice how much he has loved her from afar?</p> http://www.thcreviews.com/cgi-bin/vts/book_review.html?book_review_id=553 <p>Regan and Bobby Torrance experienced a whirlwind romance in their youth and married young, only to have their relationship fall apart. The two were from opposite sides of the tracks, and Bobby's wealthy family never liked Regan. Because of her humble beginnings, they felt she wasn't good enough for him. Then there were Bobby's jealous nature and the couple's troubles in the bedroom. After the divorce, Bobby left town in a huff, but he's never forgotten Regan, nor she him. He's always been the man of her fantasies even is she's reluctant to admit it. Now Bobby's back, ready to re-stake his claim on his ex-wife, but is she ready to give him a second chance?</p> http://www.thcreviews.com/cgi-bin/vts/book_review.html?book_review_id=552 <p>Francine Duncan met and fell in love with Sean Riordan while they were both in the Air Force. All Franci ever wanted was to settle down and have a family, but that was the last thing on Sean's mind. When Franci found out she was pregnant, she didn't want Sean to marry her out of nothing more than a sense of obligation. She wanted herself and their baby to be the most important things in his life. After trying one last time to get him to commit, and many angry words being said, she finally split. Franci intended to tell Sean about the baby eventually, but time kept slipping away and before she knew it, four years had gone by. Now, she's carved out a comfortable life for herself and their daughter, working as civilian nurse.</p><p>When Sean chances to spot Franci in a bar, he can hardly believe his eyes. Just seeing her again, revives all sorts of wonderful memories of their time together, making him wonder why he ever let her get away. Determined not to let that happen a second time, he doggedly pursues her until she finally agrees to go out with him again, but no sooner have they reconnected than Sean discovers the big secret Franci has been keeping all this time. Can he forgive her, change his playboy ways, and convince Franci that he wants a future with her and their daughter or will his Air Force career get in the way of a truly happy reunion?</p> http://www.thcreviews.com/cgi-bin/vts/book_review.html?book_review_id=551 <p>Beatrix Lisse is a vampire who is over seven hundred years old. Centuries ago, she allowed herself to loose control when her bloodlust intermingled with sexual desire to create an insatiable hunger within her. She killed indiscriminately until one day, something inside her snapped, and her conscience would no longer allow her to continue living her life that way. For the last six hundred years, Beatrix has remained celibate, and takes only what blood she needs to survive, but her existence has become one of boredom and apathy. The repetitions of her immortal life have left her feeling like she is about to go mad. Beatrix is nearly ready to retire to the vampire monastery in the Carpathian mountains to live out her days in quiet contemplation until a man comes into her life who intrigues her like none has done in a very long time.</p><p>John Staunton, the Earl of Langley, is a spy for his country. After having his heart broken twice as a tender youth, he became hardened to the world around him. Feeling like he had nothing to loose, he now risks life and limb regularly to help England in the war against Napoleon. He casually accepts an invitation to Beatrix's drawing room, where she entertains many men of the ton. Believing her to be an infamous courtesan, John doesn't expect much, but the woman he meets surprises him with her intelligence, culture, and wit. Something about her speaks to him like no other woman ever has. Before he has time to get to know her, he must leave on a mission, but throughout his ordeal, memories of her sustain him. When John returns, they finally succumb to their passion, but the information he discovered leads him into another mission fraught with even more danger than he could have imagined. John learns of the existence of vampires and becomes the prisoner of Beatrix's evil &quot;sister&quot; who will stop at nothing to find out all the secrets he knows. Will Beatrix be able to find and rescue him in time, and if she does, can he ever accept her for what she is after his horrific ordeal at the hands of one of her own kind?</p> http://www.thcreviews.com/cgi-bin/vts/book_review.html?book_review_id=550 <p>Recently widowed, Rachel Miller is struggling to take care of her farm and raise her three children. Knowing that she needs help, her pastor brings by David Harper, a man who is new to the area and looking for a place to stay for the next couple of months while waiting for the westward bound wagon train to head out. Rachel is happy to give him room and board in exchange for his help around the farm. As David proves to be a hard worker and great with her children, Rachel slowly begins to warm up to him, but knowing that he won't be staying long and not yet over the loss of her first husband, she keeps her distance. When she discovers that her sister and brother-in-law will be heading out with the wagon train too, and David offers an unexpected marriage proposal, Rachel begins to see him in a different light. Finding the prospect of weathering through another winter alone daunting, and with a reluctant affection developing for David, Rachel accepts his proposal and packs up to head west. The journey to Oregon is long and arduous, but through it all David is always there to protect and sustain her and her children. With a new life in a new land looming ahead of her, can Rachel finally let go of the past and embrace her future with her new husband?</p>