So, you thought there was a dearth of Regency spies, smugglers, and rogues (only lovable ones, of course)? Well, Kasey Michaels has plenty of them to offer here. Her writing is, as always, very well done. However, even her accomplished style is not enough to rescue this tale from cliches and forgettability. This is not…
On paper, it’s all here: Intelligent, likable characters; a not-overly “done” plotline; and a smooth writing style. So, why did I never really care about the characters here and – even more puzzling – why was my interest never really caught? To be totally honest, I don’t have the answers. Set in the 1830’s (though…
I will admit to a great deal of reluctance when sitting down to write this review. But it’s no use procrastinating. Sight Unseen was painful to read, and even more so to finish. Faith Connors’s vocation to become a forensic investigator became clear early on, when she suspected her best friend’s untimely death to be…
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…
The good news is that Donna Lea Simpson’s Awaiting the Moon takes place in 1795 (Translation: Not the Regency) in a remote area of Germany (Translation: Not England). Even better, the author does a terrific job of making the reader feel as if she, too, is isolated in a mysterious castle in a foreign country…
Clearly, Vickie Taylor’s primary goal in writing Flesh and Stone was simply to tell a rip-roaring story. Since I found myself devouring this book in just a few hours, she certainly succeeded for me. With a cool mythology and a new paranormal world to explore – gargoyles, no less! – Flesh and Stone seems altogether…
Fleur Brooks is the painted lady. Her husband, Frederick Brooks, was a painter of some renown. At one point their life together was picture book perfect, and they were considered the happiest couple in Paris. They were expecting a baby. But one evening everything goes wrong, and the two of them begin a downward spiral…
I have a love/hate relationship with Regency-lite historical romances. I’ve read my share of lite historical romances that had idiot plots populated by silly characters, but on the other hand I’ve read some that, while not a bit grounded in reality, were charming and witty. The premise of Her Master and Commander isn’t a bit…
Karen Marie Moning is one of the few, if not only Time Travel authors I have ever been able to read. The books are fun and don’t seem to take themselves too seriously without completely mocking the genre. I open a KMM book expecting a good time, a hunky Celtic, and a curse or two…
I’m an occasional series romance reader; every so often I just get in the mood for one. If I don’t have any sitting on my shelf waiting for review, I’ll go pick one up, which is always a fun process for me. I’ll peruse the shelves full of secret babies and rich bosses, reading the…
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