About a dozen years ago, a harrowing adventure befell Darcy and Elizabeth in Jan Hahn’s Pride and Prejudice variation, The Journey. Now, a dozen years later, the author chose to write for her last book, Belle Lisette, a follow-up novel when Darcy and Elizabeth with their grown children have taken a journey to the New […]
Sometimes fate gives you a second chance. When the Duke of Hurstbourne receives a letter his childhood friend is dying and would like Hurst to marry his sister so he knows she will be cared for, he respectfully declines. How could anyone possibly marry someone sight unseen? However, after said sister, Ophelia, comes to his […]
I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet. So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly series. I have been wanting to read the Brothers Sinister series for awhile after reading […]
Runaway brothers, a treasure map, fortune hunters, reunited family, and a gentle romance in exciting post-Gold Rush California. Mary Connealy is settled in and writing strong frontier era slow-burn romance with inspirational themes and I’m there for it. Whispers of Fortune is the series opener of the Golden State Treasure series with a tie-in with […]
Mr. Darcy’s Complex Courtship offers a suspenseful variation historical romance set in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice world. Kelly Miller has long enchanted me with her writing that uniquely approaches Jane Austen’s most popular tale with genre blends that include fantasy, romance, suspense, and mystery. Her latest offers a tough-fought, drama-laden romance with a hint […]
I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet. So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly series. I have been wanting to read the Brothers Sinister series for awhile after reading […]
I don’t read much historical fiction other than fantasy. Often times with historical fiction, I then want to know what really happened. The Revolutionary War is one of my favorite time periods to read and most of the characters are not real people other than the leaders of the armies. However, I do wonder about […]
From the beginning of this series, I have been curious and hoped to encounter the missing eldest sister. As the series progressed, this desire grew so when I saw Clare was entering the series story, I was full of great anticipation. Julie Klassen not only knows how to write a solid, engaging story, but an […]
No Ordinary Duchess is the third book in the Greycourt series. Like most historical romance, it is not necessary that you read the prior books to be able to follow this story, however I would recommended that you read When a Rogue Meets his Match as there are some overarching arcs with an evil uncle […]
Last year, Cat Gardiner released her The Darcy Files and I fell for her debonair, swoony hero based on Jane Austen’s Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pride & Prejudice. This year, she regals with Darcy’s lady, the sassy, witty and utterly charming Elizabeth Bennet in her The Lizzy Chronicles. Two historical and two contemporaries offer a variety […]