October 11, 2012

REVIEW: Midnight Scandals by Courtney Milan,Sherry Thomas,Carolyn Jewel

SunitaB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Anthology / historical romance / Regency England / self-published11 Comments

Dear Ms. Jewel, Ms. Milan, and Ms. Thomas, I’ve been waiting for this anthology since I first heard about it last spring. The authors are among the strongest writing historical romance today and the premise linking the three novellas is clever and unusual: each is set in the same location ... more >

October 10, 2012

REVIEW: Tempting the Bride by Sherry Thomas

KatiB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsBerkley / Historical / Recommended Reads16 Comments

Dear Ms. Thomas – You have the terrible tendency of ruining me for other books. What I mean is, I read a Sherry Thomas book, and then nothing else I read really satisfies me. This was the case for me with Tempting the Bride because it has within its covers ... more >

October 5, 2012

REVIEW: Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended Reads20th century / England / Historical / novelist / pre-WWII / SourceBooks25 Comments

“Barbara Buncle is in a bind. Times are harsh, and Barbara’s bank account has seen better days. Stumped for ideas, Barbara draws inspiration from fellow residents of her quaint English village, writing a revealing novel that features the townsfolk as characters. The smashing bestseller is published under the pseudonym John ... more >

October 4, 2012

DA Recommended Reads for October 2012

JaneRecommended ReadsRecommended Reads12 Comments

Contemporary The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley (this review will have a giveaway component. Yay). Recommended by Jayne and Sunita.  Reviewed here by Jayne The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton.  Recommended by Dabney Lean on Me by HelenKay Dimon.  Recommended by Sunita St. Piran’s: Wedding of the Year by Caroline ... more >

October 4, 2012

REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley

JayneB+ Reviews / Contests/Giveaways / Recommended Readsarcheology / Ghost / mystery / Paranormal / Roman-Britain / Scotland34 Comments

“With its dark legends and passionate history, the windswept shores of Scotland are an archaeologist’s dream. Verity Grey is thrilled by the challenge of uncovering an ancient Roman campsite in a small village. But as soon as she arrives, she can sense danger in the air. Her eccentric boss is ... more >

September 20, 2012

REVIEW: Reluctant Bride by Joan Smith

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsComedy / enemies to lovers / First-Person / Regency / road-romance12 Comments

Dear Ms. Smith, I read this book years ago based on reviews and posts at the regency listserv and I loved it. I will say, however, that it’s not going to be for everyone. To begin with, you made it first person and secondly, it’s fairly realistic in it’s portrayal ... more >