this review was originally published on June 1, 1996 The MacKinnon’s Bride begins with promise. It is reminiscent of Judith McNaught’s wonderful Kingdom of Dreams and Julie Garwood’s spectacular The Bride. Alas, while many of the components are in place to make this book a special read, the book’s promise is not kept. As in…
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…
Terri Brisbin’s His Enemy’s Daughter is the third book in her Knights of Brittany trilogy, but it reads just fine on its own. Set in the time of William the Conqueror, this is a powerful love story with two people navigating the wreckage of their lives, bound by circumstances neither of them chose. Soren Fitzrobert…
When I saw this month’s TBR prompt of, “Drama!”, I immediately started roaming through my TBR pile and scanning the back cover blurbs for hints of wild antics. When I got to one of the very few ‘letter’ books by Amanda Quick that I still haven’t read, it delivered in spades. Mystique promised a mysterious…
The Iron Warrior Returns is one of a number of medievals I’ve seen slowly making a comeback at Harlequin Historicals (new full-length mass market medievals remain elusive). Unfortunately, it isn’t a good example of the genre. Lord Robert of Penrith, his illegitimate half-brother Piers, and the miller’s children, Morwenna and Brian, were captured during an…
Although The Last Arrow can be read as a standalone, I don’t recommend it. There will be spoilers for earlier books in the Robin Hood trilogy in this review. In Through a Dark Mist, Lucien Wardieu (aka the Black Wolf; aka Lord Randwulf de la Seyne Sur Mer, champion of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine) plots…
Note: Although In the Shadow of Midnight can be read as a standalone, I don’t recommend it. There will be spoilers for Through a Dark Mist (Robin Hood #1) in this review. ItSoM begins with a prologue. After a failed attempt to reinstate himself as a claimant to the throne of England, Arthur, Duke of…
I’m currently having a love affair with medieval romances, and two recent blog posts (HERE and HERE) only fueled the fire. Friends, I’m also squarely in the Shana Abe camp: … if you insist upon immersing yourself in the nitty-gritty of everyday medieval life (and let me warn you, it isn’t pretty), go buy a…
I have never seen a medieval cover before that accurately depicted a heroine with her hair covered, and that raised my hopes that The Rebel Heiress and the Knight would be an immersive, well-researched experience. I’m sorry to tell you that the cover is the only thing I can praise about this dull, predictable, and…
Not too long ago, just as I was looking for more historical romance set outside the Regency, someone recommended I try Kris Kennedy. I read Claiming Her (because that’s what my friend recommended), and I liked it. A lot. I proceeded to go through most of Kennedy’s back catalog, and I liked quite a few…
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