Mar 31 2013
Dear Ms. London, I have read all the books in your The Secrets of Hadley Green series. (OK, I didn’t read the Christmas novella.) I seem to enjoy every other one. The first, The Year of Living Scandalously, failed to grab my attention. I liked the second, The Revenge of Lord Eberlin (my review is(…)
Mar 10 2013
Dear Ms. Stewart: Among my first and most beloved romantic novels are the novels of Mary Stewart. Although probably best known for the Merlin fantasy trilogy, I first discovered the romantic suspense novels. When I saw that at least one was being rereleased I quickly asked to review, despite the fact that it was a(…)
Feb 28 2013
Dear Ms. McQuiston: My problem with this book is that it took until Chapter 16, or 46%, for the main couple to actually meet. The preceding pages were all spent with the two trying to discover what exactly happened the night before ala The Hangover. Georgette Thorold wakes up naked, hungover, and next to an(…)
Feb 17 2013
Dear Ms. Ranney: I had such high hopes for this book, particularly when I realized it was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast inverted. The heroine, Catriona Cameron, was a beauty who enjoyed the pleasures of men, both in bed and out. She enjoyed toying with them. She enjoyed getting away with almost any(…)
Jan 2 2013
Dear Ms. Ashley: While I love the idea of this book, I felt that there were too many shortcuts taken to get us to the emotional hits you delivered. Elliot McBride went off to India to make his fortune. While he was there, Elliot became captive to a “tribal” band. During his captivity, he was(…)
Oct 4 2012
“With its dark legends and passionate history, the windswept shores of Scotland are an archaeologist’s dream. Verity Grey is thrilled by the challenge of uncovering an ancient Roman campsite in a small village. But as soon as she arrives, she can sense danger in the air. Her eccentric boss is convinced he’s finally found the(…)
Sep 18 2012
Dear Ms. Young: I think it was Angela James who told me to read this book. We’ve both been glomming on as many New Adult books as we can, mostly from the self published ranks. On Dublin Street isn’t necessarily Mature YA or New Adult or whatever we are calling it, but it has a(…)
Aug 10 2012
Geordie (1955) (aka Wee Geordie) Genre: sweet romance/athletics Grade: sentimental B “Come away wee Geordie!” Marianne McA mentioned this film in the comments on “I Know Where I’m Going” as one she fondly remembered. I checked into it then but at the time it was unavailable to me to watch and, frankly, I sort of(…)
Jul 19 2012
Dear Ms. Ranney, They were a pair, weren’t they? The earl who’d divorced his wife, and the maid who hid her past. Perhaps they deserved each other. I enjoyed your latest book A Scandalous Scot. It’s a straightforward love story–a Cinderella story, really–between a smart, competent woman and a compassionate, passionate man. The plot made(…)
Jun 21 2012
Dear Ms. Krall, When you offered us a chance to read this book, you included a lovely excerpt scene that whetted my appetite to try it. It was cute but not cloying, funny, tender and – for lack of a better word – real. I could see this happening and because of that I really(…)
Jun 19 2012
Dear Ms. Fox, I’ve read and recommended several of your books in the past. They feature more angst than I usually like, but the settings are so compelling and the writing is so textured that I wind up enjoying them a great deal. When SarahF recommended your latest release, set on the Scottish island of(…)
Apr 12 2012
Dear Ms. Graham, I’ve been trying to read more historical romance lately, so when I was offered your book and I saw that it was a departure from the usual England as Regencylandia fare, I was happy to accept. The unusual premise (Outlander meets Last of the Mohicans) sounded promising and it looked like(…)
Apr 5 2012
Dear Ms. Morgan, Though I’ve made the decision not to read any more Jane Austen fanfic – um, I mean homages to JA extending the lives of the characters she created, I couldn’t pass up this book which not really about any of the books JA wrote but rather about a reenactment society dedicated to(…)
Jan 9 2012
Dear Ms. Johnson, I haven’t read too many regencies lately because they were all beginning to smear together in a Duke/spy/fiesty heroine filled blur. I had Regency ennui. When I started this book, I kind of got the feeling that it was part of a series but nonetheless, I took the plunge and dove in.(…)
Oct 8 2011
Dear Ms. Wolff, Jaclyn says: When I opened to page one of Isle of Night I was expecting a historical romance set in Scotland—presumably on the Isle of Night. The ARC I had didn’t have a cover image and because I have enjoyed your books in the past I did not seek information about the(…)
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