Historical Romance

  • Winterset

    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…

  • Dangerous Deceptions

    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…

  • A Kiss of Spice

    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…

  • Masquerading the Marquess

    Masquerading the Marquess is a charming and enjoyable debut for author Anne Mallory. Although there are some elements that are a bit clichéd, as well as minor problems with the flow of the book, in the end the story combines some unique and amusing characters and incidents. Calliope Minton lives on the fringes of society,…

  • The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh

    A kindhearted young gentlewoman, in financial straits through no fault of her own. An unrepentant rake, titled, of course, who doesn’t believe in love. A marriage of convenience. A gruff Papa duke. A country estate brimming with relatives and old grudges. A cornucopia of Regency cliches, yet one of the most enduring Traditional Regencies ever…

  • The Prize

    Let’s start off with the good news: Brenda Joyce returns to historical romance with a big, meaty story of a scope rarely found these days. Now for the bad: The book is filled with far too many retro elements, including an 18 year-old terminally spunky heroine and a hero whose behavior towards her borders on…

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