Donna Simpson is showing every sign of becoming one of the best of the new crop of Regency Romance writers. Her new book, Miss Truelove Beckons is the story of a wounded soldier who finds healing and love in the company of the titular heroine. The book also has a subplot featuring Miss Truelove’s cousin…
A Bride for Lord Wickton is the second book in a trilogy. Three aristocrats, ending their stint as officers, are preparing to return to England. They make a side trip to Italy and save an old gypsy woman. She blesses them – or curses them – by telling them that they’ll each find true love…
A Diamond in the Rough is the only Regency Romance I’ve ever read with a sports theme. In this case, the sport is golf. The heroine is a woman who works as a caddie at St. Andrews golf course; naturally, she is disguised as a young man. The hero is a complete novice who must…
In The Rake’s Fiancée we have the story of a second chance at love. While the heroine’s fortunes have declined since her last meeting with the hero, his social standing is now higher than it was, and a chance meeting on a cold night is what sets the story in motion. Believing him to be…
This anthology is a collection of tales to honor Mother’s Day about mothers and mother figures falling in love. Unfortunately for the reader each of the stories tend to drag on past their natural ending and none of the couples involved are very likable.
Once the reader gets past the silly title and the bizarre cover that has His Lordship resembling a vampire, they’ll find a delightful little tale. Lord Evan Trent never really thought about marriage until his nephew and heir-apparent, Jack, announces that he refuses to marry. Thirteen-year-old Jack recently suffered an illness that left him deaf…
The word that best describes Lady Diana’s Daring Deed is “uneven.” The pacing varies greatly and the plot moves into unexpected and jarring directions, which impaired my enjoyment of what started out as a very pleasant read. Lady Diana Ballinger is devoted to her family. Her twin brother Trevor is besotted with the Lady Genevieve,…
The Larkswood Legacy is a traditional regency where the main characters play out their romance in the midst of a crowd. Kudos to Nicola Cornick for a wonderful group of supporting characters and for not losing sight of the main couple in a nicely complicated plot. Toward the end of the story, the heroine Annabella…
I didn’t like The Dragon’s Bride, Jo Beverley’s latest, as much as I’d expected to based on her earlier books – Secrets of the Night is one of my favorite romances. Although I liked the hero, the heroine, the setting, and the plot, I was plagued by a nagging sense of disbelief as regards the…
So many authors, so little time. I’ve been hearing for years that Jo Beverley’s books were really good, but although I own some of them, The Dragon’s Bride is the first one I’ve read. While everyone else was waiting for Rothgar, I was off reading other things. Now I’m contemplating a trip to the bookstore…
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