Their fathers are business partners in a club with shady goings on, but they have grown up in two different worlds. Will their love withstand parental expectation and a dark plot of revenge? I am always eager to try a new to me author particularly when her spicy historical romance is set in 1865 Australia. […]
Jane Austen’s classic goes to war in this WWII variation of Pride & Prejudice. I love variations and retellings of Austen’s original stories, but particularly when they are dropped into a different time period and the author takes the time to create an authentic backdrop for beloved, familiar characters. Kiss Me Goodnight, Major Darcy begins […]
I guess I should have guessed The Duke Alone was a holiday story by the synopsis but I totally missed that before starting to read. This is very much Home Alone meets a Regency romance even to the description of the thieves out to rob the house during the holidays. While I like both Home […]
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. […]
Set in the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder, this dual timeline story draws in a few minor characters from the Little House world and tells a bittersweet tale that touches four generations of women. I loved the Little House books as a child and have recently picked them up again as an adult so I […]
The enemy of my enemy is… well, not her friend, but she’s blackmailed into a job for the Pinkertons all the same and the disapproving man beside her is just an added attraction, erm, nuisance. As the third in a series about strong, courageous women set in the post-civil war era from an African American […]
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 […]
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 […]