The Wild Baron is quite simply one of the most delightful books I’ve read. I applaud the panache and aplomb with which Catherine Coulter has created this diverting Regency-era tale of romance and suspense. While the spine of the book calls it simply a novel, its is part romance, part suspense, part pure farce. It…
After noticing that author Margaret Moore had published several books in the past few years, and that none written for Harlequin Historicals had received above a rating of 3 from a leading romance publication, I became curious. Surely there must be something to her books, else why would she still be cranking them out? More…
A Whisper of Violets is as beautiful a romance as its title suggests. As a lovely, violet-eyed heiress joins up with a supposedly treasonous Earl to both clear his name and retrieve a musical score for her dying aunt, the reader is quickly captivated by each of their plights, and that as well of the…
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…
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….
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