Julia Justiss’ historicals often read somewhat like trads with a little extra depth to them, so I pulled The Bluestocking Duchess out of my stack and came away quite charmed. The hero and heroine start off on somewhat equal social footing. Jocelyn Sudderfeld is the daughter and sister of scholars who work under the patronage…
Like so many Romancelandia gentlemen, Leo Ashburton, hero of Laura Martin’s Falling for His Practical Wife, has an elderly relative who is a) dying, b) marriage obsessed, and c) willing to write an absurd will. Therefore, Leo finds himself searching for a bride, but not one whom he can love. Enter Lady Annabelle Hummingford, whose…
The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall is Lotte R. James’ debut romance for Harlequin Historical, and it has more than a touch of the gothic about it. Rebecca Merrickson becomes the much needed housekeeper for Thornhallow Hall, an estate without a master… until William Reid, Earl of Thornhallow, decides to return home after years away. Rebecca is…
I want to tell you I loved this middle novel in The Talk of the Beau Monde series, I really do. Unfortunately, after an excellent start, the story loses focus. The author introduces two lovely principal characters – he’s often mistaken for a pirate; she’s a buxom redhead with a sharp mind and an even sharper…
Julia Justiss continues her Heirs in Waiting series with the very sweet-natured and somewhat predictable The Railway Countess, about two very typically atypical romance protagonists who still manage to find love in a way that amuses and entertains the reader. Crispin d’Aubignon is a railway investor who bumps into Marcella Cranmor while waiting for her…
How to Wed a Courtesan is a touching story about grown-ups searching for a second chance at love. It left me with a lump in my throat, and tears of both sorrow and joy in my eyes. It’s a rare book, one not to be missed. Charlotte – Lottie – Rossington was once a shy…
The Highlander’s Secret Son has a few things going for it. I liked Jeanine Englert’s style, and her writing – and research – are very good. The book’s real problem is its characters, however. Oo ee, these characters, who betray and think the worst of each other over and over again. Clan Campbell and Clan…
Reader, when I see Cinderella in a book title, I have some minimum expectations for the story. One: the heroine was once blessed with a happy (prosperous) life; two: the heroine is treated poorly by a step-family after the death of a birth parent; three: the down-on-her luck heroine never loses faith that things will…
Reader, Viking romances are my jam. I’m here for long-haired men with braids and beards and muscles for days, tattoos and runes, long-houses and long ships, long winters and starry night skies, cinnamon roll Chieftains, and Valkyrie-esque women. More please. Unfortunately, there are too few great and awesome Viking romances out there (DO NOT tell…
A Proposal to Risk Their Friendship is book five in Louise Allen’s Regency-set Liberated Ladies series, but although I haven’t read the previous books and the heroes and heroines of those stories do make brief appearances in this one, they’re very much in supporting roles and this book works perfectly well as a standalone. I…
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