Ever wonder what came after the ending of a Jane Austen classic? Lucy Knight, a new to me author, not only tackles this tantalizing prospect, but took the challenge of the Austen novel that many have mixed feelings about. Personally, I enjoyed Mansfield Park so I was all kinds of excited to see a rare […]
The wedding of her dreams has turned into a nightmare and the honeymoon is spent in an investigation to clear her brother of murder. Engaging historical cozy mystery romp from new to me author and series. A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder is the fifth book in the series and, could be read out […]
I was surprised to learn there would be an audio version of the new addition to the Rebels & Redcoats Saga. Man of War is a prequel to the series. I truly wish I had read the blurb before reading, so I would know the setting was about 20 years before The Tory which happens […]
Enchanting and mysterious India is the setting for this latest in The Pink Carnation series and we have a bad girl paired with a squeaky clean heroic guy to track down the latest of Napoleon’s spies, The Marigold. Full of light banter, frivolity, and a good dose of romantic espionage, The Betrayal of the Blood […]
After the last book with a hunt for the Black Tulip and two darker characters as protagonists, what comes next? I was curious about the next pair and what particular espionage challenge they would face. I tried to keep my expectations open since the author delightfully changes things up with each new book. The Temptation […]
A classic second chance romance is given a poignant, fresh look in this variation that tells Jane Austen’s Persuasion from Captain Wentworth’s point of view and puts a few new twists for reader to enjoy. Captive Hearts opens with a sweet and romantic prologue full of young lovers and hope. Eight years later, the story […]
A Regency-era subtle Cinderella Retelling captured my attention when I was in the mood for a gently-paced sweet romance. I’ve enjoyed a few other works from the author and I was particularly taken with the middle-aged romance pair and a class difference element. Kenneth Winterton has grown up to the expectation of a country gentry […]
Advancing into the next spy venture of the Pink Carnation and her associates, I was more than ready to get the enigmatic Lord’s Vaughn’s story and a little wary of the social climbing Mary Alsworthy starring beside him. However, stranger pairings have happened in this lively romp of a series so I plunged right back […]
At the end of the previous book, the Black Tulip escaped and the secret order of spies are organized for what comes next away from volatile Napoleonic France and England, but the powder keg that is Ireland. The French are rousing the Irish to rebellion and have sent in their best spy, the Black Tulip […]
After recently reading the first in the series, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, The Masque of the Black Tulip dove right back into the contemporary plot line and then introduced the historical plot line shortly after. Like any good series worth its salt, the second book can tell a lot about how it […]