This is the second book of a trilogy in Lucy Monroe’s first attempt at writing historicals. I read the first book, Touch Me, and gave it a C in my personal database, but thought Monroe showed some promise. Reading Tempt Me changed my mind about that. To get out of marrying a man old enough…
In the Bed of a Duke is a fast-paced read and a relatively painless way to spend some time, as long as you don’t take it too seriously. The story’s speed means that one is usually not bored, though that doesn’t mean it always makes sense. A few clichéd twists are offered in a wildly…
When I got The Husband Trap, I looked at the anachronistically coifed young lady on the cover and began to read, not expecting much. I was soon captivated, spent a dark and stormy night reading away and finished the book at one long sitting. It begins with one of the hoariest of plot devices (twins…
I like many different tones to my historicals. Sometimes I want a big, meaty epic, other times I just want to laugh, and sometimes I just want something that is beautifully emotional. Heath’s latest release definitely fits the bill for that last category. While this book has the occasional eyeroll-inducing moment, it is primarily a…
I discovered Melody Thomas last fall when thoroughly enjoyed A Match Made in Scandal and eagerly volunteered to review her latest. Although Angel in My Bed contains the spy-suspense aspect I try to avoid, its romance did not disappoint in the least. This is how I like my romance served: an alpha hero who is…
Destiny is set in 875AD – and the Vikings hold most of eastern England. When the story begins Elena, a captive of the Viking leader Kraka, has just escaped and is found while on the run by Berg, an East Anglian warrior now exiled from his lands. Elena then saves Berg in a skirmish with…
The back blurb of Jack of Clubs mentions a man opening a gaming house to find his sister who vanished years ago. And how, scratching my head, is that supposed to help? I have no idea, but this is Barbara Metzger, who I can count on for great humorous writing, and so I read on….
If I’m engaged in a book, really, really engaged in it, I’ll read for hours and stay up late to finish it. If I’m moderately engaged in a book, I’ll read for some time, then lay it down but look forward to reading it again. During the time I was reading Countess Confidential, I read…
Let me begin by stating that Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent, wins the award in my book for most anticipated future hero. As I finished reading It Happened One Autumn, I was stunned to discover that extreme bad boy Sebastian would be featured as the hero in its sequel and I must admit that I was…
It’s been entirely too long since I started a book and felt compelled to finish it in one sitting, but, happily, that is just what I did with Louise Allen’s debut novel. Something about her prose flows so nicely that I just couldn’t bring myself to leave the story until I’d gotten to the very…
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