Royal-Navy

REVIEW:  His Heart’s Obsession by Alex Beecroft

REVIEW: His Heart’s Obsession by Alex Beecroft

“Kingston, Jamaica, 1752 Robert Hughes, a lieutenant–and rogue–in the British Royal Navy, is in love with his gorgeous fellow officer, Hal Morgan. Hal only has eyes for their captain–a man who’ll never share their inclinations. Night after night aboard the Swiftsure, it kills Robert to listen to Hal’s erotic dreams of a man he can’t(…)

REVIEW: Coming Home for Christmas (Anthology) by Carla Kelly

REVIEW: Coming Home for Christmas (Anthology) by Carla Kelly

Dear Mrs. Kelly, I know that when I start a Carla Kelly book, I’ll get a certain number of things. An honorable hero, an unflappable heroine, some idiot secondary characters who may bluster and threaten to cause the hero and heroine some problems but who usually are mainly all hot air and dismissed as the(…)

REVIEW: Gentleman Captain by JD Davies

REVIEW: Gentleman Captain by JD Davies

Dear Mr. Davies, Forgive me for not getting to your novel “Gentleman Captain” until just recently even though it was published in the US last autumn. I’ve been a fan of historical naval books for years having started the Aubrey/Maturin series (I’ll finish it one of these days, I swear!) and checking into any romance(…)

REVIEW: The Admiral’s Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly

REVIEW: The Admiral’s Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly

Dear Mrs. Kelly, I see a book by you and I’m like Pavlov’s dogs – minus the barking. And the book then automatically goes on my list of “this will be read soon, if not sooner.” And though each one might not always climb the heights of my best reads for that year, you seldom(…)

REVIEW: The Surgeon’s Lady by Carla Kelly

REVIEW: The Surgeon’s Lady by Carla Kelly

Dear Mrs. Kelly, I’ve been a fan of yours for years. Back “in the day” when the traditional Regency still ruled and I could look forward to a book a year from your pen – or typewriter or hard drive – I was living the good life. But then came the bad years, the years(…)

REVIEW: Marrying the Captain by Carla Kelly

REVIEW: Marrying the Captain by Carla Kelly

Dear Mrs. Kelly, I admit right off the bat that I’m a Kellyphile from way back. Once I got back into reading romance years ago, friends of mine praised your trad Regency books and after the first one I read (“Reforming Lord Ragsdale”), I had to have them all. It’s a lot easier, and cheaper,(…)

REVIEW: Beau Crusoe by Carla Kelly

Dear Ms. Kelly, I have enjoyed several of your books in the past, so I rejoiced to hear that you had a new book coming out. Beau Crusoe is the story of James Trevenen, a naval officer shipwrecked on a deserted island where he spent five years in isolation. To hold on to his sanity,(…)

REVIEW:  Beau Crusoe by Carla Kelly

REVIEW: Beau Crusoe by Carla Kelly

Dear Mrs Kelly, I was upset when I learned Signet wouldn’t be publishing any more of your delightful regencies. Then elated to hear the news that you’d been picked up by Harlequin Historicals. Then pissed when that line was due to close. Then happy when they reversed that decision then frustrated to learn the wait(…)