A True And Perfect Knight features poorly developed characters in a swiss-cheese plot, with the added bonus of several historical inaccuracies – or rather, historical events that the author has moved around in time to suit the needs of her storyline. While a touch of mystery toward the end adds some suspense, the resolution is…
Readers who loved Isolde Martyn’s The Maiden and the Unicorn have been waiting (patiently or not) for the stateside publication of her next book. Here it is, and it takes the reader for an exciting ride as it follows the story of a forced, false marriage and how the two parties involved eventually make it…
The Knight and the Rose is a Medieval with a capital M, and those of you who read Isolde Martyn’s debut book, The Maiden and the Unicorn, know exactly what this means. If you like historicals with a lot of attention to detail and a real sense of the period, this very well may be…
Sir Josce FitzBaldwin, illegitimate son of Lord Haydon, has vowed to avenge the murder of his father and sisters. He blames Reiner du Hommet, the incompetent sheriff of the shire where Lord Haydon was fatally attacked. Josce tells Reiner that if the bandits aren’t caught in a fortnight, he (Josce) will avenge himself by killing…
Forget judging a book by its cover; don’t judge this one by its cheesy title. Elizabeth English’s second release is an enjoyable and fast-paced romance with a strong plot and generally likable characters. Despite a few problems, it kept me turning pages right through to the very end. Deirdre Maxwell wants to go home to…
Fans of Hunter’s previous novels know that Morvan Fitzwaryn has vowed to reclaim his ancestral home of Harclow. As Lord of a Thousand Nights opens, Sir Morvan, hero of The Protector, is laying siege to Harclow as well as to nearby Black Lyne Keep. Lady Reyna Graham of Black Lyne has a plan. She sneaks…
Sir Richard has a problem. Everything about Isabel’s too blatant desire for him had been wrong – wrong in God’s eyes the world’s. She had been betrothed to his brother; therefore, she was his sister by marriage, her attraction for him both incestuous and adulterous. She had become a stone thrown against his honor and…
If The Husband Test were my first Betina Krahn romance, it would also be my last. That would be a shame, as I’ve enjoyed some of Krahn’s past work, particularly The Last Bachelor. Unfortunately, this disappointing book is not representative of its author’s potential. Eloise of Argent is a novice in the Convent of the…
Once in a while I come across a book that’s first in a series, breeze through it, and keenly anticipate the next installment. Since The Border Bride appears to be Elizabeth English’s debut book, I’m doubly impressed. Although I wasn’t completely satisfied with the development of the characters’ relationship, the writing struck me as solid…
I don’t believe in corporal punishment, but about half way through My Warrior I would’ve cheered had Holden de Ware taken Cambria Gavin over his knee and given her backside a thorough tanning. Unfortunately, Holden has the patience of Job and allowed Cambria to continue her bursts of idiocy throughout the book. Angus Gavin, lord…
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