Historical Romance

  • Across a Wild Sea

    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…

  • In the Night

    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

    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…

  • White Tigress by Jade Lee

    Forgive me if this review seems pulled in two directions; that’s the way White Tigress by Jade Lee made me feel. It kind of gave me the creeps, and I wasn’t too sure about the happily-ever-after. However, it definitely has some moments of brilliance. There’s only one thing I can say for sure: if you…

  • Lady of the Knight

    Medieval Romances have been very thin on the ground in recent years, so I was excited to see a first-time author published in this genre, and an author who takes great risks in the creation of her hero and heroine. While I applaud the author’s willingness to venture into new territory, the book, taken as…

  • The Improper Wife

    I’m a sucker for a good marriage of convenience story, and this one features a terrific twist. Our story gets off to a very exciting start as the hungover Captain John Grayson, back in England on leave from the Peninsula, answers his front door to find a woman in the throes of labor and asking…

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