As historical fiction, I really liked this book. As a historical romance, however, I was somewhat disappointed. Notorious is set at the time of the turbulent reign of Edward II, a period of great political strife and intrigue, and revolves around the relationship that develops between Brianna de Beauchamp and Wolf Mortimer. To set the…
One of the major topics surrounding romance lately – and one of the challenges facing the historical genre – has been the heat factor. When dealing with strict societal rules, how does one sex up a story? Kresley Cole chose to do so by making the heroine of If You Desire a hellion, part of…
Every so often a book holds a reader in thrall to the point that they can’t even think of putting it down. Then there are those books you wish you’d never read because even though you’re trying your hardest to slog through, all you can think of is that you’ll be three hours older by…
My goodness. I thought that I had seen it all when it came to historical erotica: earthy stories translated from Latin, charming how-to texts written in Arabic, fleshy romps through Victorian London. None of them came close to the outrageous and unquenchable needs portrayed with knowing horror in de Musset’s Gamiani. One character realizes, “…for…
Size 14 Is Not Fat Either follows Size 12 Is Not Fat, Meg Cabot’s chick lit/mystery hybrid. For those who have not read the first novel (which you needn’t have done to enjoy this one), Heather Wells is a former teenage pop star who was dropped by her record company when she insisted on singing…
Although I haven’t read one of her books before, I’ve always heard that author Susan Squires is an intelligent, unusual writer. The blandly titled One With the Night did not prove me wrong, but I was dismayed when misunderstandings marred a quite original and engrossing vampire story. Jane Blundell became a vampire six months ago…
I’ve enjoyed most of the books in the Darkyn series, and this one is no exception. Night Lost features a tortured hero and heroine, which could have been overwhelming, but the author pulls it off wtih aplomb. While this is not truly a stand-alone book, it isn’t strictly necessary to have read the earlier Darkyn…
Greer Fairchild and her two cousins are the Desperate Debutantes of London’s current trilogy. The girls are desperate because Greer’s aunt, who raised them all, has died and her second husband, who is no blood relation to any of the girls, is ready to marry them off to the first men who ask. Greer hies…
It’s been along time since I read a science fiction (as opposed to fantasy) romance. Not having read the first book in Susan Grant’s series I was a bit lost, but after a few chapters I got my bearings. Jared Jasper’s family has been prominent in California politics for years and held up public service…
Before starting I should come clean and say that I have an enormous affection for Geralyn Dawson’s books. The Bad Luck Wedding Cake was one of the first romance novels I read and I’ve enjoyed checking up on the McBride family featured in so many of her books ever since. That being said, while I…
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