Indiscretion is a very lusty farce and an altogether wonderful romance. It’s far more sexual than any of author Jillian Hunter’s books of which I am aware. It also features a fairly daring plot structure, which reveals the hot and heavy past relationship between hero and heroine right at the start. If, as I do,…
I love the Victorian period dearly. To me it is one of the most interesting of all times. My favorite series of books that take place in this dynamic age are the mysteries featuring Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte, written by Anne Perry. These are not only excellent mysteries, but insightful social history as…
Thirty-four year old Mya Williams’ romantic relationships suffer from the lack of a positive male role model in her life. Her father has made a habit out of cheating on her mother. Her brother Mark is turning out to be just as much a player as his father. Her 64 year old Uncle Brother has…
This month we are reading Devilish, the much-awaited Rothgar book (on sale April 10th) from Jo Beverley. This is the fifth book in the Malloren series and gives us the love story of the Marquess of Rothgar (Beowulf Malloren) and Diana, Countess of Arrandale. Rothgar was first introduced in My Lady Notorious and has played…
I’m giving a really good grade to a book about a scientist who decides to make the perfect man out of plastic. I know, I can hardly believe it myself. Josie Farrington is a biochemist for a toy company that makes lifelike dolls. She is the inventor of a substance that looks, feels, and responds…
If you’re lamenting the lack of sexy, funny, character-driven romances on the bookshelves these days, you absolutely will not want to miss reading Kimberly Raye’s Midnight Kisses. Dr. Josephine Farrington is a brilliant scientist who has a fulfilling job in a doll factory but a very lame personal life. Her thirty-fifth birthday is fast approaching…
I’d never read a book by Jennifer Crusie, and I’m always nervous about picking up a book by an author everyone loves. In this case, I need not have worried. Her new hardcover, Welcome To Temptation, is sexy, intelligent, unexpectedly moving, and Crusie is a heck of a good writer. Her descriptions are so clever,…
Stephen King has blurbs on a lot of books, so that isn’t always an indicator of quality, but this time he was right on the money when he said: “If you’ve never read Gerritsen, figure in the price of electricity when you buy your first novel by her… ’cause baby, you are going to be…
Regency Sting is a traditional Regency Romance with a few variations. The hero, Jason Hughes is an American, the new Viscount Mainwaring by inheritance, who has never been in England before coming to claim his title. When he arrives, his appearance and manners are a bit rustic, so his aunt Harriet, with both social and…
The Obedient Bride takes on the issue of Regency adultery and humanizes it with the depiction of two very different people caught in an arranged marriage. Many Regency Romances speak lightly of rakes and adultery among the aristocratic classes. Many have heroes who regularly bed married women. Few examine the darker aspects of the matter….
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