If you haven’t yet read Tracy Grant’s Daughter of the Game, I have a suggestion I hope you’ll consider. Before you go any further in reading this review, I recommend that you take a look instead at Colleen McMahon’s DIK Review of that incredible book. To be honest, it’s not essential to have read the…
Heart of Fire is a paranormal romance about a fictitious country dealing with real historical events. Josie Litton did something similar (in concept, not in execution) with her Dream Island series. Heart of Fire, like Dream Island, owes much to Regency-set Historicals, even though its setting is imaginary. Lennox tossed aside the actual map of…
Okay, I admit it: I can be as shallow as the next gal. When I learned that Russell Crowe was set to star in a movie based on the seafaring adventure stories by Patrick O’Brian, I decided it was time to strap on a life preserver and take the plunge into the 20-volume series. By…
I think the Congress of Vienna of 1814-185 is really interesting. The fates of millions of people were decided amongst serious partying, and it was interrupted by Napoleon’s escape and the events leading up to the Battle of Waterloo. Any romance placed in this setting should be fascinating. A Foreign Affair, alas, is far from…
I’ve always enjoyed a well-written historical romance set in the time of the Peninsular Wars (1809 – 1814) and the battle of Waterloo a year later, especially if the hero is a military man. I remember thinking a couple of years ago that it might be good to learn more about the day-to-day life of…
I’ve read Elizabeth Thornton before, but I’ve never read an Elizabeth Thornton quite like this one. Frankly, before reading this book, I rated her as an author I enjoyed when persuaded by reviews and message board buzz to check out her latest release, but definitely not as an autobuy. All that’s changed. In Almost a…
The Wedding Journey is a rather whimsical title for a book that so clearly juxtaposes humanity’s potential for both great good and terrible evil. A more accurate, if less appealing, title would be Retreat Into Hell. That would better convey what these characters have to confront and overcome. Elinore “Nell” Mason is the daughter of…
It is a rare Regency Romance indeed that can tackle adult issues while still maintaining the usual light, spirited Regency tone. With only a few caveats, The Storybook Hero does just that, giving me another author to add to my glom list. Octavia Hadley is penniless, and rather than foolishly turn her nose up at…
How many books have you read where the hero is calling the heroine “dearest” and “my love” at one point, and then a hundred pages later is swearing, “So help me God, I never want to see you again”? And how many times have you found either the deep love or deep hate hard to…
Carla Kelly’s One Good Turn features Benedict Nesbitt, Duke of Knaresborough (Nez), who first appeared in Libby’s London Merchant There are also small guest appearances by Jane and Scipio Butterworth from Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind. Nez stops his coach one rainy day to pick up a woman and a young boy. Nez assumes that…