The newest in Linda Needham’s series of Gentleman Rogues romances features all the elements of a fairytale – a beautiful princess in exile, a brave rescuing hero, history, folklore, and even the promise of a palace. And even though this one has a few plotting issues and runs out of steam towards the end, there…
Gifford’s Lady began well, but just as I was beginning to fall in love with the characters, they took a trip to Stupid Land. They eventually came to their senses and the book ended with a love scene that was so sweet and so tender I almost melted. It had a couple of other flaws…
According to the back blurb, Michael Severson, the hero of Temptation of a Proper Governess is “complex” and “tortured.” If you say so. I’m afraid I found him uninteresting and shallow. As for the heroine, Isabel, she wasn’t interesting at all. This was one bland book. Michael Severson, the younger brother of the Earl of…
For those of you who have fond memories of Kasey Michaels’s traditional Regencies (and, LLB, this is for you), you have a real treat in store. In The Butler Did It, Ms. Michaels combines her delightfully over-the-top style and her finely honed sense of the absurd to deliver a fun and frolicsome Regency romp. Admittedly,…
Several years ago, I read Eloisa James’ Enchanting Pleasures and found it irritating beyond belief. I think that this author has developed a lot as a writer since then, as Your Wicked Ways is one of the best historical romances I’ve read this year. I started enjoying this book on the very first page, when…
This is the Teresa Medeiros that I love. This book has my favorite element in a romance, internal conflict, and a bond between the characters based on emotion, not a bunch of annoying external circumstances. There is no distracting subplot to remove focus from Gabriel and Samantha, the supporting cast plays an integral, yet secondary…
In Devil’s Bargain, Jade Lee (aka Kathy Greyle) explores the darker side of the Regency world beloved by so many readers, when her heroine, an impoverished parson’s daughter, enters the home of the scandalous Viscount Marlock for some rather unorthodox tutelage in the art of ensnaring a husband. Though submitting herself to Marlock’s tutelage certainly…
Kitty Robertson, the daughter abandoned by Jessye from Never Love a Cowboy, is the heroine of An Invitation To Seduction and, though Jessye is not exactly in the book, fans will surely be interested in reading about Kitty’s life as an American heiress in Victorian England. Although the book features little action and isn’t exactly…
I’m definitely getting on the Leslie LaFoy bandwagon. This follow-up to The Perfect Seduction features what worked well about the last book – interesting characters and a unique premise – and goes that earlier novel one better by picking up the pace of the central couple’s developing relationship. The result is a solid recommendation for…
One Wicked Night is something of a mixed bag. Although I enjoyed Robins’ latest at times, it never truly came alive for me. There was also a forcible seduction scene in the book that left me feeling a little uncomfortable because were the situation was reversed, it could be considered rape. Despite that shocking scene,…
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