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REVIEW: Violet in Private by Melissa Walker

By Jia • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Walker,
While I’ve yet to read the first book in this series, Violet on the Runway, I enjoyed the second installment, Violet by Design, a great deal. So when Jane mentioned she’d received a copy and would be sending it on to me, I was very happy.
For readers new to the series, the [...]



REVIEW: Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

By Jia • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: C Reviews Category, C- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Osterlund,
When I received this book from Jane, I was excited. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book solely about a princess and I admit I had a soft spot for them when I was younger. And not only did Aurelia feature a crown princess, it also had the spymaster’s son [...]



REVIEW: Last Man on Earth by Raine Weaver

By Jane • Apr 15th, 2008 • Category: D Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Weaver:
It has been a long time (or so it seems) since your last release and I have anxiously awaited it. The result may be a case of missed expectations. This book had a fun premise but was weak in the execution.
Best friends, Iris and Russ are snuggled up together on Halloween [...]



REVIEW: A Wicked Liaison by Christine Merrill

By Jayne • Mar 1st, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Mrs. Merrill,
Thank you for sending me the arc of your newest Regency, “A Wicked Liaison.” I like how you stick to convention Regency lore yet still give us something new. Most of the titled characters are either villains, idiots or snobs while the hero is a plain Mister. Ah, bliss. And there’s no sudden [...]



REVIEW: An Honorable Rogue by Carol Townend

By Jayne • Feb 4th, 2008 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Mrs Townend,
As I’ve said in other reviews, these days it takes something different to interest me in a medieval. A new twist on an old plot, unique character traits for a knight or his lady or, glory be, something totally out of the ordinary. When you offered me a copy of your latest [...]



REVIEW: To Do List by Lauren Dane

By Jayne • Dec 19th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms Dane,
Your novella arrived at a perfect time. Both my Christmas trees are up and decorated (with lots of help from my children) and I’m really moving into the holiday mood. This is a great story to tuck into spare reading time between parties, cooking and other seasonal activities
I guess the plot could be [...]



REVIEW: A London Season by Joan Wolf

By Janine • Jun 21st, 2007 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms. Wolf,
I had heard many good things about your book, A London Season. Despite having been published twenty-six years ago, it remains loved by many fans of traditional regencies, some of whom consider it a classic of that subgenre. So when a copy of the book came my way, I was eager [...]



REVIEW: I’m in No Mood for Love by Rachel Gibson

By Jayne • Oct 10th, 2006 • Category: C Reviews Category, C+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms Gibson,
I’d have to say that most of your books have worked for me on some level and a few are favorites. But unfortunately while I enjoyed parts of this book, it doesn’t equal your past efforts.
On the day of her best friend’s wedding, Clare Wingate is shocked to find her metrosexual [...]