Twilight Magic by Shari Anton

Twelfth century England has always been one of my favorite historical time periods, so when I saw that Twilight Magic was set in 1145 during the civil war between Empress Matilda and King Stephen, I thought it was probably worth a shot. Fortunately, Anton’s latest is a good romance, as well as an historical novel…

A Very Long Engagement

Sébastien Japrisot, French author and screenwriter, was the anagrammatic pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Rossi, a writer from Marseille. His work is very well known in France, and A Very Long Engagement was a huge hit when it was published there over a decade ago. I, of course, had to find this out via Google as I…

Deadly Kisses by Brenda Joyce

Deadly Kisses by Brenda Joyce

In Deadly Kisses Brenda Joyce continues the saga of the investigating career of socialite Francesca Cahill. Francesca is engaged to Calder Hart at the beginning of the book, but they are both immediately plunged into a murder involving his former mistress which threatens their lives and love. Calder had agreed to let his ex-mistress, Daisy…

Deadly Promise by Brenda Joyce

Deadly Promise by Brenda Joyce

Brenda Joyce’s latest novel is a strangely compelling blend of mystery and melodrama. This is the kind of book where analyzing its pros and cons wouldn’t really describe the overall effect of reading it. For all its flaws – and there are plenty of them – it remains a compulsively readable story. Deadly Promise is…

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