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…
An author faces a great challenge in writing historical romances featuring actual historical figures. When the author isn’t up to meeting that challenge, historical figures can be reduced to one-dimensional props or they can just as easily go too far in the other direction and end up overshadowing the fictional protagonists of the story. In…
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…
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…
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…
Unladylike Pursuits marks Alyssa Goodnight’s debut. And though it does have the same redundancy found in many other novels, I still found the voice fresh and the plot and characters to be charming and appealing. Although many would consider becoming a spinster to be a horrifying prospect, for Emily Sinclair turning 25 and landing firmly…
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