For a short time I thought My Lady Pirate was going to be an out of the ordinary pirate book. It opens with a scene where pirate captain Marques is complaining about newspaper articles that portray him and his men as nasty, dirty and stinking. After all, he does bathe. But when Marques boards the…
When early in a book the hero is thinking, “He rather liked this woman. Pig snout and all,” you know you’re in for a fun read. I also liked that along with the 17th Century Versailles setting, our hero and heroine were the palace gardener and a maid. About halfway through the book, however, you…
Eva Ibbotson is not a prolific writer, but to to her fans, her books are all cherished treasures and they love each and every one of them. Magic Flutes is Ibbotson’s second novel, and showcases all of what her fans love about her writing. Guy Farne was found by mere chance wrapped in sacking on…
As you may guess from the title, these stories all have heroes who are younger than their heroines. Intriguing, to say the least, I thought, and for the most part I wasn’t disappointed.
In writing workshops and classes everywhere, one of the most repeated instructions is this: Show, don’t tell. The Infamous Bride by Kelly McClymer is a frustrating example of how badly things can go wrong when that rule is ignored. Juliet Fenster is a flirtatious English beauty who is miffed when one of her suitors, Lord…
Katherine Sutcliffe’s new Victorian romance, Notorious, has a troubled hero, a feisty heroine, and lots of derring-do on the high seas. It should appeal to those who miss the “old style” of romance discussed this fall at AAR. Lord Jason Batson is one of the top agents in the British secret service known as Cobra….
If an author has done her job, I will be swept away into another world and introduced to people I would like to know in real life, and when I leave this fictional world I will have been moved in some way. With The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn has most definitely done her…
These twelve books were reviewed as one. Eight of the books were reissued in early 2004. The ISBN and Amazon link are for Stranger in Paradise, the final reissue. Amazon links for each of the reissues can be found at the bottom of this review. Our database does not allow us to input more than…
If you’re tired of the same old westerns and regency-set historicals, you might find a respite in Tracy Sumner’s Tides of Love. Set in turn of the century North Carolina, this book has a strong sense of place, and it’s a place and time we don’t often see. Adding to the originality is the hero’s…
Set in Wales in Regency times, Daughter of Destiny is the story of a woman, Georgiana, who possesses the ability to create illusions with her mind. Georgiana remains unaware of the power she commands, and is trapped in a marriage of convenience to Brock, Lord Darleigh. She is also a marked woman, the target of…