Marian by Ella Lyons

“A girl can do plenty of things besides get married and pop out babies.” “Of course she can,” Marian said. “And if you don’t want to have a husband, you shouldn’t.” One of the aspects I love most about this lesbian retelling of Robin Hood is its refreshing view on women and gender roles. From…

Defiant by Kris Kennedy

Defiant by Kris Kennedy

Don’t you love finding a new author to glom? I haven’t read Kris Kennedy’s first two books, but now that I’ve read her latest, I’m definitely going to shop for her backlist. I stopped seeking out Medieval romances a while back because the plots all seemed so hackneyed. Not so with Ms Kennedy’s medieval. You…

Alinor by Roberta Gellis

Alinor by Roberta Gellis

I first read Alinor, the second volume in the Roselynde Chronicles, when I was a student in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. I came across volumes one to three in a used book store, and was in romance heaven. (It took me almost eight years to track down volumes four to six.) When I reread Alinor for reviewing,…

Winterbourne by Susan Carroll

Winterbourne by Susan Carroll

I wanted to do something special for my 50th review for AAR. After reading Susan Carroll’s magnificent Winterbourne (originally published in 1987), I knew this was that something. The Medieval Romance is one of my favorite sub-genres, and they are few and far between. Good ones are hard to find…great ones even more rare. Susan…

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