Historical Romance

  • The Accidental Duchess

    To start off with a positive, Jessica Benson has what certainly seems to me to be a pitch perfect Regency voice: A discordant word never mars her dialogue. On a less positive note, there is way, way, way, w-a-a-a-y too much of it. Her heroine talks to her new husband, to her mother, to her…

  • Wicked Wager

    The characters in Wicked Wager are ones I love. Tony, Viscount Nelthorpe, is a rake, trying to live down his past. Jenna, Lady Fairchild, is an intelligent, mature woman. They know each other from the past, and Jenna has always despised him. But times and circumstances have changed for both of them. Had Tony not…

  • Kissing the Countess

    This book starts with such promise it’s hard to believe it becomes so thoroughly bogged down with its own minutiae in the middle. Had the author focused more intently on her hero and heroine, and less on ancillary details, it would have been a riveting story. As it is, however, it is one good story…

  • True Pretenses

    Karen Lingefelt makes her debut with True Pretenses, and though there are some major plotting problems with the book, I was nonetheless charmed by the dialogue, the humor, and the zest with which the book was written. Trying to win the heart of someone who has spent years despising you is no easy task. Ruined…

  • The Saint by Madeline Hunter

    I had pretty high hopes for this Madeline Hunter book since I’d read and enjoyed her medieval romances. Additionally, the back cover alluded to a buttoned-up hero – one my favorite kinds. However, The Saint had a lot of my not-so-favorite elements of romance, and those elements added up to a rather mediocre reading experience….

  • To Tempt a Bride

    To Tempt a Bride wasn’t a bad story, but the bland romance and characterization made for an only average read. Miss Camille Croft is a tomboy. She’s blunt, fun-loving, athletic, and gregarious. She receives many offers during her first season in London, but she hasn’t accepted any of them since none of the proposals were…

  • Winter Fire by Jo Beverley

    Fans of Jo Beverley’s Malloren series will be hard pressed to resist Winter Fire. The Mallorens return in a supporting role as their cousin finds love and a long-standing feud resolves itself. Genova Smith finds herself spending Christmas as companion to the elderly Trayce sisters – gruff Calliope and childlike Thalia. Invited to the home…

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