Winning Miss Wakefield by Vivienne Lorret: Lorret is a new-to-me author, thus “Winning Miss Wakefield” was new to me also. This book is the second in her “The Wallflower Wedding Series” and was nice discovery. It begins with introducing Simon, called Bane, the Marquess of Knightswold, and part gypsy. He […]
The Baron Next Door by Erin Knightley is the first book of Erin’s “A Prelude to a Kiss” series. The heroine is Charity Effington, who first made her appearance in Knightly’s “A Taste for Scandal.” Charity is in Bath with her grandmother for the summer, playing her music (she is […]
Once Upon a Kiss was a gem of a novel by Jayne Fresina. I had expected that a book ‘inspired’ by Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” would be very much like most books inspired by classics turn out to be—a pleasant read but not extraordinary. This book defied my expectations, […]
Knight of Love by Catherine LaRoche is set during a unique time for romance books, during the March Revolution of 1848. According to Wikipedia, this was “a series of loosely coordinated protests and rebellions in the states of the German Confederation.” It starts out with a literal *snap*, as the […]
Framed and Hung by Alexis Fleming: This is a little book whose title is full of double-entendres. The heroine is a decorator, so of course she frames and “hangs” items, but the hero of the book is quite the guy, so he is, of course, “hung” in the vernacular. And I’m […]
How to School Your Scoundrel by Juliana Gray is the third book in “Princess in Hiding Trilogy,” about a trio of germanic princess from the small principality of Holstein-Schweinwald-Huhnhof. This one concerns the Crown Princess Luisa, destined to be head of state after her father and her husband are assassinated […]
Home Truths by Louise Forster is a tale about family, secrets, and love, set in a small town in Australia, where everyone knows not only your name and but also the names of the skeletons in your closet. Jennifer Dove works and lives in London, England, having fled Australia to […]
Twelfth Night by Deanna Raybourn is a novella, number 5.6 of her “Lady Julia Gray series.” It is a story so full of life and lively characters that it nearly seems like a full novel, and not just fifty or so pages long. Additionally, any story about a woman who […]
The Scoundrel’s Seduction (House of Trent Series #3) by Jennifer Haymore: Obviously, the beginning of a book often determines the direction of an entire book. The Scoundrel’s Seduction starts with a state-sanctioned murder—that of a dissolute and traitorous peer. Viscount Dunthorpe is a treacherous and treasonous man, and Samson Hawkins, who […]
The Virgin of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney takes place just slightly after the events of the previous book in the series The Witch of Clan Sinclair, and is the third book of the Clan Sinclair trilogy. This book focuses on Ellice Traylor. Her former sister-in-law is Virginia, who is now […]