Restoration

REVIEW x 2: The King’s Courtesan by Judith James

REVIEW x 2: The King’s Courtesan by Judith James

Dear Ms James: I think I have been waiting for you to write a book like The King’s Courtesan since I read Broken Wing.  This book has a confidence and maturity, a depth, in fact, that impressed me, despite the numerous well-used genre tropes and devices it employs and the predictability of the overall story(…)

REVIEW:  Dark Angels by Karleen Koen

REVIEW: Dark Angels by Karleen Koen

Dear Ms Koen, Anyone who’s ever seen the film “Restoration” will have an idea of the glory, beauty and depravity of the reign of Charles II. The court of the Merrie Monarch was filled with those fighting to get ahead, stay ahead, make an alliance or catch an eye — either that of the King(…)

REVIEW:  The Abducted Heiress by Claire Thornton

REVIEW: The Abducted Heiress by Claire Thornton

Dear Ms. Thornton, After attempting the first book in this trilogy, “The Defiant Mistress,” I was pretty sure I wouldn’t go any further with the series. Then I read a good review for this book. That coupled with Laura’s positive post about it made me decide to give this one a chance. After all, I(…)

REVIEW: The Defiant Mistress by Claire Thornton

Dear Ms Thornton, Though I’d never tried any of your books before, I took a chance on this one when I saw it was set in Restoration Era Venice and England. Alas, it turned out to be a style of novel I’ve lost all patience for. The hero and heroine are torn apart years before(…)

REVIEW: Lady Anne’s Dangerous Man by Jeane Westin

Dear. Ms. Westin In my never ending quest to find non Regency historicals, I snatched up your book. And while I’m not sorry I did, I didn’t find it to be everything I’d hoped for. Our heroine, Lady Anne Gascoigne overhears her beloved fiance offering her virginity to randy King Charles II in the hopes(…)