The mood of this book is set from the first sentence of the prologue, and it is obvious that Rightfully His is no light-hearted romp. Rather, it is a melancholy book with a complicated plot, deep emotions, and lots of family secrets. I found the plot and the characters fascinating. However, the writing is extremely…
Lord Carew’s Bride is a Regency Romance about a very unlikely couple. Though the hero is wealthy and titled, he is plain and hindered by a disability. The heroine is beautiful and popular, but she is avoiding love. It is magical to watch their initial friendship grow into love. Samantha Newman is visiting her friends…
Best Laid Schemes has everything you’d expect in a Regency. There are interesting characters, witty dialogue, and a fun house-party setting. It also has some things you wouldn’t necessarily expect, like a mischievous (and incontinent) monkey. It’s not a book that will change the world, but it’s a good, light read. Tarquin Rome, the Earl…
The Rakehell’s Reform has an extremely melancholy air about it, one which never goes away, even when good things happen. The sadness in the lives of Rakehell Jack Ramsay and bourgeoisie Selina Preston permeate every page of the book, so that there is never a sense of joy to be felt, and that includes the…
I’ve only read a few Regencies, but I’ve long since had a mental block against them. The picture I always get in my mind comes from a classic I Love Lucy episode where Ricky has refused to star in a play set in Cuba, so Lucy re-writes the play, setting it in England, for Ethel,…
The Persistent Earl is Major John Allen Jameson, the Earl of Devenham. He has come to the home of his friend, Sir Edward Allington, to recuperate from his war wounds. Devenham has a notorious reputation, and Edward’s wife Judith isn’t at all sure she wants him in her home, especially since her widowed sister, Lady…
Oh, those tormented heroes and heroines. Life is just so darn hard for many of them that it takes a whole book to end the torment. Even one lead character spending the entire book in deep mental anguish is frustrating for me as a reader – but both, well, let’s just say that I’m not…
Wow, was this a tough rating to give. Carola Dunn has written some of my favorite Regencies – gentle books full of humor about people and situations that are just a bit extraordinary, no vicious back stabbing, no hurtful or domineering heroes or wimpy, overly giving heroines. In short, she writes books that are perfect…
Beauty and the Beast stories are favorites with many readers of romance novels. There is just something about the whole premise that lends itself to romance and resonates with readers in a way that other fairy tale archetypes do not. Ravished is a touching and often funny Beauty and the Beast story set in Regency…
Regency romance. Lords and Ladies. Elegance, glitter and the haute ton. Been there, read that. Not if it’s a Carla Kelly Regency you haven’t. The Lady’s Companion flouts the conventions of a regency romance and tells a wonderful story in the process. Susan Hampton is waking up in a bare, cold house. Her father, Sir…
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