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A few months ago, I had a brief online chat with author Karen Ranney after I had reviewed her last book, Upon a Wicked Time. She told me a bit about her upcoming release, My Beloved, and emphasized that she truly believed in the healing power of love to the point where her heroes always have some da ...
This is a book that feels like it was written according to my private list of preferences for medieval romances. It features a non-aristocratic hero who lives by his wits rather than by his brawn, a sensible heroine, a marriage of convenience and plenty of historical detail. Oh, did I mention that t ...
Many medieval romances seem like they were written by authors who did all their research at the Medieval Times dinner-theatre show at the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas. Luckily for me, Bartered Bride wasn't one of those books. The characters act like real people straight out of medieval society. As y ...
Teresa Medeiros is best known for her historical novels that span the time from Dark-Ages Ireland to Regency England. Her style is elegant and graceful and she can skillfully combine whimsy and angst in a way that few writers can. Try her Scottish novel A Whisper of Roses to see what I'm talking abo ...
Seven. What makes an ordinary number like seven so, well, magical? The seventh son of a seventh son was enchanted. Seven brothers wed seven brides. Seven magnificent men fought for the right. And, a lost princess was given sanctuary by seven diminutive miners. Bonded in some way - often as brothers ...
Besides her famous Velvet quartet, there are two stand-alone, medieval novels by Jude Deveraux which I consider to be must reads (and must keeps as well) The Black Lyon and The Taming. These two books are the best I've read to strongly show a woman's patience and understanding in winning the love of ...