Though based on a solid plot idea, The Warlord’s Bride is one of those books that just doesn’t live up to its potential. There’s no other way to say it: It’s relentlessly mediocre. Lady Roslynn is a traitor’s widow and King John’s pawn. Her tenuous circumstances leave her little choice but to travel to Wales…
If I hadn’t needed to write a review for it, I probably wouldn’t have finished Tempt the Devil, Anna Campbell’s latest. Though it improves markedly from the first few chapters as it went on, it still has a number of flaws. Olivia Raines is London’s most famous courtesan. For that reason alone, Julian, Earl of…
I usually find Margo Maguire to be a steady and reliable writer, though it’s been a couple of years since I read her. However, I found Wild, which read like a cross between Tarzan and Pygmalion, to be a disappointment. Anthony Maddox is the long-lost Earl of Sutton – lost when his slimy cousin pushed…
I have loved Robin Hood books from a variety of authors ranging from Parke Godwin to Marsha Canham, and I am so happy to see a book that sits well alongside them. While the publisher, for reasons unknown, elected to punish this month’s debut author with a stupid title and a hideous cover (you can…
I’ve never read a Sophie Jordan romance before, and if Surrender to Me is any indication, I will not be reading any more. Aggravating martyrs for leads, a cookie-cutter villain and pasteboard history all made for a frustrating read. Lady Astrid Derring is Martyr #1. Her good-for-nothing husband – a duke, no less and one…
The Mistletoe Wager is marriage in trouble tale. It has a significant Christmas feel to it, and may well appeal to readers who like Regency house parties. Harry Pennyngton, Earl of Anneslea, is tired of being estranged from his wife, Elise. Two months previously, she left the family seat and has taken up with her…
If you have longed for a series with a silly but catchy title and like the wallpaper on your historicals to be of onionskin thinness, then To Sin With a Stranger, the first in Caskie’s Seven Deadly Sins series, might be for you. However, I have a feeling that most readers will find this read…
Imagine a warning bell ringing inside your head, gradually rising in volume as the old-fashioned clang, clang, clang warns you that the trusted book you are reading has just gone wildly out of your comfort zone. I quickly look on the spine of Wicked Intentions to see if I am truly reading mainstream historical romance…
If you choose to read Sara Bennett’s Her Secret Lover, save yourself some time and start around Chapter 27. Shortly thereafter, the hero and heroine have the conservation that should have taken place long before. Don’t worry, everything you really need to know is revealed and you will save yourself the trouble of reading all…
Eloisa James is normally a hit or miss author for me, and I’m happy to say that When the Duke Returns is one of her hits. The vivacious heroine, reserved hero, and sympathetic secondary characters ratchet up a familiar plot. Isidore married Simenon, Duke of Conway, by proxy when she was twelve. After eleven years…
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