The Marriage Bargain, by first-time novelist Michelle McMaster, is fast-paced, witty, and entertaining. It also has one of the most contrived and silly plots I have ever read. Lovely Isobel Hampton’s guardian was murdered by the devilish Sir Harry Lennox, who wants to force her to marry him. She flees, and somehow winds up unconscious…
In 1871, the city of Chicago burned to the ground in a catastrophe that was rumored to have been started by a cow belonging to Mrs. O’Leary. The Mistress, an exciting and original romance by Susan Wiggs, takes place during that fire and features Mrs. O’Leary’s daughter, Kathleen, as the heroine. Kathleen is a poor…
I’ve always liked Whitney, My Love. But recently, it has become a very guilty pleasure – kind of like buying a pint of Ben and Jerry’s and eating it in one sitting. In the years that I have been on line, I have seen it discussed countless times, and it comes up every so often…
Set in Wales in Regency times, Daughter of Destiny is the story of a woman, Georgiana, who possesses the ability to create illusions with her mind. Georgiana remains unaware of the power she commands, and is trapped in a marriage of convenience to Brock, Lord Darleigh. She is also a marked woman, the target of…
My Lord de Burgh, Deborah Simmons’ fifth in this series of seven brothers, has many things going for it: Stephen, the most handsome of the de Burgh brothers; Brighid, a beautiful, strong-willed heroine; a bit of magic; a bit of mystery; and a sweetly satisfying ending. While this is not the best in the series…
Deep down, we all know that a title can make or break a book, and the thing about Lady Mistress that intrigued me was its title. I expected a story with an experienced heroine to rival all of those Regency rakes. But instead, Lady Mistress has a very standard heroine, and a hero so unlikable…
When I was a little girl I went through the whole horse phase. I gobbled up books by Walter Farley and Marguerite Henry. I could still tell you all about the Black Stallion and the Goldophin Arabian and list off Man’o’War’s record at the track. So when I heard the name Mustang Annie my mind…
In Diamonds and Desire, Constance Laux’s latest novel set during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, a titled jewel thief meets his match in a spunky tabloid reporter. Aggie O’Day and her brother were left without funds, so the pretty redhead got a job as a reporter with a scurrilous rag called the London Daily Enquirer and…
Mothers will do anything to protect their children, and this instinct is at the heart of The Countess. Eglantine de Crevy, married and widowed twice, has responsibility for three girls. There’s her stepdaughter Alienor, her daughter Jacqueline (both from her first marriage), and from her second marriage is baby Esmeraude, distraught and inconsolable now that…
If you’ve been searching for a humorous read, this is one you might want to try. Whirlwind Wedding starts out with some funny scenes and great dialogue. Toward the end of the book a lame argument spoils the fun temporarily, but overall this is an enjoyable read. When Austin Jamison, Duke of Bradford, slips out…
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