This final book in Sarah Mallory’s series about the Infamous Arrandales focuses on the eldest of the siblings, Wolfgang, who, we learned back in The Chaperone’s Seduction, had been accused of murdering his wife and stealing a fortune in jewels some ten years previously, and is living in exile on the Continent. In his absence,…
Return of the Runaway is a book which I wanted to enjoy far more than I effectively did. For one thing, last year’s A Lady for Lord Randall by the same author was both unusual and utterly gripping, and I couldn’t wait to read more by her. For another thing, Sarah Mallory has the courage…
Louise Allen is one of my favourite Mills and Boon/Harlequin authors, so I was pleased to see that she has a new series underway, four books under the collective title of The Four Disgraces, of which His Housekeeper’s Christmas Wish is the first. I admit that I rolled my eyes a bit at the name…
I think I’ve just found my fun read for Halloween. No Conventional Miss is a pleasant debut with just a touch of the supernatural to it. It’s rough around the edges in a few spots, but still a very worthy read. <!– var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneID = 4; var…
The second book in Marguerite Kaye’s Companions in Arms duo, The Soldier’s Rebel Lover is a worthy companion piece to the equally good The Soldier’s Dark Secret, and like that book, takes a thoughtful look at the after-effects of war on those who fought and what happens to them when war is over. As well…
This book is the third title in Julia Justiss’ Ransleigh Rogues series and is probably the best of the lot. I reviewed the second book in this series and the “Rogues” sobriquet got on my nerves just a bit. But the “Rogues” aspect was toned down a bit in this installment and I think that…
This is one of a trilogy of books written by three different authors to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Collectively, they are the Brides of Waterloo series, and the other two books, A Mistress for Major Bartlett and A Rose for Major Flint are by Annie Burrowes and Louise Allen. The…
I’m a sucker for a good marriage-of-convenience story, and this one is very good indeed: In fact, Strangers at the Altar is one of the best historicals I’ve read this year. The book features a pair of very likeable protagonists who come across as two ordinary people trying to deal with events which have caused…
Louise Allen makes excellent use of both an unusual setting and some interesting historical detail as the backdrop to this enjoyable romance between an English spy and the widow of a French army officer. Beguiled by Her Betrayer is set in Egypt in 1801, shortly after Bonaparte’s departure from the region and his return to…
Margaret McPhee packs a surprising emotional punch into the pages of The Gentleman Rogue, the story of a young, well-born woman whose fortunes have taken a downward turn and a self-made man who, despite his wealth is still relegated to the outskirts of the society to which the heroine once belonged. Emma Northcote was brought…
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