B- Reviews / Book Reviews1880s / 19th century / European-Historical / Finland / Historical / kisses only / novella / working class2 Comments
Two people. An impossible task. A traitor in their midst. Sofi’s mother desperately needs medicine, and Sofi will do anything to get it—including a one-month stay at the Brunberg mansion in Helsinki, the capital. There she’ll spend her days at the Kangas Tailor Shop, knitting silk stockings and other items ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Caribbean / Florida / Historical / LGBTQIA / pirates / POC / shipboard / slaveryNo Comments
Hijacking an Englishman from a brothel is all in a day’s work for Captain Mattie St. Armand. She needs protective coloration, and a naïve (and expendable) white man will keep the eyes of the authorities off her as she smuggles slaves from the Florida Territory to freedom in the Bahamas. ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviews#metoo / 19th century / American historical / cowboy / Historical / Western RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: Trailblazer by Anna Schmidt
MEET THE HARVEY GIRLS: These real-life pioneering women were symbols of elegance in the wild frontier: taming rough manners, falling in love, and changing the face of the West forever. Grace Rogers is ready for the adventure of a lifetime. With her family’s farm falling on hard times, she accepts ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / arranged-marriage / Christmas / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / holiday novella / novella / Victorian EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
A Courtship of Convenience Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. But the darkly handsome Mr. Edward Sharpe is no run-of-the-mill London merchant. He’s grim and silent. A man of little emotion—or perhaps no emotion at all. After two ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / class differences / England / murder mystery / Regency1 Comments
Honeymoon from Hades . . . The eighth book in the series finds John Pickett bound for England’s scenic Lake District, where an unsigned letter has summoned him for an unspecified reason. Posing as a honeymoon couple, Pickett and his wife Julia, the former Lady Fieldhurst, take a room at ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / England / Historical / illegitimate-child / Regency5 Comments
Sophia has sacrificed everything for her younger sister, Lucy. She has removed them from the only home they ever knew, taken on the care of Lucy’s illegitimate son, George, and even assumed the role of a widow and mother in order to erase all hint of scandal from the boy’s ... more >