I admit that, in its early chapters, I didn’t like Sin and Sensibility very much. The main characters seemed both unoriginal and unlikable, and I was all set for another stale, uninspired Regency Historical with nothing new or interesting about it. But the author skillfully brings those same characters to life and instills a lot…
Sarah Gabriel’s debut novel, Stealing Sophie, features a couple who marry for the wrong reasons and try to make it work. The story is unique and fresh, and has some well-written scenes, but there are pitfalls along the way. Conner MacPherson is a man of honor. So when he makes what he thinks is a…
Although The Bride’s Necklace features the same characteristics found in many Regency-era romances, the characters and the situations offer a romantic read. And those looking for less fluff in their historicals may find it here. When her mother dies, Victoria Temple is the only one who can protect her younger sister Claire from the perverted…
Creating a hero and heroine readers will actually care about is quite difficult. Creating two couples and giving them equal weight must be even more difficult still. Though Vision in Blue has its weaknesses, Nicole Byrd gives readers a tale of two likable couples and two rather tender romances to enjoy. Gemma Smith, a former…
Celeste Bradley begins a new series on The Royal Four, the lordly overseers of the English spies from her previous series The Liar’s Club. This new book leans heavily on the previous series for recurring characters and storylines, and though I have read three of the four books in the earlier series, I still felt…
Much Ado About You is a sweet European Historical with plenty of characters and plenty of action to keep the reader interested. The multitude of characters and plot twists, though, tend to detract from the hero and heroine at times. When Raphael, Duke of Holbrook, suddenly becomes ward to four females, he has no idea…
I haven’t read a book by Claire Delacroix in several years, which is odd since I very much enjoyed some of her Harlequin Historicals. The Beauty Bride isn’t as different and original as some of her Harlequins, but it was a good way to rediscover an old favorite. Lady Madeline of Kinfairlie has refused to…
Watch out, Bertrice and Virginia: There’s a new girl in town! With prose so purple I noticed a lavender tinge suffusing my hands as I held the book, Across a Wild Sea features a perfectly beautiful, perfectly sweet, perfectly spirited, perfectly nauseating heroine and a standard-issue (well, in the 1980s, anyway) “dark and tormented” hero…
When I started Kathryn Smith’s latest book, I expected an emotional read since the author is known for creating rich and angst-ridden stories of the sort that many readers crave in this age of light comedy-romance. Unfortunately, while there are certainly elements of that richness in this story, some over-the-top plotting and an unnecessary reliance…
Night of Sin features a hero who is a tortured rake, and the heroine is a scholarly Dissenter. The atmosphere is dark and filled with angst. I had some problems with the book, but was won over by the interesting characters. And the atmosphere! Those who like their romances lush and a bit dark will…
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