Even though I enjoy Scottish romances, this was my first Amanda Scott romance and I will certainly say that she knows her Scottish history. Although a novice about this period of Medieval Scottish history, after reading King of Storms, I no longer am. Though I’m grateful to the author for this introduction, as strong as…
It’s pretty sad when you finish a book and all you can think about is how boring it was. Such is the case with What Isabella Desires. I am a fan of unrequited love stories, but the affection Isabella had for her childhood friend Marcus was simply not believable. Their love affair was beyond dull…
Lady Be Bad is the story of a very, very bad boy and a very, very good girl that I found to be an entertaining read, albeit one with a few slight problems. This is the third installment of Hern’s Merry Widows series and is the story of the Widow Marlow and London’s most infamous…
Jacquie D’Alessandro is an author who is fast becoming a Buried Treasure. She flies under most people’s radar, and while she’s yet to have, in my opinion, that fabulous, not to be missed breakout novel, she writes consistently enjoyable characters and stories. Sleepless at Midnight begins a new series with one of my favorite premises:…
The Marsh Hawk is a Regency-set historical romance that features a Cornish setting, highwaymen, a Robin Hood hero, a feisty heroine, and an evil ex-fiancé villain. Add not one, but two big secrets, some hot love scenes and you have the ingredients for what should have been a fun read. If it wasn’t for just…
I’ve always enjoyed Laura Lee Guhrke’s writing although I was disappointed with her last, She’s No Princess. However, I am happy to say that And Then He Kissed Her is her best book yet. Emmaline Dove, 30-year-old spinster, has been secretary to Harry, Viscount Marlowe for the past five years. Marlowe is a very successful…
When I first laid eyes on The Roman’s Virgin Mistress, I thought surely the folks at Harlequin Presents had played some kind of practical joke on the Harlequin Historicals line. What’s next? Banging the Baron? Still, I’ve read enough romance to know that the covers and titles are often vastly inferior to the contents of…
Liz Carlyle begins her new trilogy with Never Lie to a Lady, a somewhat uneven book in terms of momentum, but one that I ultimately enjoyed due to the interesting characters – both old and new. Xanthia Neville and her brother Kieran, the new Baron Rothewell, have recently arrived in London from the West Indies…
Sin Incarnate by Isobel Carr is a typical example of the misleading packaging peddled by romance publishing houses with the goal, one assumes, to attract more readers. The title is so bland as to contain no valid information about the book whatsoever (Oooh, there must be a man in it! And sex!) and winds up being…
Lately, a lot of readers, myself included, have lamented the lack of variety in historical romance. Luckily, we have writers like Constance O’Banyon to shake things up. Lord of the Nile, set in ancient Egypt against the turmoil that made Cleopatra queen, is a smooth, solid, old-fashioned story, well told and with a unique setting…
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