I’ve long been an admirer of the writing of Lisa Ann Verge. Her Heaven in his Arms is one of my favorite Road Romances. So I keenly anticipated reading her latest release, Wild Irish Rose, which is another Road Romance. And while it took me awhile to appreciate this book, something unusual and very wonderful…
If you are looking for a good medieval read, I’d suggest passing this one by. While the hero and heroine are heroic, the plot filled with twists, turns, and danger, the love scenes long and filled with imagery, I remained utterly disengaged throughout the entire read. How is this possible, you ask? Frankly, I’m not…
Heart of the Dragon is Sharon Schulze’s debut novel, and this book maintains my reading record of Harlequin Historicals – I’ve never graded an HH less than a C. I’ve not awarded many DIK’s to books from the HH line, but quite a few B’s and some C’s. This is important only because I can’t…
Well, A Love for All Seasons is definitely different. More historical fiction than romantic fiction, it focuses on the lives of those outside the realm of the knight, and follows the lives of the two protagonists from childhood through adulthood. Denise Domning has a penchant for writing differently than other romance authors. So, it is…
Velvet Bond is my favorite Medieval Romance. It isn’t filled with Court intrigue or warriors and battles. Instead it is simply the story of an incredible romance between a man and a woman amidst the country setting of medieval Britain. Lord Raynor and Lady Elizabeth are forced into marriage by edict of the King after…
Wild Roses opens brutally, after a young Irish girl has been raped by Norman soldiers in the 13th century. Juxtaposed against the cruel and wild setting is Duncan, Lord FitzWilliam, the Norman warrior who is hero in this tale. We learn shortly after he orders and watches the hanging of the soldiers that he is…
The Maiden Bride is a Medieval romance in all its glory. The feel is there, the taste, the smell, the war-hardened men, the superstitions, the love, and the hate. In order to protect her beloved twin sister from marriage to a brutal Norman lord, Lady Linnea, doomed since birth as a “devil child,” decides to…
Fans of Julie Garwood – relax; you can let out your breath and rest easy. While The Wedding is perhaps not her finest release, is better than you feared. The misstep taken by Ms. Garwood in her disappointing For the Roses was not the start of a downward trend – it was just a one-time…
Catherine Archer, author of this reviewer’s favorite medieval, Velvet Bond, has written a dreamy sequel. The oddest sensation enveloped me when reading this book – it was as though I was in a dream-state, wrapped in a velvet-smooth, creamy cocoon. A minor character in her previous work, Sir Stephen Clayburn, emerges boldly in Velvet Touch….
Amanda Quick’s hard-covered Medieval, Mystique, has been released in paperback form. Quick (a pen name for writer Jayne Ann Krentz) can always be counted on to write compelling, easy-to-read historicals, although her breezy, humorous style lends itself better to the Regency period than the Middle Ages. Quick can always be counted on to write a…
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