Historical romance is my favorite type of romance, and I am always happy to see new authors being published. While debut author Kimberly Logan has a rather pleasing style, her choice of material just does not rise above the ordinary. A Kiss in the Dark tells yet another all too familiar Regency historical tale with…
Jocelyn Kelley is a new pseudonym for an author who has written under several names and across several genres, most recently as JoAnn Ferguson writing Traditional Regencies and Regency-set mysteries. This time around, she has chosen a particularly interesting moment in Medieval history: the final confrontation between King Henry II and Thomas à Becket, Archbishop…
Unquestionably, the author’s Roselynde Chronicles are considered a classic in the genre and are well-loved by many readers. Though the story of Alinor, Simon, and those who came after them already seemed complete, when Gellis wrote a new novel set during the gap in time between Roselynde and Alinor, I was curious to try it….
Highlander in Disguise is the second book in a trilogy about the Scottish Lockharts, a family in search of a missing heirloom. Although the book occasionally suffers from clichéd moments, London’s style of writing makes this a smooth and enjoyable read. If they fail to locate a missing family treasure – or “beastie” as they…
While last year’s Miss Wonderful was an appropriately wonderful book, I have to admit that it felt somewhat mannered to me – almost as if the author kept a deliberate distance between herself and her characters. I learned a great deal about canal construction in early 19th century England, laughed at the author’s undeniably witty…
A historical author who can really set a scene is a treasure indeed. In Paula Reed’s latest book, it is the little details that count – everything from how characters move through a place, what they see, and how they interpret their world takes the reader back to the seventeenth century. Reed also gives readers…
Barbara Metzger is an author beloved by many, having written more than forty traditional Regencies in a more than twenty year career. Last year she made the move from trads to full-length historicals. While I have read and enjoyed many Metzger trads, this is my first read in the longer length, and I found it…
Linda: Something About Emmaline was just a delight for me, I was engaged from page one. I loved the characters, the banter and the Remington Steele type plot. Blythe: When I read the back of the book, I too thought of Remington Steele. As I was reading it, I decided it was Remington Steele meets…
Jennifer Ashley’s The Care and Feeding of Pirates is part funny, part exasperating, part exciting, and a little frustrating. Oh, I enjoyed it and found it a good read, but a way too clueless heroine and a saggy middle kept it from being an excellent one. Honoria Ardmore is the sister of James Ardmore from…
Remember when everyone was “waiting for Rothgar”? Well, he’s back in a secondary role in Jo Beverley’s newest Malloren book. Like its predecessors, it’s set in Georgian England, when men were men – but got to wear really cool pretty clothes. I have to confess that I am a relative novice where Beverley is concerned;…
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