So many authors, so little time. I’ve been hearing for years that Jo Beverley’s books were really good, but although I own some of them, The Dragon’s Bride is the first one I’ve read. While everyone else was waiting for Rothgar, I was off reading other things. Now I’m contemplating a trip to the bookstore…
I didn’t like The Dragon’s Bride, Jo Beverley’s latest, as much as I’d expected to based on her earlier books – Secrets of the Night is one of my favorite romances. Although I liked the hero, the heroine, the setting, and the plot, I was plagued by a nagging sense of disbelief as regards the…
In any romance, there must be conflict between the hero and heroine. That law is as immutable as the HEA ending. This book has a conflict that’s completely silly, but that’s not really what bothers me. What bothers me is that it breaks the less-known rule, coined by my fellow reviewer Marianne Stillings: Do the…
Irish Hope is the story of a young woman’s search for true love. It would have been nice had the author made better use of the promising setting, but she seemed to settle instead for oft-used plot devices and plenty of predictibility. The Hope in the title is Lady Hope, who, as the book begins,…
Up until halfway through this book, I thought I had a Desert Isle Keeper on my hands. The characters were engaging, the plot intriguing. Then one of my most hated plot devices entered: the hero creates for himself a new identity through the use of a partial mask, even though the heroine has already seen…
Catherine Stanhope has only one dream – to be a nurse. She achieves her dream despite the objections of family and society. She even goes so far as to follow Florence Nightingale to help in the field hospitals in Turkey during the Crimean War. Unfortunately, she is sent home early due to a bit of…
Bryce Keene, Duke of Amberville, is in a bind. As the second son, he has just inherited the ducal title upon the death of his brother, and he’s also inherited his niece, a headstrong girl who is headed for trouble. A solution presents itself when Bryce becomes reacquainted with lady Cassandra Abbott. Cassandra once wrote…
It felt like it had been a while since I read an American Historical Romance, so after many lords, ladies and contemporary characters, I’m very glad I asked to review More Than You Wished, the second book in the Hamilton series. I enjoyed it very much, and I hope you’ll find it as satisfying a…
I’ve read only one other book by Tamara Leigh and that was Saxon Bride, which I thought was excellent. Her latest effort, Blackheart, is also excellent. Having said that, this book is not for the faint of heart or readers looking for a light and frothy medieval romp. The author poses an impossible and romantically…
For any readers who are fans of the Fantasy genre as well as Romance, Abandon should be quite a treat. The book offers an unending series of exquisite fantasy details so seamlessly woven into the story that the effect is reminiscent of Magical Realism. If the romance reached the same standard the book would be…
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