B Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Boss-Secretary / England / televisionNo Comments
Bridget’s on camera for the first time ever … but is she heading for heartbreak? When Bridget Monroe is offered her dream job as production secretary to TV producer Jerome “J.C.” Callender, little does she suspect that soon she’ll be on camera herself. Tasked with booking the rising actor Norman ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / Boss-Secretary / classical music / England / family relationships / Opera Singer / Warrender SagaComments Off on REVIEW: On Wings of Song by Mary Burchell
Although Caroline had a lovely voice and would have very much liked to become a professional singer, she had always put her feelings second to the talent and ambition of her beloved cousin Jeremy, who was going to become a singer himself. But when she accompanied Jeremy for moral support, ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsBoss-Secretary / classical music / England / Opera Singer / Warrender Saga1 Comments
Mary loved music, and was thrilled to be working as secretary to a famous impressario — but it was another matter when she found herself becoming involved with one of his clients, the celebrated singer, Nicholas Brenner. She told herself firmly that she could never really belong in Nicholas’s world ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 20th century / blind / Boss-Secretary / classical music / disabled character / England / musician / Warrender Saga3 Comments
Dreams have been dashed… Antoinette Burney, a more than promising music student, is disappointed and furious when the famous concert pianist Lewis Freemont fails her in an exam. To make matters worse, he tells her forthrightly that she will never make the grade as a professional pianist. Her hopes and ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / Boss-Secretary / cinderella / classical music / Disabled Heroine / England / Historical / Opera Singer / performance / performers / Warrender Saga8 Comments
Is Tessa always to be overshadowed? Tessa Morley has spent her entire life in the shadow of her beautiful and bewitching twin sister Tania. Unlike Tania, whose vivacious beauty and outgoing personality have ensured that she is forever in the limelight, Tessa lacks her sister’s confidence and has always been ... more >
C ReviewsBoss-Secretary / category romance / reprint2 Comments
Dear Ms. Carpenter: It’s always interesting to see romance authors reinvent themselves in a new genre or subgenre. I had just finished a “Thea Harrison” paranormal romance, so was primed to compare it to this much older work originally published as Amanda Carpenter. There is a similarity in the focus ... more >