The final instalment of Vanessa Riley’s Rogues and Remarkable Women series, A Duke, the Spy, an Artist and a Lie suffers from and yet thrives upon the one thing that pushes the story forward: the utter inability of the hero and heroine to sit down and tell each other the truth. It’s the weakest of…
For this second book in her Victorian Era Revelations of the Carstairs Sisters series, Marguerite Kaye returns briefly to her Armstrong family, albeit a generation on, and shows the apple didn’t fall far from the tree in the person of the deceased but obnoxious-from-beyond-the-grave Lord Harry Armstrong. Lady Armstrong’s Scandalous Awakening opens on the day…
What a charming, imaginative book! The League of Gentlewoman Witches continues the Dangerous Damsels series with fun and aplomb. Want a romance about a witch and a pirate? Then look no further. Miss Charlotte Pettifer is the future leader of the titular league, and prophesized heiress of Black Beryl, and thus she has the awesome…
The Marquess of Yew Park House, the second in Lotte R. James’ Gentleman of Mystery series , features the titular marquess, Henry Spencer, Marquess of Clairborne, and his neighbor, widow Genevieve de l’Omont. Both are trying to outrun their pasts when they meet, but they learn that is simply not possible as their attraction grows,…
Holly Bush’s Thompsons of Locust Street series continues with The Professor’s Lady, which tells the story of Kristy’s romance. While the heroine has a tendency to mix childish behavior with moments of wit, the very sweet hero made up for her deficiencies. Philadelphia native Kristy Thompson planned to sail to Scotland behind the backs of…
Ella Quinn, as always, has a good ear for comfort-food Regencies. The Most Eligible Bride in London isn’t my favorite of her books, but it does a good job of redeeming a previous rogue from her gallery of characters. It’s definitely a fun ride, if not a perfect one. Nathanael, Viscount Fotherby (villain of When…
Eva Leigh and her Scotsmen are at it again. In the first volume of this brand-new series, bad boys meet good women and find themselves tempted by family ties. The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes combines Leigh’s characteristic spice with some earthy language and a heroine who doesn’t back away when confronted with her guy’s…
Harper St. George knows how to write spine-tingling romances that make you feel like you’re soaking in a warm bath while sipping from a glass of delicious red wine. The Lady Tempts an Heir is no exception, and will attract anyone who likes brooding men and smart, uncompromising women. Max Crenshaw is an American businessman…
This is the second volume in Elizabeth Everett’s The Secret Scientists of London series, about a group of ladies who form a scientific club, and manage to find true love during their adventures. This one is a bit weaker than what came before it (A Lady’s Formula for Love), but is still a welcome addition…
His Lessons on Love is just to the right of pure fluff, but it’s the kind of fluff that’s quite enjoyable. The characters are likable, their growth believable, their romance sweet and tender, and their problems understandable. However, the plot contains too many quibbles for me to give it a full-throated DIK, but it’s a…