The first two books in this series, Slightly Shady and Don’t Look Back, didn’t inspire me much; I passed them along after I finished reading them. I’m pleased to say that this one will be staying on my keeper shelf. Tobias and Lavinia have finally found their footing, which makes their relationship far more enjoyable….
Sometimes I’m tempted to come up with a Letterman-type top ten list when I’m reading a book for review. Something like “You know it’s a bad sign when…” I’m sure you could fill in the blank with any number of romance clichés. Maybe because I had hoped for something else, Mary Reed McCall’s latest surprised…
C+ looks like such a tepid grade. In fact, my reactions to Silent Surrender were extremely strong. Some parts of it I loved; others annoyed the heck out of me. It is 1917, and Liana Wycliffe is a second-rate stage actress. She belongs to a theater company that is in Paris during World War I,…
It’s not easy doing justice to a book requiring two weeks to read, even if there eventually comes a time during reading when the book finally takes off. This was my experience with The Mad Marquis. Widower Henry Pelham needs a wife because he thinks his young daughter Isbeau needs a mother in her life….
Historical romances set in Scotland run a certain gamut: there’s the light and funny kind set in a fantasy Scotland, and there’s the more serious, dramatic kind set in a historically-grounded Scotland. The Destiny by Kathleen Givens is the latter kind, which is good – that’s what I like. But while the book’s history is…
I had the interesting experience of reading all three Slightly books back to back to back. Immersed in all things Bedwyn, I did at times get a little weary of Bewcastle’s quizzing glass and the abundant hauteur of the rest of the clan. But on the whole I am finding this series entertaining, and Slightly…
After having written Medieval romances for years (with a Restoration-era trilogy thrown in for good measure), Kiss Me Quick, a Regency-set historical, is a bit of a departure for Margaret Moore. Unless I miss my guess, it’s a permanent departure. Like most heroes from historicals set in the Regency, Edmond Terrington (Viscount Adderley) has a…
This is such a wonderful and engaging book! I always forget how much I enjoy Suzanne Enoch until I read another of her books. London’s Perfect Scoundrel features two incredible lead characters who change for the better over the course of the story – it was a joy to go along for their journey. Evelyn…
Virtually everyone who has ever loved Lucien St. Aubyn has met an unfortunate demise. Indeed, Lucien has inadvertently done in four governesses (one apparently died of a mere headache), a groom, his best friend (killed by a chunk of gravel thrown up by Lucien’s carriage), and both parents. Lucien is such a harbinger of doom…
Beyond Sunrise is a rip-roaring adventure romance that keeps its hero and heroine hurtling from one dramatic and exciting moment to the next for most of its 423 pages. If that were all it was, it would be one terrific read. But Candice Proctor somehow manages to blend action, excitement and thrills with passion, emotion…
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