A star Austrian opera singer and a pair of English sister typists forge an unlikely friendship, then pit themselves against the might of the Nazis by smuggling Jews to safety. I read that this book is based on a true story which flamed my interest even higher. Renee Ryan was a new to me author, […]
Occasionally, I’ll pick up a contemporary book that reminds me of my age- or, more so, that I am slowly becoming less flexible with the mental gymnastics necessary to feel in touch with a story of today. I say that because I suspect I will do rather poorly at spotlighting what should really be appreciated […]
English society has turned Gwendolyn Reid’s gothic story into a sensation and a new arrival has them whispering behind their fans that there is a vampire haunting the aristocracy. When a dead body is found with puncture wounds in the neck, the latest Pink Carnation heroine finds herself solving a murder mystery next to the […]
Was anyone else ever curious about those eight years spent apart for Jane Austen’s second chance romance pair in Persuasion? Or maybe what happened next for them and the other characters? How about their time before the big break up? A new to me author, Lyndsay Constable answers all those questions with her heartwarming, reflective […]
The Pink Carnation series edges ever nearer to the final book and in this latest, we get to see the Pink Carnation’s own second in command stepping reluctantly into the limelight for this latest spying adventure slash treasure hunt from Paris to Bath and into the English countryside. Full of frolicksome humor, a pinch of […]
A gentleman experiences an apoplexy when he discovers his sister in a rake’s arms and a disowned young woman is his savior when his relatives are close to declaring him mad. Lavished with drama and a touch of the gothic, this latest of Julie Cooper’s Pride and Prejudice variations raised my expectation and didn’t disappoint. […]
An FBI profiler matches wits with a serial killer from her past and comes to terms with a failed romance when she is forced to partner with her ex-husband. New to me author and a thrilling set up were a solid combo for grabbing my interest. Her Darkest Secrets caught my attention as soon as […]
Feeling he has failed as a guardian, when his young sister is duped and possibly ravaged by a fiend, a world-weary gentleman of wealth and position escapes to a friend’s country estate and finds what he never thought was possible. I’ve enjoyed Susan Adriani’s Pride & Prejudice variations in the past, so I got comfy […]
The holidays and a missing list make a girls’ boarding school the latest hotbed of intrigue. At last, the whimsical and bumbling Turnip Fitzhugh gets his turn at romance. Naturally, I was all kinds of curious about his romance match and his part in the espionage antics of The Pink Carnation series. The Mischief of […]
While This Side of the Grave wasn’t quite as action-packed as its predecessors, it didn’t suffer for it. The decrease in action allowed for some much needed emotional growth for Cat. The rest of the series will benefit from that growth. The story continues on the plot of a ghoul causing problems for Cat & […]