B- Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Alternate POV / class differences / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / investigation / Los Angeles / present tense / thief / To Catch a Leopard Series2 Comments
To catch a leopard wear diamonds. A year after THE BAIT, Ania Thorne is on the prowl. Gone into hiding, she’s planned her next move to perfection, intent on winning her dangerous game of cat-against-cat with the Leopard. But Ania doesn’t know that even the best-laid heists have hidden flaws. ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Historical / Jewish characters / Regency / trad regency / War / Military / Waterloo2 Comments
Sharing Brussels lodgings with a penniless officer and his admirable sister Fanny, the impoverished Felix, Lord Roworth, liaises between Rothschild and Wellington while courting Lady Sophia, a well-dowered beauty. Fanny laughs at his toplofty ways, yet when she desperately needs his help, Felix finds the Goddess’s image fading as he ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / class differences / doctor hero / dysfunctional family / England2 Comments
He had saved her, but he didn’t love her Katherine Marsh was practically a slave to her brother’s family in the small English country village where she lived. Then she met Dr. Jason Fitzroy—and fell instantly in love. Dr. Fitzroy found her a job at the hospital and gave her ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / aristocrats / class differences / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / family relationships / fashion designer / Historical / London / models / working class7 Comments
“Do you live permanently in yellow evening frocks and court gowns, or have you anything else?” Annabel laughed shakily. “Of course. My own clothes.” “Then go and put them on. Lovely ladies who fall over their trains need cocktails to restore them. And that’s just what I’m going to take ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Contemporary / First-Person / ghosts / mystery / plus-size heroine / supernatural / Yorkshire3 Comments
Dear Ms. Lovering, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect after reading the blurb for this book. Yorkshire Moors and some kind of mystery, yes – but ghosts? Hmmm, okay, maybe. I’m still turning over what I think about Alice’s self esteem issues and how often they were mentioned. Plus ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / alternate England / class differences / Fantasy / Historical / interracial relationship / Magic / Mysterious Powers series / POC / post WWI / ScotlandComments Off on REVIEW: The Fossil Door by Celia Lake
Enjoy this kind and gentle historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain after the Great War. Rathna has a gift for doorways. When a portal in the Scottish Highlands stops working, she is one of the only Portal Keepers able to travel to investigate. On the ... more >