After a somewhat shaky start, My Wicked Earl evolved into a pretty strong romance, interspersed with a few “so what?” moments. Setting and character echo this pattern. The setting is Regency period, but the author thankfully leaves out many of the hoary staples and instead concentrates on the protagonists. The protagonists are introduced as an…
In her latest novel, Betrice Small – long known for her seemingly gleeful tendency toward shocking readers with highly erotic and often kinky (and always very purple) love scenes, in romances usually set in exotic locales and time periods – has done perhaps the most shocking thing of all: she has written a Georgian novel,…
It all started with a sexy painting. . . Jaw droppingly handsome Samuel Lennox, Viscount Ranelagh is heir to a fortune and stinking rich in his own right. He’s also a widower. But don’t cry for him because she was a major time hussy. Disenchanted with marriage, he has become a womanizer of the first…
The Conquest is one of those books that has some good ideas and interesting characters, but somehow falls short when it comes to engaging the reader’s interest. Although I had nothing against any of the characters, I found it difficult to warm up to them or get interested in their lives. It made for a…
After reading The Demon’s Mistress I knew I wanted to read the next two stories in this series about three friends named George. In this book, we’re introduced to a man in a desperate situation and the woman he believes is the solution to his problems. He soon realizes, however, that things are not all…
I like historical romances set in the regency period, and since I do, I always begin a new one hoping that I will find in it the right mix of societal maneuvering, bantering dialogue, and period feel. Nicola Cornick partially delivers this in her book, Lady Polly. Unfortunately, this book offers about as much bad…
The fact that The Truest Heart is an amnesia story, combined with the information in the prologue, worried me. Samantha James definitely had the makings for a typical Big Misunderstanding story here. Fortunately for the reader she doesn’t go that route, and the story is a very pleasant and enjoyable surprise. After a failed attempt…
After finishing staying up late into the night to finish The Heart Queen, I found myself wondering why Patricia Potter isn’t talked about more. While none of her books have been Desert Isle Keepers for me, I have enjoyed every single one I’ve tried, which is why she makes my buried treasure list. The Heart…
Jayel Wylie’s first offering is a stunningly beautiful romance, and the perfect example of everything I think a medieval should be: part fairy tale, part political map, and total romance – so palpable, so real, you can taste it on your tongue and feel it beating in your chest. As a romance novel, this book…
Peggy Waide’s Mightier Than the Sword is a rather stock Regency-set historical featuring a war hero and bluestocking as its leads. While nothing particularly out of the ordinary, this light romp of a read isn’t totally without merit. Adam Hawksmore, the Earl of Kerrick, has been imprisoned by the French, and branded as a traitor…
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