Jack of Hearts is romance with a social conscience, and an entertaining read to boot. The heroine is the daughter of a mill-owner while the hero is an impoverished viscount who needs to marry for money. At first glance, they don’t sound like a very romantic couple, but Farrell makes their love story a sweet…
My Wild Irish Rose suffers from an idiot plot. An idiot plot is one that is kept in motion solely because all the characters in it act like idiots. If the characters in this book ever asked a question, or talked to each other or acted instead of assuming, all would soon be cleared up…
I will agree that how to address those who hold titles of British nobility may be confusing, but there are plenty of reference sources. So there is simply no excuse for the many errors that are found in Temptress. The hero, Lucien St. Cyr, Earl of Berwyn is referred to as St. Cyr through most…
A Glimpse Of Heaven is mostly enjoyable. Its main characters are well developed, and the premise is definitely out of the ordinary. Some of its scenes are breathtakingly haunting, and, although marred by a rushed opening and a conclusion that is somewhat unsatisfactory, this book is worth reading. The prologue of A Glimpse Of Heaven…
Geralyn Dawson’s latest offering, Simmer All Night, is a wonderful concoction of Texas swagger and English sensibilities, with much of her trademark humor to warm up a chilly winter day. The book opens when Cole Morgan finds out that one Christina Elizabeth Delaney has just been crowned Queen of the Chili Queens of San Antonio….
Ruth Owen has written many contemporary novels, and last year entered the historical arena with Gambler’s Daughter. With her second historical, Midnight Mistress, she embraces the Regency era with all the drama and passion possible – and then some. The prose is lush and emotional, and the characters love and hate each other with grand…
Highland Hawk by Lois Greiman is the latest in her Highland Brides series; an enjoyable installment with fresh characters, an intriguing setup, and a cover that has nothing to do with the hero or heroine. But more on that later. Gypsy lass Catriona, along with her betrothed Rory and wicked grandmother Marta, is headed to…
The Perfect Scoundrel isn’t really an historical romance set in the Regency period. It’s more like a Regency Romance with sex and more pages. I liked it quite a lot and if the Signet Lords of Love series produces other traditional Regencies livened up with a bit more sex, and the depth that extra chapters…
I’m always wary when I pick up a historical romance, especially a medieval. Am I going to encounter characters who talk, think, and act like they belong in a contemporary or will the author’s slavish devotion to accuracy drive me nuts with too many “thee”‘s and “’tis”‘s? Will there be too much history, even for…
Prince Charming, the third in Gaelen Foley’s historical romance trilogy set on the imaginary island nation of Ascension, is a book I recommend to those looking for a slightly more complex and realistic romance than many others. I had tried to read the second of the trilogy – The Princess – only to put it…
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