Letters of OpinionBig-Misunderstanding / England / family feuds / historical romance / kidnapped heroine / long separation / Pennyroyal Green series / pirates / Regency / reunited-lovers / series conclusion / slavery / Spain / star-crossed lovers48 Comments
Trigger warnings: Janine: When Julie Anne Long’s much-awaited The Legend of Lyon Redmond came out recently, Robin, Jennie and I decided to hold a SPOILERIFIC roundtable discussion of the book. Below is the back cover description: Bound by centuries of bad blood, England’s two most powerful families maintain a veneer ... more >
DNF Reviewsclass-difference / historical romance / Pennyroyal Green series / prince / Regency England / Servants18 Comments
Dear Ms. Long, At one time, I was a big fan of your historical romances. I discovered you with Beauty and the Spy and eagerly awaited the publication of each book in the Holt Sisters trilogy. When you switched publishers and embarked on your Pennyroyal Green series, I kept reading, ... more >
B- ReviewsEnglish Historical / Pennyroyal Green series9 Comments
Dear Ms. Long: Does it sound negative to say that it feels like your Pennyroyal Green series has been going on for ages? I don’t mean for it to – I was surprised to see that the publication date of book one in the series, The Perils of Pleasure, was ... more >
B Reviews / Featuredhistorical romance / Pennyroyal Green series12 Comments
Dear Ms. Long, This is book eight in your Pennyroyal Green series, the realization of which made me reflect on the unevenness of the series for me. But when I look back at the grades I’ve given the six books that I’ve read so far (how is that I haven’t ... more >
B+ Reviews / B- ReviewsAvon / Historical / opposites attract12 Comments
Dear Ms. Long, Dabney and I are both fans of your work and we both enjoyed your latest Pennyroyal Green novel, A Notorious Countess Confesses. I, however, liked it more than Dabney did and thought it would be interesting to discuss the book with her. A Notorious Countess Confesses continues ... more >
C Reviews / C+ ReviewsJulie-Anne-Long / Marquess / mistorical / Regency England / teacher19 Comments
Dear Ms. Long, I’ve been reading your books since I discovered Beauty and the Spy back in 2006. Beauty and the Spy is still on my keeper shelf, and three others of your books have since joined it: The Secret to Seduction, I Kissed an Earl, and What I Did ... more >