Although set within her Company of Rogues universe, Jo Beverley’s most recent novels have introduced new characters who are not part of the Rogues’ “inner circle”, even though some of the Rogues have made cameo appearances or been mentioned. This latest story, The Viscount Needs a Wife features a character who appeared in the previous…
If Jo Beverley’s Company of Rogues series isn’t the longest running series in historical romance, then it’s certainly one of them, and it’s to Ms Beverley’s credit that she doesn’t appear to have run out of ideas yet! The central character in Too Dangerous for a Lady is – in the author’s own words –…
Jo Beverley’s books have always been comfort reads to me. Lady Beware, the latest in her Company of Rogues series, fits nicely into this category. Lord Darien returns a hero from the Napoleonic Wars to claim a title that is blemished, to say the least. Because of his wastrel ancestors, lecherous father, and insanely murderous…
The Company of Rogues is finally complete. I’ve been waiting for Dare’s story for a while, along with every other fan of this series, I’m sure. Dare lived up to my expectations completely, although I had to warm up to his heroine, partly because she’s very young. Mara does mature (thankfully) and puts her TSTL…
The newest entry in Jo Beverley’s Company of Rogues series features The Missing Rogue, Simon St. Bride who, when mentioned at all in previous books, has simply been “in Canada.” In The Rogue’s Return we finally learn what Simon has been doing all this time. While Simon’s family are traditional homebodies, he always wanted adventure,…
Laura Gardeyne is a wealthy young widow with a beloved three-year-old boy, Harry. She is also a terrified mother struggling to maintain a semblance of normal behavior. She suspects that her late husband’s brother, the Reverend Jack Gardeyne, is planning to kill her son for his inheritance. She has no proof and no friends to…
I’ve read more than my share of badly written, mundane historical romances featuring a handsome rake and a feisty, foot-stomping heroine. Most of the time, I sigh, toss the book and forget about it. St. Raven has a handsome rake for a hero and a heroine who is an adventuress at heart. But unlike wallpaper…
Jo Beverley definitely had noble intentions when she created Anne and Race, the hero and heroine of Hazard. The heroine isn’t feisty, and “rake” isn’t a word that even remotely begins to describe the hero. Yep, they’re different from the usual Regency fare, all right. Problem is, they’re boring. Introduced in previous books by Ms….
I have read several pleasant historical romances this year, but none that gave me that hard-to-describe-but-I-know-it-when-I-feel-it reading rush. A few days ago, I reached into the TBR pile and picked up Jo Beverley’s Hazard and began to read. It didn’t take long for the rush to begin. I was delighted and filled with a sense…
I didn’t like The Dragon’s Bride, Jo Beverley’s latest, as much as I’d expected to based on her earlier books – Secrets of the Night is one of my favorite romances. Although I liked the hero, the heroine, the setting, and the plot, I was plagued by a nagging sense of disbelief as regards the…