In the third of her Wyckerly trilogy, Gaffney has crafted another true keeper. As she had in To Have and to Hold and To Love and to Cherish, the author makes this story stand out by creating two highly unusual protagonists – Sophie and Connor. Sophie, for instance, is of a higher social class than…
To Love and To Cherish is the first volume of Patricia Gaffney’s justly renowned Wyckerley trilogy. The books are set during the Victorian era in the English village of Wyckerley. Wyckerley’s physical terrain is similar to Cornwall – mining and agricultural country, and one of the charms of the trilogy is how Ms Gaffney has…
If you want to read a book that comes as close to perfection as any historical romance, then pick up Flowers from the Storm. The story, the language, the emotional intensity: this book has everything. It’s Laura Kinsale at the top of her game – or anybody else’s, for that matter. Archimedea Timms is a…
Hummingbird was LaVyrle Spencer’s second novel, first published in 1982. It’s a western historical romance featuring a bad boy hero and a prim spinster who bicker and fight and fight and bicker and finally become friends and lovers. Abigail MacKenzie is the town spinster. She is 33 and has spent the past 13 years nursing…
When sitting down to write this review, I sincerely wished someone else could have done it in my place. I’m terribly sensitive regarding Viking romances, and the book just might have fared a little better in the hands of another reviewer, someone not Scandinavian. The King of Meath has captured Brand, a Viking spy. For…
This is the first romance by Beatrice Small I have ever read. Of course, I’ve heard all the talk about the heated sex scenes, but beyond that, I can claim total ignorance. So, when the chance to review Deceived came along, I jumped at it, just to see what all the hoopla was about. To…
Wild Wind insisted on playing peek-a-boo with me. Now you get it, now you don’t. There were things I liked intensely about this read, just as there were things that were bordering on off-putting. If you like emotionally stimulating reads and have no problem with your gag reflexes, you might get this. Alex de Perigueux…
For those of you looking for an “ugly duckling” story, look no further! This is the first book by Susan Wiggs I have read and I look forward to reading more. The story begins with the introduction of the heroine, Isadora Dudley Peabody, wishing the floor would open up and swallow her. It is 1851,…
Pampered French girl inherits New Mexico cattle ranch, meets dashing Mexican cowboy, sparks love-match destined to last forever. Paints a pretty romance, don’t you think? However, Rosemary Rogers’ All I Desire is packed with quite a lot of action along side this main story-line. While much of the book worked fairly well, it suffered somewhat…
What would you do if your best friend mysteriously “disappeared?” You’d investigate until you got to the bottom of the matter, of course! And that’s exactly what Liberty Thornhill does in Linda Ladd’s A Love so Fine. While the book has a strong plot-line, the author doesn’t do nearly so well in portraying her characters,…
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