Whenever I start reading a book by Laura Kinsale, I expect an intense and compelling read, a complex love story that’s usually on the darker side, and at least one tortured protagonist. This mixture may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is definitely one I enjoy, and it figures prominently in For My…
Crown of Stars is the second installment in Sophie Jaff’s Nightsong trilogy. I started reading it without prior knowledge of the series – and discovered that was a very bad idea because I didn’t understand the story at all. So I picked up the previous book, Love Is Red, read it, and then returned to…
Everyone who reads historical romance has a favorite period that they love time-warping back to again and again. Mine happens to be the medieval period. I have a good handful of keepers that I always go back to when I want to revisit the era. Some are well-worn (the entirety of the Rosalynde Chronicles; Julie…
I’m a big fan of medieval romances and have enjoyed all of Kris Kennedy’s full-length stories. She has a great grasp of the medieval psyche and behaviors, and she backs it up with meticulous research. Her stories are fast-paced and peopled with alpha heroes in tender romances; and while there is rescuing of heroines, the…
Fair, Bright, and Terrible is a companion to The King’s Man, the first of Elizabeth Kingston’s Welsh Blades books. It’s not absolutely necessary to have read that book first, although I found it helpful and would certainly suggest doing so to anyone interested in reading this one. Fair, Bright, and Terrible tells the story of…
“A girl can do plenty of things besides get married and pop out babies.” “Of course she can,” Marian said. “And if you don’t want to have a husband, you shouldn’t.” One of the aspects I love most about this lesbian retelling of Robin Hood is its refreshing view on women and gender roles. From…
Narrated by Nicholas Boulton A couple of months ago, Laura Kinsale announced on her website that although Nicholas Boulton had finished recording all her books (boo!) he was going to be recording some more historical romances (yay!) – “recent titles that I’ve loved and appreciated for their quality and emotional intensity”. That recommendation together with…
After reading Jill Sorenson’s blog about “Dangerous Fantasies”, I checked my Goodreads list to see if I had read Catherine Coulter’s Rosehaven. I did not have it listed among the books I have read, so I decided to find a copy and see what Ms. Sorenson saw in this book. About thirty pages in, I…
It’s always a pleasure to read a historical that truly feels, well…historical. Whispers at Court is such a book. Set during the Hundred Years’ War, this tale of English nobility and their French captives was sweetly romantic, and the historical backdrop fascinated me. Cecily, Countess of Losford, has little sympathy for the French hostages held…
There are some books you can’t put down, and there are books you completely forget you were reading. Devil’s Moon is the latter. It’s not that there’s anything dramatically wrong with it; it’s just that so little happens that there’s not really anything right with it, either. I am a bit stumped by what to…
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