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…
You know those MC Escher prints with the flocks of birds? In one direction you see black birds and then your focus shifts and you see that the white spaces between them are also birds? Well, imagine that the black birds are carrying all the action highlights of a story – daring rescues, climactic battles,…
Victoria Alexander’s latest, The Husband List, is an enjoyable tale in the tradition of Julia Quinn and other writers of humorous historicals set in the regency period. Fans of her most recent novel, The Wedding Bargain, will want to read this one – the heroine of The Wedding Bargain even makes a brief appearance. Noted…
I found Sizzle All Day, Geralyn Dawson’s new release, to be something of a mixed bag. Dawson has created an engaging couple and some funny scenes, but at times, the humor and the quirky supporting characters felt forced to me. Fortunately, most of the overly precious scenes occur earlier in the book, which improves as…
It pays to be persistent. When I first started My Dark Prince I didn’t want to pick it up again. But I kept on reading and after the first few chapters, I didn’t want to put it down. We have all had the experience of reading a book that starts out promising but falls apart…
When reading books connected in a series, I’ve noticed a problem with consistency for a lot of authors. One of the books will be wonderful, another merely okay, and another, disappointing. I have not read On Bended Knee, the book connected to this one, but from the review of it, it sounds like it was…
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