Whispers of the Night started out with a bang – great writing with a fabulous setting and complex characters – only to become a bit of a frustrating read when a clichéd plotline was introduced. Alcyone Carter is the stunningly beautiful daughter of a wealthy industrialist who wishes his daughter to marry a peer. After…
The Bachelor Trap hasn’t quite got the unique sparkle of some of Thornton’s other novels, but I appreciated the large cast of characters and her knack for keeping things flowing. Lady Marion Dane is practically on the shelf and happy to be there while her younger sister Emily takes the spotlight. Brand Hamilton is the…
By sheerest coincidence I was just finishing Virginia Henley’s A Year and A Day when I received Infamous to review. The books were published eight years apart, and it seemed from the back cover blurb that this sequel was to have continued Marjory de Warenne’s romance with Robert Bruce after being forced (in the first…
I have all of Nicole Byrd’s books and very much enjoyed her writing previous to Seducing Sir Oliver, which I looked forward to reading. But when I went to the store to get it, I was taken aback by the terrible cover. (Note to Berkeley Sensation – get that artist a pair of decent glasses)….
The Dangerous Debutante, part of the Romney Marsh series, centers on Morgan Becket, the family’s wild child. As the book opens, Morgan is going to London to have a Season sponsored by her brother Chance ( A Gentleman By Any Other Name) and his bride Julia. The consensus of the Beckets is that Morgan’s season…
The particular combination of mystery and romance in Sins of Midnight is unfortunately an uneasy one, and the book is filled with characters who aren’t especially memorable. Ultimately, this one’s not worth the trip. Jillian Daventry is the daughter of a marquis, but she has a rather shady past. Her mother lived a rather wild…
After reading a string of light romances, it was a definite turn in the opposite direction to read The Code of Love, a somber story of intrigue set in both France and England. The Napoleonic conflict is its central theme, with Napoleon as an actual character and the unease and misery of the French as…
One Perfect Rose is the final book in Mary Jo Putney’s Fallen Angels series and features Stephen Kenyon, the Duke of Ashburton and older brother of Michael Kenyon from Shattered Rainbows. I was surprised to find that there was no AAR review for One Perfect Rose for it has always been special to me. This…
On the Way to the Wedding, the final entry in Julia Quinn’s popular Bridgerton series, started off with a great attention-grabbing scene and settled in to an enjoyable, solid B read. But something went terribly wrong on the way to the ending. Gregory Bridgerton has always believed in love, has always known that he would…
European Historicals are what hooked me on romance reading in the first place, but it’s getting to the point where I am afraid to try a new author. I guess I’ve just read one too many by authors who seemed to be trying (and failing) to be Julia Quinn. Relative newcomer Tracy Anne Warren seemed…
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