Jo Beverley’s books have always been comfort reads to me. Lady Beware, the latest in her Company of Rogues series, fits nicely into this category. Lord Darien returns a hero from the Napoleonic Wars to claim a title that is blemished, to say the least. Because of his wastrel ancestors, lecherous father, and insanely murderous…
I’m never quite sure what I’m going to get when I pick up a Lynsay Sands romance. Her books tend to be either quirky and fun, or quirky and painful. However, I tend to like her Medievals – especially The Deed and The Key – and I looked forward her new one, though the title,…
I read the first twenty pages of Suzanne Enoch’s Sins of a Duke, sighed, and settled in for a fantastic read. After all, the heroine – before being properly introduced – had just slapped the hero across the face in front of a ballroom full of people. Enoch’s new romance is loosely connected to the…
The setting of this romance is unusual, and highly attractive. The island of Corfu, in northern Greece just this side of the Albanian border, is described well, and its landscape makes a splendid backdrop to the story and serves as far more than wallpaper. The time is 1817, and the British control the island. Benedict…
Set in Medieval Cornwall, Midnight Marriage takes place against the backdrop of the final years of the power struggle between between King Stephen and Henry FitzEmpress (later to be King Henry II). After the evil Sir Hugh de Noirville manages to drive the Earl of Liskeard out of Cornwall, he marries the earl’s younger daughter…
Knight’s Prize stands as proof that an enjoyable hero and heroine alone do not a good book make. Rand la Nuit is a thoroughly engaging hero and sweet, bright Meriel of Rivenloch a perfect match for him. Unfortunately, the rest of the story is such a trainwreck that the romance becomes quite difficult to savor….
Every so often a book holds a reader in thrall to the point that they can’t even think of putting it down. Then there are those books you wish you’d never read because even though you’re trying your hardest to slog through, all you can think of is that you’ll be three hours older by…
As historical fiction, I really liked this book. As a historical romance, however, I was somewhat disappointed. Notorious is set at the time of the turbulent reign of Edward II, a period of great political strife and intrigue, and revolves around the relationship that develops between Brianna de Beauchamp and Wolf Mortimer. To set the…
One of the major topics surrounding romance lately – and one of the challenges facing the historical genre – has been the heat factor. When dealing with strict societal rules, how does one sex up a story? Kresley Cole chose to do so by making the heroine of If You Desire a hellion, part of…
Greer Fairchild and her two cousins are the Desperate Debutantes of London’s current trilogy. The girls are desperate because Greer’s aunt, who raised them all, has died and her second husband, who is no blood relation to any of the girls, is ready to marry them off to the first men who ask. Greer hies…
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