Although I’m a relatively new reviewer, I understand that “C” reviews are among the toughest to write. I can attest to that. This novel is not the worst thing ever written nor is it absolutely fabulous. No, the work is quite likable, but suffers from a major flaw. A flaw that leaves me ambiguous as…
Despite an intriguing setting and a unique plot, The Harlot’s Daughter lacked one element that I find essential to any romance – romance. I s-o-o-o-o long for an intriguing Medieval and, while Gifford’s book is interesting, it fell short of that aspiration. Lady Joan of Weston, otherwise known as Solay, is the daughter of the…
The Return of the Prodigal is the sixth book in Kasey Michaels’ Romney March series. I have not read any of the previous books, but I will be reading the next one. Rian Becket was gravely injured at Waterloo, losing his left hand and forearm. In the four months since he has been recuperating at…
Despite its horrible title (Sin and Scandal in England) and cover (a shirtless man and a dress-falling-off-her-bare-back woman standing in the snow!) this is a good historical romantic suspense novel. Bethany Munroe is a science teacher’s assistant at the London Conservatory for Young Ladies. While women are still barred from attending University, this higher education…
When I was a ninth grader, I liked reading Rosemary Rogers books for the Forceful Heroes, the Feisty Heroines, and the s-e-x. Ninth graders everywhere are just going to love A Daring Passion. Frankly, the plot of this book is so clichéd and the prose so phenomenally purple I almost felt as if I should…
Why haven’t I been reading Jo Goodman? That will be the question floating through many minds when they pick up If His Kiss is Wicked. I’m certainly pondering it. I’m going to turn dictator on this one occasion because you must, simply must read this. Restell Gardner is a man of many talents; a man…
Lessons of Desire is the second book in Hunter’s Rothwell Brothers series and details the complex relationship between the scholarly Elliot and Phaedra, the scandalous daughter of an even more scandalous mother. Phaedra is the daughter of the infamous Artemis Blair, a brilliant Roman scholar and outspoken proponent of “free love.” Artemis spent most of…
I’ve often found that in a trilogy, the middle book is the weakest. This looks to be the case with Madame’s Deception, the middle book in Renee Bernard’s Mistress trilogy. Even though the final book hasn’t been published yet, it has to be better than this dull offering. After the success of her debut last…
I have long thought 1900 an arbitrary cut-off for determining what is and what is not a historical romance since the early years of the 20th century are filled with many events and settings perfect for drama and romance. In Perfidia, Elspeth McKendrick (who also writes as Morag McKendrick Pippin) takes the unlikely setting of…
This is the first book I have read by Barbara Metzger. To be honest, this is not usually the type book I would choose to read. Historical romance has never been my cup of tea, but I found Truly Yours to be better than most. The story takes place in Regency London; Amanda Carville has…
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