Long ago, Elizabeth fell in love with Peter, but he wouldn’t marry her because he’s of royal Russian blood and she’s a commoner. So she married an elderly, unkind, impotent man, the Earl of Shenstone, specifically so that she would inhabit the same social circles as Peter and would be able to see him now…
I have absolutely loved some of Amanda Quick’s books: Desire, Seduction, and Scandal are three of my favorites by her. The last few years, however, it’s been interchangeable plots and a persistent “ancient civilization” streak that has become too familiar. After her last couple of books, I hoped to find a gem in Slightly Shady….
The romance between a Scottish warrior and an English lady can always make for intriguing storytelling. There is just so much possibility for external and internal conflict and at times the history can overwhelm the characters, if they’re not that well delineated. Unfortunately, this is what happens with the hero and heroine in Seize the…
I opened Never Marry a Cowboy because I was coming off a very difficult and disappointing read, and I wanted an author that I could really count on to deliver. Lorraine Heath is just such an author, and while this isn’t as good as Always to Remember (the only book that has ever made me…
The overall flavor of The Irish Bride left a bad taste in my mouth, mainly due to characters who remained unlikable. Elements of the plot had interesting potential but were never adequately developed. As a result, the book fell flat, surprising since I had enjoyed an earlier Lynn Bailey release – Splendid You. Sir Nicholas…
Every couple of weeks I request a new set of books for review. Sometimes I’ve read other books by an author on the list or have heard about them. Many times I just pick based on the brief description. It leads to some pretty interesting discoveries – some good, some bad. This time around I’ve…
When early in a book the hero is thinking, “He rather liked this woman. Pig snout and all,” you know you’re in for a fun read. I also liked that along with the 17th Century Versailles setting, our hero and heroine were the palace gardener and a maid. About halfway through the book, however, you…
Master of Desire is a book that really grew on me as I read it. I opened it expecting an ultra-cheesy medieval (I mean, come on, look at the title) and it is pretty cheesy, especially at first. But while no one is going to confuse it with a Madeline Hunter medieval, it’s not a…
Eva Ibbotson is not a prolific writer, but to to her fans, her books are all cherished treasures and they love each and every one of them. Magic Flutes is Ibbotson’s second novel, and showcases all of what her fans love about her writing. Guy Farne was found by mere chance wrapped in sacking on…
In Claire Delacroix’s latest offering, The Beauty, we find both a wounded hero and a wounded heroine whose experiences have shaped them into bitter, frightened people. Jacqueline De Crevy has been frightened of men ever since she was almost raped by her former fiancé. She is a beautiful woman who is tired of men not…
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