Arabella Tallant is the daughter of a vicar, and when she gets the opportunity to spend the season in London with her wealthy godmother, it’s a dream come true. Much is riding on Arabella’s season, as she has seven younger siblings who will need help with their own launches into the world. Arabella’s season takes…
I was 12 the first time I read Mrs. Mike. Like all book lovers, I have keepers…and then I have keepers. Mrs. Mike is in my sacred keeper pile – the kind of book that begs to be re-read every few years – and only gets better every time. The story is about Katherine Mary…
When I am cleaning up the kitchen for what seems like the millionth time or coaxing a reluctant child to do her homework, I remind myself that parenting has its perks. Topping the list for me is the joy of introducing my children to books I loved as a little girl. Over twenty years ago…
Egad! Was this the first romance novel? If you’re the sort of reader who takes literary arguments seriously, you’d better grab the Alka-Seltzer bottle before reading on – because this little essay may give you a headache and a stomach ache at the same time. I’m going to try to convince you that perhaps the…
Blythe: Few people who knew me in high school would have guessed how much I loved Pride and Prejudice. The image I cultivated was more sarcastic and smart alecky than romantic, and I definitely preferred jeans to prom dresses. But deep inside I was really a closet romantic who knew every word of Mr. Darcy’s…
Sometimes, when I’ve just finished reading a stream of one kind of romance novel, I start to feel that just maybe I’ve gone overboard. My head feels as though I’ve consumed too many mental Milky Way bars. I long for something with more substance, meat and potatoes, if you will. Maybe I’m not in the…
Romance readers look to Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte as writers whose books were ancestors to today’s modern romance novels. In addition to these wonderful British ladies, I would like to propose a work by a 19th century American woman writer. This book features a character who was wildly popular and is the prototype of…
Think Georgette Heyer, and you automatically think Regency. And for the most part that’s a valid association. This remarkable storyteller penned many of the best-loved Regencies of all time, yet we often forget that she used other time periods, as well. And she did just as outstanding a job in bringing those eras to life…
Are you tired of time travel books involving magic rings, rocks, staircases, graves, coins, or mirrors? Are you a Star Trek fan who wonders how all those romance time travelers affect the space-time continuum? If the average time travel romance leaves you unsatisfied, To Say Nothing of the Dog is the book for you. Smart…
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