Been longing for real jerk of a hero? Someone who will treat his true love like dirt and blame it on her? Well then, read on! Lucy Abbington is attending the London Season under protest. She’s never been much interested in society or marriage, as she sees them as incompatible with her dream of becoming…
Zebra’s Debut program is a great idea. Readers get to try brand-new authors at a special price and so far several of the authors featured in this program have turned out rather good books. Kristina Cook is certainly no exception to this. The characters in her debut novel, Unlaced are likable and, while it does…
Richard, Viscount Mallory and heir to his grandfather’s earldom, is home from the Peninsular War answering a summons from his grandmother. She wishes him to recover a lost family heirloom, the Mallory Heart, a magnificent ruby brooch given to the family by Queen Elizabeth. The earl’s health is quickly fading and Grandmother believes he is…
As regular visitors to AAR know, an ever-growing chorus of readers are continually complaining that far too many historical romances these days are far too formulaic. Anyone reading My Own Private Hero would certainly be hard pressed to argue with that. Frankly, you can read this one with about half your brain engaged and, lest…
The best parts of A Perfect Gentleman are the small ones. It is so filled with funny one-liners that my book was seriously dog eared after I finished reading it. Unfortunately, the plot is a total mess; but for lovers of humorous romances, this will be prime stuff. Viscount Aubrey “Stoney” Wellstone is handsome, charming,…
I love novels with a Gothic touch to them and I’ve been a fan of Candace Camp since college, so I had very high hopes for Winterset. Sadly, I have to say that the gorgeous cover was probably my favorite thing about this book. While the mystery tale within is entertaining, the main characters never…
As someone who reads many (many, many, many, many) European Historicals simply because I love them, I can often be entertained by a familiar story in the hands of a skilled writer. But what a pleasure it is to come across a book that features complex characters who are anything but formulaic and a setting…
If AAR’s 2003 readers’ poll is anything to go by, there are a lot of disgruntled former fans of Stephanie Laurens out there. I am not one of them: I read a Laurens novel about five years ago, didn’t like it at all, and never tried her again. From my point of view as a…
Hardly A Husband is based around one of those increasingly-ubiquitous school friends clubs – in this case the Free Fellows League. The members of the FFL have pledged not to get tangled up with women who have marriage on their minds. Nope, our guys are going to have fun until they are at least thirty,…
A Kiss of Spice is the second book in a series, following The Tiger’s Mistress. It begins slowly, but takes off in the second half with a suspenseful plot that will keep the reader interested. Olivia Marquand is known as the elusive and mysterious Lady in Red, but Olivia is much more human and tangible…
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