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Of all of her wonderful books, the four titles in Jude Deveraux’s Velvet series are classics and particular favorites of mine. In these books, Deveraux introduces us to the wonderful, proud and gorgeous Montgomery brothers. We meet Gavin Montgomery in Velvet Promise in which he marries, sight unseen, the outrageously gorgeous, red-headed, golden-eyed Judith Revedoune….
Do you believe in destiny? Christina Bennett, the heroine of Julie Garwood’s The Lion’s Lady, believes in destiny. As a young child, Christina became a member of the Dakota tribe of Native Americans after her English mother was murdered while trying to escape her malicious father. Her mother wanted her to be raised as brave…
If you’ve ever read Catherine Coulter, this is vintage good Coulter. Fast paced with humorous dialogue. A definite keeper. The Sherbrooke Bride is the first in the Bride trilogy, and in this reader’s opinion, the best of the bunch. This is the story of Douglas Sherbrooke, the Earl of Northcliff, perhaps the most complex of…
Besides her famous Velvet quartet, there are two stand-alone, medieval novels by Jude Deveraux which I consider to be must reads (and must keeps as well) The Black Lyon and The Taming. These two books are the best I’ve read to strongly show a woman’s patience and understanding in winning the love of a closed-hearted…
Bogus Bride breaks my record of giving Harlequin Historicals at least least a passing grade. This one is an F. It takes an interesting premise and mucks it up quite badly. It is 1842. Ten years before, Englishman Sam Jardine left home for the New World after failing to live up to his father’s wishes…
I’ve long been an admirer of the writing of Lisa Ann Verge. Her Heaven in his Arms is one of my favorite Road Romances. So I keenly anticipated reading her latest release, Wild Irish Rose, which is another Road Romance. And while it took me awhile to appreciate this book, something unusual and very wonderful…
If there was ever a time when a Regency James Bond (aka the Marquess of Cainewood) was put to shame by anyone (and a woman yet), it’s in the delightful Julie Garwood comedy of Jade and Caine. Sent by Caine’s brother to protect him from murderers, Jade’s mission is to become Caine’s guardian angel for…
Whenever a group of romance writers turn to the subject of influential books, certain writers and books come up over and over again. Regency writers will pick out Georgette Heyer. Romantic suspense writers point to Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt. Western historical romance writers often confess an early love of Louis L’Amour and Zane Gray….
If you are looking for a good medieval read, I’d suggest passing this one by. While the hero and heroine are heroic, the plot filled with twists, turns, and danger, the love scenes long and filled with imagery, I remained utterly disengaged throughout the entire read. How is this possible, you ask? Frankly, I’m not…
When I went to my favorite bookstore today, I got into a conversation with my bookseller about True Heart. Like me, she was a tremendous fan of The Highland Rogue, the first in this series written by Arnette Lamb. Like me, she was disappointed in this book. We disagreed, however on how disappointed. She was…
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