posts by Jayne S:
Dear Mr Wainwright, Your debut novel The Adventures of Alianore Audley is a brilliantly funny, subversive spoof that shouldn’t be missed. Elizabeth Chadwick recommended this book on another list and it was well worth the effort to track down. I try to tell people to imagine a female Blackadder intelligence ... more >
Dear. Mrs. Connolly, I’ve been a Richard and Rose series fan for years now. I’m looking forward to seeing poor Richard suffer while Rose is in labor and I’m really looking forward to poor Rose ending her 2 year pregnancy. So, in the meantime, I thought I’d try Noblesse Oblige ... more >
Dear. Ms Chadwick/Hicks, Brava! Those who liked Seton’s Katherine need to check this one out. Like in Katherine, we get a wonderfully accurate picture of life in the Middle Ages. In this case, life amongst the crusaders in Palestine while it was still in the hands of Europeans. I enjoy ... more >
Dear Ms. Birdsell, I read a great review for your second book, and decided to give it a try. It’s a good story and despite how farfetched the plot seems, it works. OK, it’s another English nobleman working as a spy against France but in this case it’s during the ... more >
Dear. Ms. Stacey, There is a lot to like about Forever Again. I enjoyed how Gena, the heroine, has progressed in her life. She made a mistake when young but has not let it keep her from achieving her business degree and starting a successful career. She’s also not let ... more >
Dear Readers, This was Ross’s last book before her untimely, early death and it’s one of her best. It really is too bad that the mystery world lost her and her creations, Julian Kestrel and his manservant, Dipper. 1821: Austrian controlled Italy seethes with revolt which threatens to break out ... more >