For several years, I’ve seen fellow historical romance fans adoring Tessa Dare’s Spindle Cove series and I finally took the chance to sample the goods. After this encounter, I foresee a continuation to polish off the full series. Once Upon a Winter’s Eve is a novella that falls between the first and second full-length books […]
In an intriguing plot twist, the author poses the question, ‘what if Elizabeth Bennet was as wealthy as Darcy, himself?’ Laraba Kendig’s Pride and Prejudice variation tale takes familiar characters along new paths as a result. Elizabeth Bennet’s Inheritance begins with Elizabeth Bennet learning that an older relation of her Aunt Gardiner whom Elizabeth kept […]
One earlier visit with a Victoria Holt tale on audio whetted my appetite for more. I was pleased to take up The Shivering Sands and listen in as new to me narrator, Kitty Kelly, took me back to Victorian times so I could savor a gently-paced gothic romantic suspense. The Shivering Sands opens with the […]
Lovers and Ladies contains the final two books in the Lovers and Ladies series. This is a reprint of earlier separate UK editions of both shorter books that could read just fine as standalone Regency era romances on the sweeter side. The Fortune Hunter 3.5 hearts A young woman is determined to single-handedly restore […]
Remember Love introduced a shocking, heartbreaking situation that nearly destroyed the Ware family and then tells the story of them picking up the pieces and putting themselves back together as they find love. Remember Me continues with the Wares and introduces the Arden family into the mix for that romance. Now, Always Remember continues with […]
The darkest, coldest, and most ruthless of them all with the most scandalous reputation is about to meet his match in a quiet, practical, sensible, but no one’s idea of a beauty in the mecca of foxhunting. A chance comical mishap introduces them and off they careen in a flirty opposites attract romance. Through the […]
A storm has been building on the horizon in this series and it was the upcoming romantic clash of Lady Anne Deveril and Mr. Felix Hartford. Each of the Belles of London has presented a different style romance and in this case it’s a cross of second chance and enemies to lovers causing the very […]
A Sure Duke is the third book in The McQuoid’s of Mayfair series following the siblings of a pretty unconventional family of the ton as they find their matches. You do not have to have read the previous books in the series to enjoy this one. So far we’ve had one sibling accidentally left behind […]
A light, sparkling Pride & Prejudice variation exploring the fun of multiple suitors, misunderstandings, and true love finding a way. Kelly Miller has provided stories over the years that run the gamut from light to deeply emotional occasionally dipping into paranormal or suspense to add a further layer. In the instance of The Trouble With […]
A couple’s wedding celebrations in the country draw their friends and family to the estate, but also a mystery that might sabotage their romance for good. The Lovers and Ladies series represents some of the late and talented Jo Beverley’s earlier works and employs a blending of the historical romance and suspense genres for this […]