Scandalous Virtue is a romp of a historical romance set in the Regency which offers a twist on the old theme of the rake and the innocent. Here we have an incorrigible hero who needs to clean up his act and a respectable heroine who is determined to dirty hers. Jack Ashecroft is both a…
A few months ago, I had a brief online chat with author Karen Ranney after I had reviewed her last book, Upon a Wicked Time. She told me a bit about her upcoming release, My Beloved, and emphasized that she truly believed in the healing power of love to the point where her heroes always…
Malia Martin’s second romance, The Duke’s Return, features a fresh premise and some interesting plot twists. While it does bog down on occasion, this is one of the more enjoyable historical romances I’ve read in a while. I may be making quite a leap here, but if you fell in love with Avery Thorne in…
I enjoyed the last Cathy Maxwell book that I reviewed so much, I went on a major glom. What I found out was that Maxwell writes well, but she hits about 50/50 with me. This one, unfortunately, was one that didn’t work so well. Brenn Owen is a Welsh earl who desperately needs a rich…
Many historical romance novels are the literary equivalent of a Renaissance festival – diverting, but bearing little relationship to actual history. With good reason: most people are not interested in seeing or reading about the dark and gritty side of life when they are seeking entertainment and escape, and there’s a lot of darkness and…
In the opening scene of Red Roses Mean Love, Stephen Barrett, Marquis of Glenfield, is viciously attacked as he travels through a forest. Unconscious and badly injured, Stephen is rescued by 26-year-old gentlewoman Hayley Albright and her two servants. When Stephen wakes up in the Albright home, he realizes that someone is trying to kill…
Adele Ashworth’s first book My Darling Caroline was a true keeper. It had everything – characters, setting, and plot – and was so beautifully written I found myself stopping to re-read passages and marvel. Ms Ashworth’s second book Stolen Charms is just as beautifully written and has fantastic characters both main and secondary. The plot…
This is my kind of romance: two people drawn inexplicably to each other who, for various, often noble reasons, feel they must fight what they feel for each other. The struggle is a moot one, however, as the spell that holds the two lovers in its grip is too powerful to undo. After reading a…
One thing I’ve noticed about Mary Balogh fans is that everyone seems to have a different favorite. While this probably has something to do with the fact that she’s a prolific writer, I think it’s also because her books are as different as her fans. When you open up one of her books, you never…
Enticed is a historical romance that perhaps should have been marketed more towards those fond of mystery/romance hybrids. The solving of mysteries, murders and conundrums is such a dominant part of the story, not to mention the heroine’s life, that falling in love feels casual in comparison. But what could have been a good mystery…
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