@KristieJ: I really hope we see more of these books, Kristie, because, like you, I appreciated the development of the story and the relationships. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it in my review, but I also liked the secondary story with Sullivan and his mother, and even though I wasn’t thrilled with the “woman scorned” subplot, I found all the machinations with James and his various “pets” really well-constructed.

The contrast between the way these political figures changed their minds and the way Jamie shifted his own loyalties was nice, too, because it helped differentiate those two different types of self-interest. Jamie was interested in protecting those he cared about and, in the end, his own principles, while James was all about saving face or exercising his power because he could. I really thought all of that was well-done, and had the book been better integrated with all the historical detail, the book would likely have been a total winner for me.

This actually sounds pretty cool. I liked Broken Wing so I may look this up.

But at least the book is around 450 paper pages, so it has some heft to it.

re-non regency romances: I’ve fallen for all the lovely Lynne Connolly ones, especially her Richard & Rose series. Quite excellent romantic mysteries. I think of them as my Eve Dallas and Roarke of the Georgian period.

I *am* a little disappointed that this book is not available in ebook format, but I’ll give it a try just the same. :)