Tracy Grant’s newest release, Daughter of the Game, was not a keeper for me, but I did find it intriguing enough to seek out her backlist, and I’m glad that I did. Rightfully His was a most engaging read – exquisitely plotted, full of interesting, multi-dimensional characters, and drenched in moral conflict. If you’re looking…
Jo Beverley definitely had noble intentions when she created Anne and Race, the hero and heroine of Hazard. The heroine isn’t feisty, and “rake” isn’t a word that even remotely begins to describe the hero. Yep, they’re different from the usual Regency fare, all right. Problem is, they’re boring. Introduced in previous books by Ms….
I have read several pleasant historical romances this year, but none that gave me that hard-to-describe-but-I-know-it-when-I-feel-it reading rush. A few days ago, I reached into the TBR pile and picked up Jo Beverley’s Hazard and began to read. It didn’t take long for the rush to begin. I was delighted and filled with a sense…
My feelings on Debra Mullins’ latest were all over the place as I read it the other night. And I read it nonstop, mind you. I was tense and irritable and yet I kept reading. I folded the corners of many pages (something I do when I notice something to comment on – usually something…
With one hand of cards Alden Granville-Strachan, Viscount Gracechurch, has lost everything: his estates, his money, even his clothes. He has nothing left to lose when he’s offered a wager by Lord Edward Vane: if he wins he regains all he’s lost, plus five thousand pounds. If he loses he not only loses everything, but…
When I started thinking about writing this review, I was stumped in trying to put together my thoughts. You see, I was never really certain exactly what kind of book I was reading. Is it one of those light-hearted Regency romps with a TSTL heroine who makes a really ridiculous decision leading to a series…
For those of you who tried Emma Holly’s first historical romance, Beyond Innocence, you will find that Merry Vance, a secondary character from that book, takes center stage in Beyond Seduction. If you haven’t tried Emma Holly but are looking for something spicier than your typical historical romance, this book might be what you’re looking…
When To Burn opens, our heroine, Melania, is hiding in a hypocaust (a system of flues that helped heat ancient Roman homes). Above her, Saxon warriors are making themselves at home after raiding her house and killing her father. She’s not having a good day. Wulfred, the leader of this band of Saxon warriors, is…
It takes more than sexual tension and “x” amount of love scenes to make a successful romance novel; it helps to have sympathetic, believable characters and a story that draws the reader in. On a Wicked Dawn has plenty of tension and numerous love scenes, but it suffers from characters whose motivations are never explained…
Timing is everything. Just ask all those television/movie producers who postponed something because of September 11. Ms. St. John might have the same concern with Black Lion’s Bride. The book is set in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1192 and involves a Middle Eastern assassin determined to kill King Richard to stop his Crusade in…
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