The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman I’ve been on a pop history kick after the two Jennifer Wright books I recently read, so I picked up this book. It was only after I bought it that I realized ... more >
Dear Ms. Kleypas, Devil’s Daughter begins with Phoebe, Lady Clare (daughter of Sebastian and Evie from Devil in Winter) on her way to her brother Gabriel’s wedding. Phoebe is widowed and the mother of two young boys. Phoebe’s late husband, Henry, was her childhood best friend, and frail. Phoebe loved ... more >
Song of the Current by Sarah Tolscer This YA fantasy debut had been on my radar since Cecilia Grant, who knows the author, mentioned it online, prior to its publication. When the price was discounted recently, I purchased it and have no regrets. Caro is the daughter of a wherryman. ... more >
In the mid-2000s, Lisa Kleypas published a series of historical romances set in mid-Victorian England, featuring the eccentric Hathaway family, four unconventional sisters, their charming wastrel of a brother, who had unexpectedly inherited a viscountcy, and the surly Romany man their parents all but adopted. I read none of the ... more >
Dear Ms. Kleypas, Having read both Cold-Hearted Rake and Marrying Winterborne within the past year or two, I was eager for Devil in Spring. The pretty cover and the connection to your past book, Devil in Winter, didn’t hurt, either. Lady Pandora Ravenel and Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent, meet when ... more >