As you can probably guess from the title, this is one of those fathers-who-gamble-away-their-daughter-in-a-card-game kind of books. And while there are a couple of twists, in the end it remains true to its clichéd premise. Lord Stephen Clearbrook spent most of the past three years gambling and drinking in an effort to forget his role…
When I was at the bookstore last week buying Signet’s new Regency Christmas anthology, the sales associate managed to convince me to buy this book too. It didn’t take much convincing; all I needed to see were the words “Christmas” and “house party,” and the book all but sold itself. I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece,…
Theo Middleford, Viscount Dunnely, was once a rake – rather a tame rake, since he has always confined himself to widows, but still a rake. One night when he was surprised by a “widow’s” returning husband, he decided it was time to marry. His cousins and a good friend are all married and all very…
Lord Trenchard’s Choice has a delightful heroine and a hero who is quite wonderful until he gets all pouty at the end. The plot is filled with telling not showing, but chugs along nicely. It’s not the easiest book to find, but might be worth the effort. Lord Ivo Trenchard (I love that name!) is…
The Kindness of a Rogue is a gothic-style traditional Regency with an unconventional hero. It sounds good, doesn’t it? And yet, I found it extremely difficult to get through. Sara Cobb is an impoverished young woman of good birth and education. She is on her way to a remote part of Cornwall, where she has…
I am a sucker for the childhood-friends-falling-in-love plotline. I like the grounding that it gives to a romantic relationship; you know the love found isn’t entirely based on a physical, hormonal reaction, but rather on a friendship, a relationship and a history that goes back years. And when that friendship changes because of a new…
A kindhearted young gentlewoman, in financial straits through no fault of her own. An unrepentant rake, titled, of course, who doesn’t believe in love. A marriage of convenience. A gruff Papa duke. A country estate brimming with relatives and old grudges. A cornucopia of Regency cliches, yet one of the most enduring Traditional Regencies ever…
Miss Thornrose and the Rake is a delightful surprise. I’ve been disappointed with most of the new trad authors lately, so finding an author I can get genuinely excited about is all the more satisfying. Originally published five years ago by Five Star, it was likely missed by many readers of traditional Regencies (myself included)….
The Signet Christmas Regency anthology is something I look forward to every year and this one was well worth the wait. All of this year’s stories center around the theme of magic in some form or fashion, with the tone varying from poignant to supremely whimsical.
Donna Simpson used to be one of the few, the proud. Okay she wasn’t a marine, but she was a traditional regency romance writer who told good stories and played the clichés running rampant in other regency trads to good effect. But lately something’s changed. And it ain’t good. The Duke of Alban wants out…
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