It worked. It really, really worked. Royce Varisey, aka Dalziel, mega-spymaster, has just become the tenth Duke of Wolverstone. His involvement in espionage 16 years ago estranged him from his father, but they are on the brink of reconciliation when his father dies. Now, having spent so many years away from society and Wolverstone, his…
Say what you will about Stephanie Laurens, but you always know what to expect when you pick up one of her books. And while I have been known to bemoan the sameness of her “formula,” I cannot deny that sometimes I am just in the mood for a Stephanie Laurens. Sometimes I want to read…
Beyond Seduction is only the second Stephanie Laurens novel that I’ve read, so I began this entry in the Bastion Club series with very few preconceived notions. What I found as I began reading was that…well, it was okay, but not much more than okay. Gervase Tregarth returns home from the Napoleonic Wars to claim…
There has been a lot of talk this year about the “Avonization” of romance novels. When people say that, the first author who usually comes to mind, for me, is Stephanie Laurens. Since To Distraction is her 20th book for Avon, perhaps it’s no wonder that for me they’ve become almost synonymous…but no longer in…
If AAR’s 2003 readers’ poll is anything to go by, there are a lot of disgruntled former fans of Stephanie Laurens out there. I am not one of them: I read a Laurens novel about five years ago, didn’t like it at all, and never tried her again. From my point of view as a…
For those who have been waiting so patiently, here’s the big news: The Lady Chosen is not about the Cynsters. Okay, so there’s a cameo appearance by our Devil, but with that small exception, there is nary a Cynster in sight. Ready for more noteworthy news? If you’ve given up on Laurens (as I had),…
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