Attention, readers in search of an exciting historical with a lush love story: have I got a book for you! Marsha Canham hits one out of the park with this gender-bending tale of pirates, spies, and love on the high seas. At the helm of her ship the Iron Rose on what’s supposed to be…
In general, pirate ships duke it out with harems for the Most Implausible Setting award, so it’s refreshing to read a pirate romance that seems a little more in touch with reality. Unfortunately, the reality of pirate ships seems to be long stretches of tedium interrupted by short bursts of activity. While it’s nice that…
If the heroine, Grace Fisk, had not been working so hard to achieve Too Stupid to Live status, this story could have been a must-read, if not quite a keeper. Grace Fisk is the youngest of three sisters who became pirates in an attempt to save their homes from being destroyed in the Seven Years’…
With her previous books, The Legend McKinnon and Legend of the Sorcerer, Donna Kauffman has made a name for herself in paranormal romance. I am happy to say that Your Wish Is My Command extends her winning streak to three. It is a charming read about a pirate-turned-Cupid and a former boat racing champion who…
Katherine Sutcliffe’s new Victorian romance, Notorious, has a troubled hero, a feisty heroine, and lots of derring-do on the high seas. It should appeal to those who miss the “old style” of romance discussed this fall at AAR. Lord Jason Batson is one of the top agents in the British secret service known as Cobra….
Susan Sizemore’s book, The Price of Innocence, takes place in late Victorian London. Sherrie Hamilton is an American – a widow with an eight-year-old daughter, Minnie. She has come to London with her cousins, Faith and Daisy and her aunt Dora to find husbands for the girls. Sherrie is very wealthy, and wealthy American women…
Think Georgette Heyer, and you automatically think Regency. And for the most part that’s a valid association. This remarkable storyteller penned many of the best-loved Regencies of all time, yet we often forget that she used other time periods, as well. And she did just as outstanding a job in bringing those eras to life…
What woman wouldn’t want to be rescued from a fate worse than death? What woman wouldn’t be grateful for the chance at a new start, even if it does mean marriage to a pirate? After all, isn’t marriage preferable to a life of servitude in New South Wales? Sabrina Jeffries’ wonderful book, The Pirate Lord,…
The Skypirate is the sequel to Lord of the Storm, and it contains the most daring redemption story I’ve ever read. Like the original, it takes place in a futuristic world where the evil Coalition rules over all of the planets and enslaves many of the conquered populations. Califa Claxton is the former friend of…
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