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November 24, 2015

REVIEW: Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt

JayneC Reviews18th-century / class-difference / England / Georgian / Historical / London / theater / working class17 Comments

SHE’S TAKING CHARGE Prim, proper, and thrifty, Eve Dinwoody is all business when it comes to protecting her brother’s investment. But when she agrees to control the purse strings of London’s premier pleasure garden, Harte’s Folly, she finds herself butting heads with an infuriating scoundrel who can’t be controlled. HE’S ... more >

May 28, 2015

REVIEW: Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt

JayneC+ Reviewsclass-difference / disability / Disabled Heroine / England / Georgian / Historical / military hero8 Comments

HE CAN GUARD HER Lady Phoebe Batten is pretty, vivacious, and yearning for a social life befitting the sister of a powerful duke. But because she is almost completely blind, her overprotective brother insists that she have an armed bodyguard by her side at all times-the very irritating Captain Trevillion. ... more >

October 15, 2013

REVIEW: Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt

WillafulB+ Reviews / Recommended Readscompanion / Duke / Georgian / Historical / London / Recommended Reads18 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Hoyt: I was in happy-making-trope heaven with this story. A cold, proper hero, check. A heroine he can’t possibly marry, check. A double life, check. It could have been written for me! For readers who haven’t previously tried the Maiden Lane series, this sixth book would be an ... more >

February 26, 2013

REVIEW: Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt

JaneC ReviewsHistorical12 Comments

Dear Ms. Hoyt: I felt schizophrenic reading this book.  Part of the story of Lady Margaret Reading and Godric St. John is heartwrenching, subtle and evocative.  Part of it lacks believability, relies too heavily on past characters and books, and plods along at speeds that a snail would get impatient ... more >

Thief of Shadows
July 1, 2012

REVIEW: Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt

JaneC+ Reviewshistorical romance16 Comments

Dear Ms. Hoyt: You are a superior writer and because you are a superior writer, you can get away with things that lesser writers cannot. First, let me commend you for writing about non titled characters. This is such a rarity in historical romance that the success of your series ... more >

Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt
October 24, 2011

REVIEW: Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt

JaneB- Reviewscriminal / Elizabeth-Hoyt / Georgian / Hachette/Grand Central / opposites attract / Recommended Reads / redemption32 Comments

Dear Ms. Hoyt: I have not read the previous two books in the Maiden Lane series.  While I loved your initial books, Jayne began to review the series and she did such a competent job that I kept putting the Hoyt historicals aside to read and review others.  I was ... more >

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