Following Once a Mistress and Ever a Princess, Always a Lady is the final installment in a trilogy featuring the multitude of mistresses and illegitimate get of the Marquess of Templeston. These ladies will be recognized only by a locket they wear (a gift from the apparently randy old gent), and their striking resemblance to…
I had pretty high hopes as I got going with this one. Though Medieval Scotland has been done almost to death in the last few years, there was a darker, sadder tone in this one that immediately grabbed my attention and drew me in. My hopes were justified, but unfortunately, not altogether fulfilled. Ms. Garnett…
Admittedly, Untie My Heart is not for everyone. But those of you who love sensuous romance tinged ever so delicately with a hint of decadence – and you know who you are – should plan right now to settle down under your favorite blanket and surrender yourself to this incredible writer. If you haven’t read…
Remember those “compare and contrast” essay questions? Frankly, I’m almost sorry I’m not in Mrs. Gordon’s English class right now because writing a cogent essay on Whirlwind Affair would be a piece of cake. A study in contrasts, the book contains some incredibly refreshing elements weighed down by some very frustrating plotting. But even though…
Maybe Sylvester the Cat said it best: “Thame old, thame old.” The heroine is an anonymous gossip columnist. There’s a thief on the loose – the Mad Ton Thief, believe it or not. The heroine cries virtue ad nauseam while kissing the hero at every turn and suddenly (and inexplicably) suggesting that they make love….
When It’s Perfect is a sequel to Someone Irresistible, which was described by reviewer Rachel Potter as being “an interesting and very sensual read.” I’m happy to report that exactly the same thing can be said of When It’s Perfect. Miss Mary Marsh and Marcus Longfellow, the Earl of Renn are a perfect match and…
It’s not often that I come across a hero to die for, but Rexanne Becnel certainly has created a doozy in the person of one Adrian Hawke, the dark and handsome by-blow of a prominent Scottish family. And, frankly, for me he made this book. Heroine Hester Poitevant is a bit more challenging. The kindest…
Although Patricia Gaffney has since moved on to women’s fiction, her 1997 western has just been reissued in trade size. Outlaw in Paradise is the first I’ve read by her, and while I enjoyed it, it left me feeling somewhat ambiguous. Cadence “Cady” McGill owns a saloon in Paradise, Oregon, and does fairly well for…
Sometimes when I finish a book I think of it in terms of a single word. I’ve read books that are “fun,” “frustrating,” “disappointing,” and “encouraging.” Unfortunately, I’ve read one or two that I thought could be summed up in the word “debacle.” For Duel of Hearts, Diane Farr’s second single title release, the word…
Jayel Wylie’s 2001 debut novel, A Falcon’s Heart, was a wonderful surprise in the midst of a personal romance reading slump last year. It was a quintessential sleeper of a novel: a book from which I expected very little, having heard nothing about it or the author, and instead found myself swept up in a…
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