Much of the action of the War of 1812 took place around the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron, where a small fortified island was seized by the British. In 1814, the Americans attempted to take it back. Various Indian tribes sought to better their lot by siding with one or the other…
I first discovered Emma Jensen with her book Entwined and am happy to see her revisiting one of the more intriguing characters from that story, Trevor Robard, Viscount St. Wulfstan. Trevor, with his scarred face and rude manners, is virtually an outcast from polite society and prefers it that way. He normally ignores what intrigues…
Okay, I’m almost totally converted to a Jo Beverley fan. I’ve read five of her books now, and although I didn’t love the first three, Devilish is a keeper, and this book sends her to my glom list. An Unwilling Bride follows the evolution of an arranged marriage as it becomes a love match. Two…
In writing workshops and classes everywhere, one of the most repeated instructions is this: Show, don’t tell. The Infamous Bride by Kelly McClymer is a frustrating example of how badly things can go wrong when that rule is ignored. Juliet Fenster is a flirtatious English beauty who is miffed when one of her suitors, Lord…
Sitting down to review The Wish by Marianne Willman, I find myself almost stymied. There are parts of the book that are stunningly good, but frustratingly, they don’t add up to a particularly satisfying whole. Much of what I disliked about this book happens at the end, which makes it difficult to explain without revealing…
Sometimes a book is just plain average. Neither good nor bad. It’s just sort of there, you read the story and then move on. Reilly’s Gold is definitely one of those books. Devin Reilly has come to America to seek his fortune in the gold mines of California. Unfortunately he gets waylaid just off the…
Married By Mistake is funny – but not farcial – and features a hero and heroine whom I bonded with immediately. The dialogue is witty, the characters are engaging and I was happily engrossed in this book for several hours. After I finished it, I wanted to open it up and start all over again….
His Lordship’s Mistress is a marvelous book. I had a copy several years ago and lent it my sister Anne, who true to her title as The Pickiest Reader In The World did not like it. Then she lent it to someone else who lost it. Thank goodness it has been reprinted. I read it…
Margaret Evans Porter has written many enjoyable, intelligent Regency Romances before she began writing “full-length” titles for Avon. However, her latest historical, The Seducer, comes across as a mediocre book. Part of this is probably due to Porter’s dry, cerebral style, which may be better suited to the shorter and more formal Regency rather than…
I’ve been wanting to try Elizabeth Thornton’s books for some time, and now that I’ve read Princess Charming I’m trying to figure out what I was waiting for. This is a compelling, engrossing read, with one of the best mystery/suspense plots I’ve seen in an historical romance. Princess Charming begins with a nameless woman who…
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