All of Us Murderers is a fabulous mixture of murder mystery and gothic horror, a superbly crafted homage to the gothic novel that expertly captures the essence of the genre while at the same time having some fun with its conventions. It’s clever, witty and atmospheric, with superbly drawn, vibrant characters, a charming romance, a…
The Earl That Got Away is a retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion set in the Victorian Era. I love Austen’s novel (and the 1995 BBC adaptation starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds), so I was excited to read this variation, especially as it features an American-Arab heroine Eight years earlier, Nalia Darwish had met and…
My Best Friend’s Earl is the second book in Bethany Bennett’s Bluestocking Booksellers series. I haven’t read any of this author’s books before, but I liked the idea of a bookseller heroine and thought I’d give it a try. It was a fun romp, and if you’re not a stickler for period details, you may…
Beatrice Layton and Jack Beresford meet aboard ship while traveling from India to England. Bea is a governess whose outspoken ways have gotten her dismissed from various posts; now she’s working for an absolutely odious family so she can earn her passage home. Meanwhile, Jack is a colonel in the British army whose leg was…
Nicholas Haddonfield, Viscount Reston, was a secondary character in Darius, the first book in Grace Burrowes’ Lonely Lords series. In this, the second book, we get to know Nicholas more fully, and to discover the nature of the scandal which surrounded Darius’ sister, Leah, which was hinted at in the first book. Nicholas is a…
Gabriela and His Grace has a unique setting with a portion of it taking place in Mexico and another part on a ship where the leads have to share a cabin! It’s the third and final book in the Luna Sisters series with enemies to lovers, steamy close proximity, and lots of heart. The Luna…
It has been a very long time since I read a novel set in the Regency that pleased me as much as Lord Frederick’s Return. I am finding it hard to criticise any of it. It was, for me, a delightful read with high quality prose, a wealth of historical detail and leading characters I…
This historical romance, set in the 1840s, is somewhat unusual in that the protagonists are working-class people rather than aristocrats or members of the landed gentry. Mina Walters has spent the past several years as a teacher at her father’s school. But now her father is dying, the school is failing, and her future is…
I was all in for this spicy historical road trip romance! Road Trip with a Rogue is the third and final book in the Her Majesty’s Rebels series and the women that star in each story are the rebels! There’s a fiercely independent heroine who became frustrating at times, but the passion and adventure kept…
In Grace Burrowes’ third Lonely Lords book, centre stage belongs to reclusive Ethan Grey, who is almost the exact opposite of his garrulous, younger half-brother Nicholas Haddonfield, now Earl Bellefonte. Where Nicholas is lively and open-hearted, Ethan is guarded; where Nicholas loves, he shows it, while Ethan does not. Both blessed with above average height…
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