Well, we have the famous Ghost scene to help us believe in the romance of the ceramic artist but honestly, I did need that. I married a potter. Sexy stuff.

 

Here are some wonderful Romance Novels featuring Potters. My lists are never in any particular order.  

 

1.  By Design by Madeline Hunter

 

The moment Rhys saw the stunning young woman selling her exquisitely crafted pottery in the marketplace, he was captivated. But the wealthy freemason would never have guessed that just a few days later, a misunderstanding would land Joan in the town stocks and he would become her unlikely savior. After the grueling ordeal, Rhys tenderly cares for Joan's bruised body—and her bruised pride. Yet he longs to do much more ... to satisfy the fire that sparks between the pair the moment they are alone.

Rhys could not have known that Joan once enjoyed a more privileged life. She'd had no choice but to become an indentured servant, but she is determined to avenge the crimes that ruined her family and destroyed her world. When Rhys meets with her employer to buy pottery—and buys her instead —Joan is furious. She vows to resist falling under the spell of the handsome, imposing Rhys. But she finds that her resolve quickly softens when tempted by Rhys's powerful charms—and she can only hope to find a way to avoid surrendering to her potent desire....

 

2. Keep Me Forever by Rosemary Laurey

 

Antonia Stonewright isn't about to change her views on love. A sexy mortal companion is fine every now and then, but a soul mate? A partner for life? Please. She was burned once, and hundreds of years haven't healed the wounds. But reclusive potter Michael Langton is. . .different. His gorgeous wares are perfect for her new art gallery--and his gorgeous body is perfect for her. She can't get enough of his toned muscles or his amazing, dark eyes. Their nights together make them both purr with pleasure--except in Michael's case, purring comes naturally. So much for finding a regular boyfriend. Antonia has a truly sexy beast on her hands. . .

 

3.  Marriage, Outlaw Style by Cindy Gerard

 

FROM CLASSROOM RIVALS…

Was Maddie Brannigan out of her cotton-pickin' mind? Waking up next to her sworn enemy, of all things. Sure, Clay James was the sexiest hunk in Jackson Hole. Sure, the rugged businessman came to her rescue. But Maddie had fought enough childhood battles to know better. Or did she?

 

…TO BEDROOM BUDDIES

Clay wondered what had come over him! Saving this exasperating, irresistible damsel in distress got him into a whole heap of trouble—the 6 lb, 12 oz kind. But one look into this mesmerizing mother-to-be's big brown eyes and he knew his marriage proposal was more than a matter of duty. Now he just was to convince Maddie to say "I do."

 

4.  Abilgail's Story by Ann Burton

 

Abigail has a brief starring role in the Old Testament as the shrewd intercessor for peace between David and Abigail's miserly husband, Nabal. Conveniently, Nabal drops dead, and David takes Abigail for his wife. We don't know much about Abigail's reaction when Bathsheba started taking baths on rooftops. But Burton fills in the gaps of Abigail's childhood, portraying her as a clever, modest young woman who was raised in poverty and forced to marry the repulsive Nabal because of her brother's gambling debts. She's likable and believable, and Burton brings the ancient setting to life at least as well as Anita Diamant in The Red Tent (1997), though without Diamant's sensuality and fierce feminism. This is the first in a series on biblical women. 

 

5. Baby, I'm Yours by Karen Templeton 

 

Kevin Vacarro just found out he was a father to a five-month-old! He’d fought to overcome his troubled past, but it was nothing compared to the battle he was about to wage for his child’s future.

 

Julianne McCabe had no intention of giving up her sister’s child – the one she loved as her own – without a struggle. Yet that was before Kevin started bonding with his daughter. Before he awoke feelings that made her long to share more than late-night feedings.

 

But was she ready to risk her heart again to be the wife Kevin needed? To become the family they both wanted?

 

6. Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich

 

When Megan Murphy discovered a floppy-eared rabbit gnawing on the hem of her skirt, she meant to give its careless owner a piece of her mind, but Dr. Patrick Hunter was too attractive to stay mad at for long. Soon the two are making Thanksgiving dinner for their families.

 

7. The Face of Deceit by Ramona Richards

 

Her parents had been killed before her very eyes, though Karen O'Neill could barely remember that childhood horror. Now an art buyer is dead and Karen's famous "face" vases are being shattered. What about the vases led to the cold-blooded killing?

Art expert Mason DuBroc believes the clues are in the clay. That the creepy face Karen molds is motive for murder. Has someone recognized himself in her work? Karen must know something she shouldn't. Something her subconscious has held on to for years. And something a crazed killer will do anything to keep buried…with Karen.

 

8. Dakota Daddy by Sara Orwig

 

The last obstacle entrepreneur Jared Dalton needed between him and a fifteen-million-dollar bet was a woman with a grudge. He knew their long-ended affair was the reason Megan Sorenson refused to sell him her ranch. Determined to get back into her good graces, Jared sought Megan out…and discovered her son. Their son.

Now Jared would need more than his surefire charm and seductive smile. For this woman and their son were priceless. And this Dakota daddy would stop at nothing to make them his own.

 

9.  Only Yesterday by Peggy Webb

 

Ann Debeau plans to live in New York, sell her pottery at the art gallery, and marry her fiance. When her aunt dies and she returns to Alabama to close Windchime house, a sudden storm turns her future as well as her past upside down. Stranded with a recuer who bears a striking resemblance to an old photograph in her grandmother's trunk, Ann starts having strange dreams. But are the dreams something more?
  
Daring polo player Colt Butler discards every woman he meets because she can't measure up to the woman who haunts his dreams. When Hurricane Bethany traps him in the attic of Windchime House, his dreams take on another dimension, and he's determined to find out the truth. Are Ann and Colt lovers lost in time, destined to find each again?

 

10.  BUSHRANGER'S MOUNTAIN  by VICTORIA GORDON

 

Win some – lose some!

The miracle lottery win that enabled Leith to buy a run-down small-holding on Bushranger’s Mountain in Tasmania, where she could live and practice her pottery craft, brought her into contact with many new friends – not least of whom was Mace Benedict, a sort of neighbor. But Leith gradually found herself wanting to be more than just a neighbor to Mace, even though it was obvious he only thought of her as a stubborn fool!

 

To vote for the best potters in Romance, visit my Goodreads list: Dirty: Potters in Romance Novels. 

Night Ecstasy:
Was okay in the start but the "insect bite" and the "magic pill" just wrecked it for me. I did like seeing the soft side of a 300 year old vampire, though.

Velvet Night:
How is it okay to sneak into someone's bedroom when they're asleep and do "stuff" to them? And then the girl falls in love with this perv? I liked how he never lied to her and told her he was a vampire.

Midnight Court:
The twist at the end was really good but the whole story was a little too vague for me.

This book can be a good beginning for someone just starting to read Vampire novels. For readers of Anita Blake or Sookie Stackhouse novels, it is almost too vanilla!

I would give this book a 4 stars, but I really disliked the last story - to the point I couldn't finish it. The first two stories were very enjoyable though.

I feel like this review should come with a warning: Scattered thoughts all over the place! While I really enjoyed reading it, I struggled with the review for some reason. Apologies in advance in case it makes no sense whatsoever!

Dixie LePage has just inherited her great-aunts house in England. She thought that she would go to England for a couple of weeks and it would help her get over her broken engagement and the death of her beloved Grandmother. When she arrives in England she finds that her lawyer Sebastian, and everyone else in town assumes that she will sell her Great Aunts house. Dixie however, surprises everyone including herself when she decides that she doesn't want to sell the house she inherited. While trying to get rid of Sebastian's nephew after one too many advances, she gets a little help from this gorgeous guy who claims that he's Christopher Marlowe. Dixie of course makes a crack about how hard it must be to have that name, and a friendship is formed. She finds out that he's interested in her aunt's extensive and very old collection of books having to do with all things paranormal. As they spend more and more time together Dixie realizes that she's totally falling for this guy who she knows almost nothing about.

Events happen and Dixie realizes that Christopher is actually a vampire, and is the Christopher Marlowe who wrote plays alongside William Shakespeare. Dixie is blown away by this because she (of course) doesn't believe in vampires or anything paranormal. She takes Christopher being a vampire in stride for someone who doesn't believe in the paranormal, and becomes very protective of him-especially when he's blamed for something he didn't do. Dixie works at clearing his name while learning more about the vampire world.

This is the first vampire romance I've read in a really long time. Most of the vampire books I've read have been Urban Fantasy ones, and romance is never the main focus in them. The first half of the book was great. I really enjoyed how Dixie wasn't about to be convinced to sell the house just because everyone thought she would and how she interacted with the local townspeople. I don't know what is about books set in England, but I always end up craving English food like Fish and Chips by the time I'm done reading them! I thought that Sebastian, and his nephew James were great creepy characters who would stop at nothing to get what they wanted-which was to get Dixie to leave so they could find papers that were vital to them in the house. We don't find out why they are vital to them until really late in the book, but all the secondary characters and the growing romance between Dixie and Christopher was such that I didn't really mind.


While I really liked Dixie and all of the secondary characters, I had a hard time with Christopher. He was just such a nice vampire that it took me most of the book to adjust to it. I know that sounds crazy, but I'm so used to my vampire hero love interests having a huge ego like Ethan from the Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampire series that I just wasn't prepared for such a nice guy love interest. (Or maybe Ethan has just ruined all other vampires for me.) Aside from Christopher's niceness the other problem I had was that Dixie's introduction to the vampire world seemed liked it took over the whole book and the romance part was lost for a bit as she focused on other things and the story became a bit predictable. I wonder if the introduction to the vampire world was a bit much for me because there are so many vampire books out there now and each go way too in depth in describing that world. I feel like I should mention that this book was written in 2004, and I believe that is just when paranormal romance started taking off, so while it seems a bit dated it wasn't for when it was published. Despite all it's flaws, this book is what I call a great comfort read. Sometimes you just need a light read every now and then. I look forward to reading the other books in this series. :)

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