Border Moonlight is definitely historical fiction with a little romance plot on the side, and not vice-versa. The story is slow, but author’s colorful Scottish setting and rich history are interesting enough to (almost) make up for the lack of romance. Unfortunately, while a part of me was going “Interesting, I didn’t know that about…
Something about intrepid heroines, brooding heroes, remote estates, and rumors of dark doings will always have a special place in my heart. The best gothic romances I’ve read have a certain spark about them that gave me the shivers – but in a good way. With Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark, Donna…
Whew, this one is long. And, quite honestly, I can’t see a reason in hell for it to be quite so gargantuan a task to read. I haven’t read Jane Feather in a while – just too many books to read and too little time – and right now I’m not seeing any incentive to…
Although the title and cover of The Wicked Ways of a True Hero made Barbara Metzger’s newest a little hard for me to pick up, I’m glad I did. Told primarily from the hero’s point of view, the author spins a story with a lovable and entertaining hero who brought to mind another of my…
Note to self: Step away from the Brava westerns. The Education of Madeline is the second one I’ve read in recent months, and it’s as disastrous as the first. I’m starting to get the impression that readers who want something more than a sexual checklist should look elsewhere for their entertainment. Madeline Brewster is a…
Though Samantha James is normally an author who, in my opinion, delivers, I found the wallpaper history combined with a scheming heroine and an fantastic myth just a little too much in Bride of a Wicked Scotsman. A curse plagues Lady Maura O’Donnell’s family as a result of losing 200 years earlier the Circle of…
Liz Carlyle quickly became a favorite of mine when I read her “Never” series a little while back. Her newest, Tempted All Night is another winner. Lady Phaedra Northampton is not your typical debutante. At an “advanced” age of 21 and with a scandalous – but still secret – past, she is unconcerned with the…
When I started Tempted by His Kiss, I’ll admit to feeling some skepticism. Innocent, moderately childlike, delicate little blonde heroines generally aren’t my thing. I find this especially true when they are paired with older, brooding heroes since there’s something about the scenario that seems vaguely creepy to me. Tracy Anne Warren makes that part…
Reviewing Susan Johnson has become something of a tradition for me. Can I say that I’m glad that I’m still sticking around for the party? This one is pretty darn good – on the level of say, Pure Sin, if not the classic Braddock-Blacks. So, what the heck am I talking about? For those new…
It’s amazing that I have read only four of Mary Balogh’s books in light of her vast selection of titles and the fact that I consider her one of romance’s best. It is probably due to the length of her interconnected Slightly and Simply series since I could never shake the feeling that I needed…
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