The deBurgh Brideis a medieval romance, the sequel to Taming the Wolf, and it tells the tale of Elene Fitzhugh and Geoffrey de Burgh. Geoffrey wins Elene’s hand by being the de Burgh brother who draws the shortest straw. The fact that Elene is forced to marry by the King’s decree after murdering her first…
Ever picked up a book you just could not get into? No matter how hard you tried, no matter how many efforts you made, it just never happened? Well, this is the problem I had with Til There Was You. If I hadn’t made the personal commitment to read this book in order to review…
The first book I ever read by Julie Garwood was The Bride. Well, I loved it so much that subsequent couples paled when compared to Jamie and Alec. Until now . . . It’s England, 1066, and by now you know what that means. Lady Nicholaa, a Saxon, is defending her home against Baron Royce,…
The Lion trilogy, a Scots medieval trilogy Suzanne Barclay published in 1995 and 1996 as part of a larger series, was riveting, exciting, and romantic. Knight’s Rebellion, the final installment of the second Sommerville trilogy, falls somewhat short of a the B level grades I awarded to each of the Lion stories. Suzanne Barclay crafts…
Anne Stuart’s Prince of Danger is so well written that it took me awhile to determine why I didn’t enjoy it as much as I could have. This author is an expert story-teller and it is easy to become caught up in her mastery. In fact, I whipped through the first half of this book…
Betina Krahn has written a romance that will delight the reader who enjoys a story about a demoiselle in distress. The Princess and the Barbarian is full of adventure and breathtaking love scenes. The author infuses the story with surprisingly humorous scenes, adding a fresh and invigorating appeal to the tale. Thera of Mercia is…
Reading Lyon’s Gift reminded me of the old Certs commercial – you know the one, “Certs is two, two, two mints in one”. This book is really two books in one. The one I preferred was the hilarious romp about a beautiful Highlands girl, the lamb she pretended was her grandminnie, and the Englishman who…
The opening of Falcon and the Sword is one of the most powerful I have read, and the ending is one of the most poignant. What’s in-between, however, falls short of the exciting beginning and is certainly not nearly as touching as the conclusion. At the beginning, there is Bron, a Templar Knight, a warrior…
It’s at times like this that I wish The Romance Reader gave plus and minus ratings (see note at end of review), because Secret Thunder is surely more than a three, but somewhat less than a four. I am therefore giving this book a qualified 4-heart rating because the author has built in enough unique…
Besides her famous Velvet quartet, there are two stand-alone, medieval novels by Jude Deveraux which I consider to be must reads (and must keeps as well) The Black Lyon and The Taming. These two books are the best I’ve read to strongly show a woman’s patience and understanding in winning the love of a closed-hearted…
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