B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican Navy / American Revolution / British Navy / class differences / family relationships / Georgian / Historical / shipboard / War / Military5 Comments
Irish Captain Ruaidri O’ Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British. ... more >
C+ ReviewsBritish Navy / Elizabeth Essex / Georgian / revenge-plot5 Comments
Dear Ms. Essex, Your second novel, A Sense of Sin, came to my attention through the blurb that described the plot. He Could Be Her Ruin – After a shocking letter and then a mysterious warning about the dangers of unworthy men, Celia Burke is on edge. With her precarious ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviews / C- Reviews / Ebooks / F ReviewsBritish Navy / DADT / m/m romance / Military / World War I / World War II27 Comments
Dear Authors and Readers. If you will excuse a personal history, you will see its relevance to my review. I enlisted in the Army National Guard after 9/11. I became a US citizen and commissioned (became an officer) in 2003. I accepted a medical retirement in May of this year, ... more >
Film ReviewsBritish Navy / Friday Film Review / Napoleonic wars32 Comments
Horatio Hornblower (1998-2003) Genre: Adventure, War, Drama Grade: series as a whole, B+ After my review of “Captain Blood,” there was a call for more swashbuckling films. I do plan to eventually do more of these but I thought I’d detour slightly in this direction. It is swashbuckling, it is ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / EbooksBritish Navy / m/m romance / War / Military37 Comments
Dear Mrs. Beecroft, I’m sorry it took me so long to finally read the book you offered to DA way back in….oh dear, was it really February? ::Winces:: Note to self: must forgo sleep in order to read more books. But better late than never. The way you opened the ... more >