Reviews by Dabney Grinnan

The Countess

By Catherine Coulter
B- Buy
The Countess is a rewrite of one of Catherine Coulter’s old Regencies.…

Behind the Scenes: Domestic Arrangements In Historic Houses

By Christina Hardyment
A Buy
Almost every historical romance you read has a bathing scene. In it,…

The Inheritance

By Jasmine Cresswell
C- Buy
This book started out with an interesting premise, but due to a…

Honey by Stef Ann Holm

By Stef Ann Holm
B Buy
Honey is a sweet slice of late Victorian Americana. It deftly mixes…

To Love a Dark Lord by Anne Stuart

By Anne Stuart
A Buy
Anne Stuart’s To Love a Dark Lord is aptly named, for the…

Friends and Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey

By Eric Jerome Dickey
A Buy
They said it couldn’t be done in a romance novel. Then they…

Dearest Max

By Barbara Miller
C Buy
Dearest Max is an intriguing book that just misses the mark. Some…

Strangers at Dawn by Elizabeth Thornton

By Elizabeth Thornton
B Buy
Lately, in historicals, we’ve seen a lot of families headed by heroines.…

Strangers at Dawn

By Elizabeth Thornton
C Buy
Strangers at Dawn is one of those books that begins wonderfully, only…
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