Wild Roses opens brutally, after a young Irish girl has been raped by Norman soldiers in the 13th century. Juxtaposed against the cruel and wild setting is Duncan, Lord FitzWilliam, the Norman warrior who is hero in this tale. We learn shortly after he orders and watches the hanging of the soldiers that he is…
Castles is Julie Garwood at her best. It is witty, sexy, romantic, and has enough danger to keep things moving quickly. In fact, the only thing I don’t love about this book is that I finished it too quickly. But that’s alright too, because I’ve read it over and over and over again since first…
You and No Other is a reasonably well-written Regency-set historical that tells the story of a widow whose feckless brother-in-law has gambled away her house. Lady Caroline Pearson is determined to get the deed to her home back from current owner James Farrington, a self-made man who also happens to be an irresistible rake. If…
Julia Quinn writes wonderfully witty, sexy books that work best when there isn’t a plot, or a traditional “villain.” That’s why Splendid is one of my all-time keepers. That’s why I liked Dancing at Midnight less than Splendid, and why I like Minx better than Dancing at Midnight. Minx is the delightful love story of…
Some of the books I’ve read lately have made me wonder whether or not I might be suffering from a terminal case of “First as Favorites” syndrome. In fact, after reading Prince of Swords, I sat down with A Rose at Midnight, an earlier book by Anne Stuart, to make sure it was as wonderful…
The Maiden Bride is a Medieval romance in all its glory. The feel is there, the taste, the smell, the war-hardened men, the superstitions, the love, and the hate. In order to protect her beloved twin sister from marriage to a brutal Norman lord, Lady Linnea, doomed since birth as a “devil child,” decides to…
The only thing scandalous about Scandalous Suzanne is that it was published. Rarely have I read a book that is utterly devoid of sensuality and filled with dialogue so stilted no real person would ever speak it – not even in 1876. This story takes place in Florida, where a handsome Yankee journalist, Ethan Todd,…
Winterburn’s Rose is much like a delicate flower growing in a garden. It is different in color, texture, and tone than most other flowers. But it isn’t going to fully bloom, although the author uses a fairly unique green thumb to help it along. Winterburn is Leigh Nash, the Earl of Winterburn, a supposedly jaded,…
Jill Barnett almost deserves an A for effort in Carried Away. Unfortunately, the execution of this unique melding of two complete love stories and varying points of view doesn’t quite merit a five. Too bad, because this author is one of the best in the genre, writing books that are all at once funny, sexy,…
Fans of Julie Garwood – relax; you can let out your breath and rest easy. While The Wedding is perhaps not her finest release, is better than you feared. The misstep taken by Ms. Garwood in her disappointing For the Roses was not the start of a downward trend – it was just a one-time…
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