In a time of revolution and then war, daring-do was called for and sometimes the heroes and heroines had to wear a mask to accomplish what was needed. In the spirit of The Scarlet Pimpernel and Pride & Prejudice comes a series to tantalize historical romantic suspense fans. I eagerly took up this first book […]
The Westcott series has been a heartwarming family saga beginning when a recently deceased head of family left some stunning surprises after he was gone. The last of the younger generation got his romance in the previous book and I thought it might be over, but I lived in hope that there might be a […]
Nearly compromised into a forced marriage with a conniving woman he can barely stand, he desperately spouts the first thing he can think of to rescue himself. Engaged to someone else. But, then he must follow through with the charade. Only, it is no longer a charade when the young lady in question discovers her […]
A Wanton for all Seasons is the third book of the Wantons of Waverton series and has a couple ties to the Lost Lords of London series to boot. So I must confess with that title I thought this might be more of a Christmas book. Just to be clear it is not, and is […]
A Reckless Match is the first book of the well names series Ruthless Rivals, which is a romantic spin on a family rivalry akin to Romeo and Juliet or the Hatfield’s and McCoys. Maddie and Gryff’s family’s have been at it for generations since someone stole a pig or possibly a woman, it has been […]
A long-time bitter feud between neighboring families, mutual debts, a devil’s bargain, and a treasure hunt made this enemies to lovers sound quite exciting. I was also pleased to try a new to me author and, particularly, because there are few men writing historical romance these days. Jane Hancock and Adam Ashford grew up neighbors […]
Some Enchanted Evening is the first book in The Lost Princesses series. A series in which three princesses from some far off land were scattered when their country was taken over by a rebellion and have been living in hiding for years. This was a bit of stretch and had some strange things happening in […]
Bombshell is the first book in a the new Hell’s Belles series. The first book in this series seems to follow a side character previously seen in possibly another series I have not read. But no worries on that front, you don’t need to have read anything else to enjoy Sesily and her scandalous ways. She […]
A big, suspenseful opening scene, full of danger and dark repercussions, captured my attention from the start and made me eager to see how this altered those first damaging impressions this pair formed of each other and how they would overcome this new devastating conflict. As a lover of Jane Austen’s novels and other writings, […]
What if Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy met under different, more favorable circumstances? A new journey of love awaits this pair and those around them, but there is still enough of his pride and her prejudice to add a bit of spice to the story. This is my second encounter with a Catherine Lodge Pride […]