When I first started reading romance ten years ago, I went through a lot of Kat Martin books. I haven’t read one in five years and couldn’t really remember why, so thought I’d try her again. Now I remember. Alpha Jerk Heroes and Feisty, Feisty Heroines. But thankfully, the leads of Heart of Honor weren’t…
Pleasure for Pleasure is an adorable Regency-era story, charmingly written, and although it’s the final in a series about four sisters, the reader new to Eloisa James (such as I) will have no trouble following the characters or plot. Josephine Essex is the youngest of the sisters, and has recently begun her first season. Despite…
The Abducted Heiress takes place in Restoration England, a too little used setting, and the Great Fire of London plays an integral role in the novel. I enjoyed the fantastic setting in this charming and appealing romance, even though the charm of the heroine dimmed a little for me during the course of the book….
Angel in a Red Dress was first published in 1988 as Starlit Surrender, Judy Cuevas’s first novel. The good news is that much of Judith Ivory’s signature style is already apparent here. The bad news is that the book does have a number of flaws, including a premise that hinges on a gross historical inaccuracy….
I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Sylvia Day and so was eager to read The Stranger I Married. While she does have a way with a love scene, I found the plot to be lacking. Gerard Faulkner, the 22 year old Marquess of Grayson, is planning revenge on his dastardly mother. While Gray was…
Lord of Seduction is a Medieval with a childhood friends storyline and a road trip thrown in for good measure. Each of those worked in the book’s favor, but while I was predisposed to enjoy it, it left me wanting and in the end I wish I’d liked it more. Six-year-old Lady Tanon Risande, goddaughter…
For Love of a Pirate features a hero who always does the correct thing and a heroine who has had a very unconventional upbringing. It’s not a wild romp, instead it’s a quiet character-driven romance that I found to be very charming. Constantine Wylde, Lord Wylde, is a London gentleman and paragon of the ton….
I enjoyed Mary Balogh’s last reissued book, The Secret Pearl. However, The Gilded Web, originally published in 1989, falls well short of the high standard set by that one. Alexandra Purnell, in search of a quiet moment outside the crowded ballroom, finds herself kidnapped and tied to a stranger’s bed. The bed belongs to Edmund,…
For reasons having more to do with time rather than with my level of interest in her books, I’d never before read Anne Gracie. My reaction to my first book by the author is a bit of a mixed bag. To put it bluntly, my biggest problem is that The Perfect Kiss seems like an…
Unquestionably, Melody Thomas is the best of Avon’s newer writers and she continues her winning streak in her latest release. This, book, though, isn’t without its challenges. During the first fifty pages or so, I was afraid that Wild and Wicked in Scotland was going to be one of those frustrating mistaken identity books in…
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