Hooray! Finally, here’s an American-in-England historical that goes beyond stereotypes and makes the inevitable culture clash a major focus of the story. When an impoverished Earl marries a Texas heiress, the greatest challenge they face is reconciling their conflicting worldviews. Although the story occasionally lapses into cliché, in the end the Forces of Originality triumph…
In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that I don’t read a lot of Medievals, so when you’re evaluating my evaluation of this book, I think that’s something you should consider. For, even though her behavior might have been reasonable within the constraints of her time, the heroine of The Bride Bed…
There were times when Nicola Sparks, the heroine of Nicola and the Viscount, reminded me of Jane Austen’s Emma. There were times she resembled Cher from Clueless, and toward the end she was rather like Nancy Drew. I think Nicola would approve of all these comparisons, since she is a lover of poetry and romantic…
I recently saw the movie Bridget Jones’s Diary and read Sharon Shinn’s Jenna Starborn. Both of these are re-imaginings of classic tales and neither was quite right. Since finishing Dodd’s new book I’ve felt like Goldilocks entering the bears’ house. She sits on one bed, which is too hard, another, which is too soft, and…
It’s a darn shame, really. Even though there’s much to like about My Lady’s Honor, most of it is overshadowed by one really, really big problem. Throughout the entire book the hero thinks the heroine is a conniving wench, practically a slut. I’d like to think we’re past this. I remember reading – and even…
Romances set during and after the Civil War are scarce as can be these days, so I was really looking forward to Magnolia Creek, particularly as it is set in Kentucky, near where I live. While it has many qualities to recommend it, I found it sadly lacking in the main thing a romance novel…
Come What May is an historical romance set in America, but it’s not a Western. Leslie LaFoy’s latest is set in Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution. The plot involves a forced marriage between two strong characters who made this a very fun book to read. When Claire Curran, acting as a representative…
Sometimes a hot read gets too hot, and the passion overcomes the love. That was my experience in reading Nicole Jordan’s upcoming release, which is being published in hardcover and paperback simultaneously. The hero and heroine were so busy “getting busy” that it made me doubt the authenticity of the emotional component of their relationship….
Deborah Hale’s Border Bride takes place along the border of Wales and England during the Crusades, Conwy ap Ifan is returning home after 13 years spent as a warrior in the Holy Land. Although happy to see his homeland, Con is there with another agenda. He is to speak with the Welsh lords on behalf…
Hope Tarr was on the verge of something really great with her latest book, Tempting, but instead, she settled for something good. I’d hoped she would explore the problems the hero, Simon Belleville, faced being a self-made Jewish man in Victorian London, but she downplayed that aspect. While there was some internal conflict on Simon’s…
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