In The Scandalous Flirt, we meet Aurora Paxton, a disgraced debutante who is summoned back to London to help her aunt escape a mysterious potential scandal. Lucas Vale, the Marquess of Dashell, is involved as well, for solving the mystery will be advantageous to his pursuit of an heiress for his bride. Aurora has known…
The fifth chapter of Olivia Drake’s ongoing Cinderella Sisterhood series, His Wicked Wish focuses on Nate Atwood, a tradesman and reluctant second son who returns to his native England when he receives word that his father has died and Maddy Swann, a former actress looking to escape a stalker. Nate, the family’s wild child, has…
My reaction to the RITA nominated Bella and the Beast just goes to show just how subjective readers’ tastes can be. Obviously the book was highly regarded by the RWA and I suppose some people are comfortable ignoring the triggers that I thought slightly distasteful. Unfortunately I found myself seeing red too often by a…
I admit to a sneaking fondness for Cinderella-type stories. There’s something about the dowdy underdog who comes out on top that is perennially appealing – the number of nobleman-marries-governess stories around is undoubtedly testament to that. But in order to carry off that sort of story in a market that is stuffed to the gills…