1861, Yorkshire. In the night and the pouring rain, dogs are hunting Bonnie Eden. She is weak and hurt, but nothing deters her; she is escaping the brutality of a workhouse and a future as a whore. She finally seeks refuge at Damon Warwick’s estate, whereupon she coerces him into rendering her aid through blackmail….
I used to like Catherine Coulter’s books, and The Sherbrooke Bride is one of my all time favorites. When I saw that the latest in the Sherbrooke family saga was available for review, I decided to give it a try, hoping for the best. Instead of a nicely wrapped gift, I read the equivalent of…
Susan Sizemore’s newest novel Too Wicked To Marry is entertaining in much the same way as a James Bond movie. Each is full of action and excitement, and each requires a certain suspension of disbelief. The fact that this book still manages to provide a satisfying love story in combination with its larger-than-life characters and…
After writing traditional Regency Romances for years, Candice Hern makes her full-length historical debut with The Bride Sale. This book has an interesting premise, and the characters have their moments, but mostly it’s just an average read. It’s not bad, but not terribly exciting either. The book begins with the heroine, Verity Osborne, being auctioned…
A tortured hero, a heroine who has a shady background (and thus is not the best choice for a wife), and the concerned retainers caring for them have become common in regency-set historicals; much as embattled castles and the war-weary knights come to guard them dominate medievals. This is not a criticism, it’s a fact….
Victoria Malvey’s Wedding of the Year is the reading equivalent of an egg cream – a mouthful of airy fizz with just enough chocolate to make it interesting, but not something to linger on the palate. While I wouldn’t take this book to the Desert Isle, I might take it to Grandmother’s house and while…
Forget judging a book by its cover; don’t judge this one by its cheesy title. Elizabeth English’s second release is an enjoyable and fast-paced romance with a strong plot and generally likable characters. Despite a few problems, it kept me turning pages right through to the very end. Deirdre Maxwell wants to go home to…
Fans of Hunter’s previous novels know that Morvan Fitzwaryn has vowed to reclaim his ancestral home of Harclow. As Lord of a Thousand Nights opens, Sir Morvan, hero of The Protector, is laying siege to Harclow as well as to nearby Black Lyne Keep. Lady Reyna Graham of Black Lyne has a plan. She sneaks…
I had mixed feelings about Gifts from the Sea. One minute the characters would be refreshingly honest, and the next they were having very clichéd misunderstandings. It was this inconsistency that kept me from truly connecting with the story. Goodger transports the reader back to the 1800’s and the tiny coastal village of Truro on…
As I write this review, I’m really trying to keep my temper under control. With few exceptions, the heroine of A Christmas Promise is the most irritating, pig-headed, unreasonable, whining twit I’ve ever read. I couldn’t get through this book fast enough and get that woman out of my life. Lady Juliana Archer married the…
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