A bunch of Loretta Chase romances

I've read a whole heap of Loretta Chase recently. She writes funny clever engaging sex-positive regency romances whose plots and characters are actually interesting. Her heroines are confident, competent, and don't take anyone's crap. Unfortunately she is creepily exotifying of anyone the slightest bit non-Anglo eg half her heroes who are "passionate half-Italians".

Short reviews for the ones I've read recently, then some longer ones from when I didn't know I'd have so many to review :)
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Two more romance reviews (not Loretta Chase)

( Bound by your touch: Meredith Duran and Bet Me: Jennifer Crusie )

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

This is the first book I've read in a bit that was neither a children's book nor a romance novel. EDIT: And now I remember I was recced it in a discussion of sf with good romance plots, heh.

EDIT 2: I didn't realise this was part of a series. If the stuff that was missing from this book turns up in the later ones that puts this one a different light.

And, well..it's made me feel less embarrassed about reading romance novels and children's books. Not that it's bad, I quite enjoyed it, but it's pretty blatant manly wish fulfillment.

The premise: many years ago the colonists went into space, and now have a monopoly on space travel and space (ostensibly for reasons of Quarantine but noone on Earth buys that) The only way to get into space is to be from a third world country or join the military once you hit 65. Noone knows how they turn 65 year olds into soldiers but many sign up to find out, including the hero.
( My last review for today, don't worry! )