I’m not a person who rereads books very often. With a TBR pile the size of Texas, who has the time? But I’ve read Amanda Quick’s Rendezvous at least four times. Each time I read it, I like it more. I’ve read all of her other books as well, and I’ve liked them all to…
An ancient legend, passionate emotion, and wonderful detail make The Truelove Bride a memorable tale. The climactic ending slips a bit into the unlikely, but the sheer power of the romance between two magnetic personalities left me sighing with satisfaction as I finished the last page. Lady Avalon d’Farouche is the strong yet wounded result…
I like nothing better than watching a tortured hero develop into a man who’s worthy of the love a warm heroine offers him. If you’re like me and have a weakness for angst-filled heroes, look no farther than this book. With the exception of a rather unbelievable plot twist and a heroine who borders on…
As I was trying to think of how to describe this book and my impression of it, I kept thinking of the parties I used to attend when I was in college. Looking forward to them with great anticipation, I invariably found myself profoundly disappointed. The evening would start out beautifully. All my friends were…
In Fairest of Them All, Josette Browning has written an updated nineteenth century potboiler, reminiscent of Edgar Rice Boroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes with a Pygmalion twist. This highly unusual romance novel imitates a Victorian popular novel including its sensibilities about sex and social rank. The result makes for a sometimes disturbing read. The book…
I knew I was in trouble when, after having read a third of this book, my husband asked me about it and I instinctively answered: “Well, it is rather blah.” When finished with Damask Rose, I realized it was still a blah read, and I’m not quite sure why. The setting could have contributed –…
This is a book that feels like it was written according to my private list of preferences for medieval romances. It features a non-aristocratic hero who lives by his wits rather than by his brawn, a sensible heroine, a marriage of convenience and plenty of historical detail. Oh, did I mention that the married couple…
Imagine not showing up for your own wedding because you figured the person you were marrying wasn’t going to show up either! That’s exactly what happened the first time Isabel De Quincy and Benedict Costigan were scheduled to wed. Both were from rival fireworks-making families, and convinced that the other was only out for personal…
Many medieval romances seem like they were written by authors who did all their research at the Medieval Times dinner-theatre show at the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas. Luckily for me, Bartered Bride wasn’t one of those books. The characters act like real people straight out of medieval society. As you might expect, the setting…
The Maiden’s Heart is a Medieval romance with quite a religious bent. The heroine is devoutly religious, and much of the plot involves Church politics. This gives the book a lot of authenticity, especially as the presence of religion in medieval life is sometimes ignored in romance. Although the heroine gets to be a little…
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