The Key refers to the key to a chastity belt donned by English Iliana Wildwood upon wedding Highlander Duncan, son of the Laird of the Clan Dunbar. While intelligent, handsome and ambitious, he only bathes twice a year. The wedding is in June, you see, and he’s not due for another bath until July. Lady…
Julia Quinn’s How to Marry a Marquis is marvelous entertainment. I haven’t read this author for a couple of years now, and as someone who gave her debut romance, Splendid, DIK status, I’ve shied away from her most recent releases for fear of being disappointed. In the interim, she’s obviously learned more about her craft….
The Sound of Snow is as lovely a story as its name. It is a timeless tale of the miracle of true love which conquers all, heals all, and makes all new again. Add interesting characters, unexpected plot twists, and a touch of the supernatural, and the result is a memorable, feel-good read. Joanna Carew…
I tried to like this book more than I actually did, truly. I enjoyed the first two books in the Bar Cynster series and expected a good read from this one. I was disappointed. For days I kept putting the book down, and forcing myself to pick it back up, in the hope that it…
Heaven help the woman a Cynster male decides he wants for a wife. Against the Cynster charm and will she doesn’t stand a chance. Although fate plays a heavy hand in all the Cynster books, her machinations are less than subtle in Scandal’s Bride, the latest installment in the Bar Cynster series. Catriona Hennessy is…
When I was bringing my thoughts together to write this review, one word kept insisting it be included. Contrived. That one word summarizes quite neatly what I felt about the plot, the hero and heroine, and the book in general. Friends since childhood, fortuneless Drew and wealthy Harriet were married at seventeen. But Drew left…
OK, so I’m a sucker for reunited lovers. I’m also a sucker for a story where the girl gets the guy she’s always wanted. Then I also love to see an arrogant rogue get what he deserves, whether that’s a comeuppance, or the heroine, or both. My Lord Strangerdelivers all that and more. Harriet, Countess…
The Damsel is the second book in the Bride Quest series, which follows the adventures of three brothers who each must search for and win brides. I have not read The Princess, the first book in the trilogy, but The Damsel stands clearly on its own and I had no problem following what most likely…
There is something about a romance featuring Scotland or a Scottish protagonist that makes this reviewer rub her hands together in anticipation. The Scotsman’s Bride is a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend an evening Cassandra St. John has just been dropped by her fiance and she truly does not understand why. Ramsay Forbes does; he…
This book was not just the king’s pleasure, but mine, too. However, while it is packed with historical detail and is too hot to handle, it is based on a silly Big Misunderstanding, which takes 350 pages to clear up. So, my pleasure was partially spoiled by intermittent grunts of frustration. In the 14th Century,…
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