Carla Kelly’s 1993 trad Regency features a most unlikely romance hero: Henry Tewskbury-Hampton, Fifth Marquis of Grayson, has thinning hair and an expanding waistline. Since leaving the army after fighting in the Peninsular War, he has become lazy, bored, and afraid that he is no longer likable. Traveling north to a houseparty he is not…
When it comes to authors Missing In Action, I really miss Jan Freed. She wrote some of the best Harlequin Superromance titles ever including this Pygmalion inspired little gem – My Fair Gentleman. It’s one of my all-time favorite comfort reads and one of the books I simply must have on the desert island. If…
Jane Eyre is not a pure romance novel. It’s a complex work combing elements of the coming-of-age story, the roman à clef, the gothic novel, and more. Despite its complexity, though, the heart and soul of Jane Eyre is the passionate love between Jane and her employer, Edward Rochester, and it’s their love story that…
The year is 1882. Michael “Mick” McCann is a New York City policeman, not long off the boat from Ireland. He sees a street gang tormenting a boy and rescues him, only to discover that his waif is a woman in boy’s clothing. Her name is Timona Calverson, and she says she was kidnapped and…
Complete Abandon is one of the most interesting books I’ve read this year. Not necessarily one of the best, but definitely one of the most thought-provoking. Categorizing it is a slippery proposition as it manages to be naughty, funny, over-sexed, and light on the history. At the same time, it features a thoughtful analysis of…
Admittedly, Untie My Heart is not for everyone. But those of you who love sensuous romance tinged ever so delicately with a hint of decadence – and you know who you are – should plan right now to settle down under your favorite blanket and surrender yourself to this incredible writer. If you haven’t read…
Sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint which books are really getting a lot of buzz on the Internet. But when six AAR reviewers and editors (and publisher) independently buy two books by the same author over one weekend and four more rush out to get them in the next few days, well, that’s buzz…
When I came back to romance in the early ’90’s, finding a good read was something of a hit-or-miss proposition for me. Back then, there was nothing like this site to help me find a well-written romance, so I spent a lot of time in used-book stores, picking up anything that looked remotely interesting. Needless…
Where Dreams Begin is the best historical romance I have read this year. This book really has it all – wonderful, vivid characters, an ambitious conflict, an engaging plot, and a tear-jerker of an ending. And it’s all written in a style that is absolutely flawless. Lady Holly Taylor is a widow just coming out…
Remember John Hughes’ 1980s high school movies? Ever wonder what happened to those misfit, working-class girls when they left town, grew up, and looked back on life since high school? Alison Kent’s latest book, Four Men and a Lady, reads as if one of those Hughes heroines got to attend her 15th high school reunion,…
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