This is one of those instances when I wish I could give out a combo grade, because deciding between a C+ and a B- was pretty difficult. Everything about Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews was fine. Not bad. Not great. Just… fine. Euphemia – Effie – Flite has been given a mission. Use her…
Desperate after her season comes to a spectacularly disastrous end, the Honorable Miss Clara Vetry jumps into a carriage hired to take a housekeeper to Scotland. The laird of Castle CaerLaven has no interest in a wife, especially a love match—but when Caelan sees his new housekeeper, he changes his mind. Marriage to a delectable…
Jo Goodman is reissuing her Reidsville (Colorado) series, starting with Never Love a Lawman. It’s about time. These books have been too hard to find for too long. Goodman’s Westerns aren’t just among the best in the genre—they’re the ones I return to when I want to remember what historical romance can do. Never Love…
this review was originally published on May 24, 2000 Lady Christiana Fitzwaryn is offended to discover that her guardian, King Edward III, has betrothed her to a merchant. If she knew the whole story behind that betrothal she’d be a lot more than just offended, I promise you. By Arrangement by Madeline Hunter is a…
I ventured to the other side of the world for April’s Location, Location, Location TBR Challenge prompt, and a story set in late nineteenth century Australia. By the Currawong’s Call is a superbly written story set in 1891 in a small town in the outback, featuring two engaging, well-rounded protagonists, a beatifully developed romance and…
Mythology is a long-time love of mine, especially when it collides with history. Add in a Gilded Age backdrop, and I’m already halfway to devotion. So when I read the description of The Gods Time Forgot—a historical romantasy where Irish mythology entwines with turn-of-the-century Manhattan—I had high hopes. I finished it deflated. What begins with…
I looked forward to A Duke Never Tells after loving the humor in Enoch’s last book, Every Duke Has His Day. This new story is cute and lighthearted but its humor didn’t always work for me and I struggled to keep up with the four main characters as they assumed different identities. Lady Meg Pinwell…
A Wager at Midnight is a fun romance laden with tension, humor, and a real sense of history. I loved the supporting characters, liked the central romance, and overall felt a sense of peace as I was reading it. Scarlett Wilcox is a strong willed spinster whose lifelong curiosity about medicine has been driven by…
Well, this is fun. A Lady Would Know Better offers a lively heroine with no memory of the past and hero who is loving but weighed down by his memories of same. Throw in an enthralling mystery romance with a lot of humor and heart and you’ve got a winner. On his way to visiting…
This rollicking tale has a villainous heroine of grand proportions and a hero who is a real sweetheart and all-around good guy! It’s an impressive STEM romance and the second book in the Damsels of Discovery series. It’s angsty and dramatic but the hero melted my heart and I found it to be an entertaining…
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