I have been looking forward to this story ever since I closed the cover on The Duke last year. Of course it’s tough for a book to live up to those heady expectations. Fortunately I was not disappointed by Lord of Fire, though there was a brief moment of panic at the beginning because of…
In By Design, the sequel to By Possession, Madeline Hunter tells the story of the freemason, Rhys and an indentured servant, Joan. Their story is set amidst the turmoil of Medieval England’s political wars, where the sides can change quickly. Rhys and Joan are quickly caught in webs spun by others. Rhys takes Joan into…
Hope Tarr makes an impressive debut with A Rogue’s Pleasure. Normally I am not at all fond of the romping and feisty heroine who dresses up as a boy, but I couldn’t help but like Chelsea Bellamy. She doesn’t romp and posture because she is a little Miss Spitfire; she has a reason for her…
Some books may look ordinary, but hold special surprises. If you love Westerns, you really ought to do yourself a favor and check out The Colonel’s Widow. Amanda Green, a nurse for the Union, was widowed in the Civil War, and soon after her husband’s death she is confronted by angry townspeople. Amanda’s late husband,…
When Elspeth Murray was nine, she discovered a bleeding teenager hiding on her family’s Scottish holdings, fleeing from a crime he didn’t commit. Elspeth has never forgotten handsome young Cormac Armstrong, the young man her family nursed back to health. Ten years later, Cormac returns the favor by saving Elspeth, now a stunning young healer,…
Improper Advances starts out with an intriguing heroine who seems very different from the pack. She’s a widow and a professional singer – not a shy, retiring miss or a spunky, virgin blue-stocking. She also has a reputation, mostly undeserved, for dallying with men. I was immediately interested in her. But alas, the plot is…
I loved the central conflict in this book: the hero and heroine, who once loved each other deeply, have now come to hate each other just as deeply, and not because of any big misunderstandings. She was a Southern Belle and he was a Union spy. The met, fell in love, and got married in…
Ooh-la-la, what a treat this book is! I have admired Barbara Samuel’s writing, and Night of Fire, the sequel to The Black Angel, merely cements my admiration. A lush setting, strong characters, an impossible love – if it weren’t for a slight falter at the end, this one would go in the box I’m taking…
Katherine Sutcliffe’s new Victorian romance, Notorious, has a troubled hero, a feisty heroine, and lots of derring-do on the high seas. It should appeal to those who miss the “old style” of romance discussed this fall at AAR. Lord Jason Batson is one of the top agents in the British secret service known as Cobra….
What do you do when a romance has almost every element you need, but one? You gnash your teeth and hope for more in the next one. Border Storm takes up the story of the Scottish Borders at the end of the 1500’s. It follows the author’s earlier Border Fire. Laurie Halliott is the daughter…
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