Writing of imaginary royals in a Regency setting is a tricky thing. Because their country is made-up, the author has the freedom to do just about anything with the characters. But when that made-up country is set in a real historical period amidst countries that did and do exist, then the possibility for ridiculousness increases…
Four years ago I began reading romance and my first year of non-stop romances was by far the most fun I have ever had reading. The Pirate Prince was one of my favorites that year and when I reread it recently, I found myself once again mesmerized by its swashbuckling hero and fairy tale quality….
I haven’t had the best of luck with Tor’s new Romantic Fantasy line, and when I picked up Warprize, I admit my expectations were low. My expectations sunk lower when I learned that the heroine is named Xylara, princess of the land of Xy – that sounds really cheesy, doesn’t it? However, it was not…
Elizabeth Minogue is a new pen name for Elizabeth English, whose medieval trilogy was well received here at AAR. Now she enters the world of Fantasy Romance, a world of mysticism, destiny and romance, with very few missteps. Seven year old Prince Florian of Venya was spirited out of his country after seeing his parents…
Dark, sensual and wholly compelling, Dream of Me is an absorbing read from start to finish. Theron is an incubus, a demon who slips into women’s dreams and fulfills their deepest sexual longings. For four thousand years, he has given women the kind of pleasure they could only find in their sleep, while feeling nothing…
When I first picked up this book, all I knew was that it had to do with a human heroine and a statue come to life. This could be anything from the Greek legend of Pygmalion to some desperate creature canoodling with the garden gnomes. The reality? A very readable writing style and some very…
The word these days is that publishers of romance are rather leery of putting out books that occur in uncommon periods or places. Since The Barbarian takes place in ancient Alexandria, one can only conclude that Leisure either likes to take risks or Judith French is good enough to merit one. I’m not particularly familiar…
Nicole Burnham’s series featuring the diTalora family of San Rimini is probably one of the best of its kind. There are certainly many imaginary principalities out there on the bookshelves, but somehow San Rimini and its ruling family manage to feel more real than most of them. By the end of this book, I had…
The Last Mermaid is a collection of three novellas about a family of sirens who inhabit a remote island off the coast of Scotland. Abé’s writing is clear and fine, and her plotting can’t be faulted, but, unfortunately, none of the stories truly pulled me in on an emotional level. The first novella takes place…
Doesn’t every girl, at least once, dream of what it would be like to be a princess? I know I did – usually when I was wearing my floor length, silky nightgown (the one that twirled). After reading Her Royal Bodyguard, though, I’m not quite sure if being a princess is a dream or a…
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