A daring duke who spied for his country during the Napoleonic War finds himself in need of help from the Romani woman he recently rescued to complete his latest mission. I was happy to pick up new to me author, Samantha Holt’s book featuring a class and race difference romance paired with a large dose […]
I am always excited to get a new audio from this author. It’s weird because I don’t read much historical fiction other than fantasy. So far I have avoided looking up what really happened with this series but after this one I couldn’t resist. I think The Turncoat takes place during the summer of 1777. […]
One naïve choice can and does change the course of one gently-bred girl’s life forcing her to take the long, painful road to lasting happiness and romance. Over the years, Amy D’Orazio has dazzled me with her intriguing story setups, plot twists, and colorful characters and A Folly of Youth was no exception. A Folly […]
Victoria Holt was one of my Big Three intros to classic, gothic romantic suspense along with Phyllis Whitney and Mary Stewart. I devoured her huge backlist as a teenager and pretty much loved it all. It has been many years and many twists in my reading taste since I picked up one of her books […]
A lonely widow with inner scars finds not just a long lost sister, but a real chance at happiness against the backdrop of a naval hospital during the height of the Napoleonic War. Carla Kelly’s historical romances give a strong nod to historical authenticity, the importance of situation and character background, but above all is […]
At the end of Pride & Prejudice, Elizabeth and Jane Bennet ride off into the sunset with their handsome, wealthy husbands and Lydia is off to the North unaware yet that her Wickham was no prize while a brief summary about the rest of the Bennets wrap things up neatly for the reader. But, many […]
Hidden in plain sight right alongside the human world of Regency England is a darker, edgier shadow world of powerful vampires and Jane Austen’s classic gets a blood infusion. A Pride & Prejudice Vampire Romance variation? I’m game. Tempt Me opens with Fitzwilliam Darcy, Master vampire on the hunt for a rogue vampire, Wickham, who […]
Illusion magic is an understood reality in the Glamourist Histories set in Jane Austen’s England. Two sisters are rivals in love and in talent among their English country society in Mary Robinette Kowal’s debut effort. Shades of Milk and Honey introduces the reader to a world where illusion magic colors all aspects of Regency life […]
Nostalgic backdrop reminiscent of Old Hollywood golden age detective movies with a zing of the paranormal make for a dazzling 1930’s Era backdrop to the latest Burning Cove romantic suspense. Snappy banter, sizzling attraction, and a twisting mystery captivated from cover to cover. The Bride Wore White is the seventh entry in the Burning Cove […]
A small village vicar’s daughter hides dark and dangerous secrets and the new owner of the neighboring estate is more than he seems. The bucolic countryside is roused when a local ne’er do well lord is found murder forcing shadowy truths to be revealed. I do love a good gothic-style historical fantasy so I was […]