Film Reviews20th century / across the tracks / Friday Film Review / screwball-comedy7 Comments
The Rage of Paris (1938) Genre: Romantic Comedy (slightly screwball-ish) Grade: B I put this one in my Netflix queue because it was linked to another film in the “if you like that you may like this” manner. I didn’t have great expectations for it but thought, “eh, it’s only ... more >
Film Reviewsacross the tracks / Eighteenth century / Friday Film Review / Historical Romances13 Comments
Kitty (1946) Genre: Period romance/comedy/drama Grade: B- Here’s a movie that isn’t afraid to let one see its main characters being less than chivalrous. It’s another movie I first saw years ago on AMC and hadn’t rewatched until recently. Though I enjoyed a lot of it, some aspects don’t work ... more >
B+ Reviewsacross the tracks / Courtney Milan / Debut-book / featured / Historical Romances12 Comments
Dear Ms. Milan, I had been hearing positive buzz from several quarters for this, your debut romance, so I approached it with perhaps higher-than-usual hopes. Maybe because of those high hopes, the read started out a little rocky for me. The heroine and hero encounter each other in the first ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsacross the tracks / Contemporary / England20 Comments
Dear Ms. Thornton, I’m not quite sure how to classify this book. It has a romance in it but when a couple doesn’t meet face to face until two-thirds of the way through the story, and then only for a few hours, it makes me debate whether or not to ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / Ebooksacross the tracks / Harlequin / Harlequin Historical / Regency England8 Comments
Dear Mrs. Moore, After I had read “A Lover’s Kiss,” I fell in love with the secondary character of Lord “Buggy” Bromwell, friend to the hero of that book and the ones that preceded it. So when I checked out the August Harlequin Historical releases and realized that this was ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsacross the tracks / American historical / texas9 Comments
Dear Ms. Cote, After enjoying your novel “Her Captain’s Heart,” I was psyched when your publicist sent me an advanced copy of “Her Inheritance Forever.” And even more excited when I realized that it would tell part of the story of Texas independence that isn’t usually seen in romance novels ... more >