This review originally appeared at Romantic Historical Reviews in 2013 The events in Beckman: Lord of Sins, book four in Grace Burrowes’ Lonely Lords series, run parallel to events that take place in book two, Nicholas: Lord of Secrets, and there are several references throughout as to what Nick is up to, rattling around in…
Vi Keeland, a powerhouse in romance, turns to thriller with Someone Knows, a novel that is fast, engrossing, and, in the end, deeply frustrating. Elizabeth, a mid-forties English professor, has spent decades keeping people at arm’s length. Men find her irresistible—an ongoing theme the novel never lets us forget—but she lets no one in, save…
The Girl from Greenwich Street is a fictionalized account of an actual murder trial bursting at the seams with famous Americans. Ms. Willig does a fantastic job summarizing the event in her notes at the novel’s end, but a slightly less spectacular one of bringing it to life in her primary narrative. A few days…
A lovely, winsome tale about a Summer That Changes Everything, Summer Girls is about life in a small beach town and showcases the ordinary-extraordinariness of falling in real love with the most unlikely suspect. While it’s not A-level material thanks to its rather plain dryness, it’s still a fine romance that most teenagers will be…
If you look through Sophie Jordan’s backlist, you’ll see many historical romances, some contemporary romances (including the Devil’s Rock series which I quite liked) and then books in a smattering of other genres, including an early 2010s dragon shifter series Firelight. In an author’s note at the beginning of Marked by Moonlight, the author reveals…
Ellen Found is a delightful cabin romance set during the building of the Old Faithful Inn, circa 1903-4. Rich in historical detail and filled with appealing characters, this short but sweet novella is a perfect afternoon read. Orphaned Ellen Found works in a bottom-tier café in the rugged town of Butte, Montana. Her situation is…
Crocodile Tears is one of those books I picked up on a whim because the synopsis intrigued me and which I started reading with no expectations. That I read almost 500 pages in one sitting should tell you something. It has a few pacing issues and is slightly repetitive at times, but on the whole,…
The dust bunnies are back for more action and mayhem in the latest addition of Jayne Castle’s Harmony series. I enjoyed being back in this world and am happy to report that the story has plenty of suspense – especially in the second half. I would love to see a little more romance, but there…
Adorable without being cutesy, fluffy without being sappy, and made of spirit and sass, Dream On, Ramona Riley is a wonderful summer read. Its characters are complex, its tropes are utterly enjoyable, and its yearning is palpable. That said, I really wish Ashley Herring Blake would find any other sort of conflict to keep her…
Just Beachy had me laughing from the start! And… it takes place in one of my favorite Florida beach towns so I was all in! It did get a bit muddled in the middle when lots of characters from previous books showed up and, in other places, it felt pretty light, but, overall, the humor…
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