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March 14, 2015

REVIEW: The Fighter and the Fallen Woman by Pamela Cayne

JaneB- ReviewsAthlete / courtesan / Fighter / Historical3 Comments

Dear Ms. Cayne: The blurb says that King and Lady have the choice of staying spoiled and safe or breaking free but I felt like that wasn’t the real conflict. Because of Mr. Adams, their owner’s capriciousness (perhaps one might say psycopathic), every day was a possible danger to them if ... more >

The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin
September 5, 2013

DUAL REVIEW: The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin

JayneA- Reviews / B- Reviewsacross the tracks / courtesan / Historical-China / multicultural / mystery / scholar / Tang Dynasty / unusual setting15 Comments

  It is a time of celebration in the Pingkang li, where imperial scholars and bureaucrats mingle with beautiful courtesans. At the center is the Lotus Palace, home of the most exquisite courtesans in China… Maidservant Yue-ying is not one of those beauties. Street-smart and practical, she’s content to live ... more >

The Darling Strumpet by Gillian Bagwell
July 18, 2012

RITA Best First Book 2012 Interviews: Historical

Alison AtleeInterviews17th-century / Bantam Dell Ballantine / Berkley Books / courtesan / England / Historical Romances / Regency England9 Comments

Welcome to part two of the 2012 RITA Best First Book interview series. Up today are the rakes and scoundrels, strumpets and spies, ladies and lords. Luscious historical tidbits follow, so let us know in the comments what struck your fancy and if you’d like to win this set of ... more >

A Gentleman Undone by Cecelia Grant
June 4, 2012

REVIEW: A Gentleman Undone by Cecilia Grant

JanetB- Reviewscourtesan / gambling / Historical / London / Regency England22 Comments

Dear Ms. Grant: Your debut novel, A Lady Awakened, is one of my favorite Romances of the past year. So I was particularly excited to read A Gentleman Undone, not only to catch up with the delightfully perverse Martha and her new husband, Theo, but also to discover if Martha’s ... more >

The Dragon and the Pearl by Jeannie Lin
October 5, 2011

REVIEW: The Dragon and The Pearl by Jeannie Lin

JaneC+ ReviewsChina / courtesan / Harlequin Historical / Historical Romances / Jeannie Lin / Romance15 Comments

Dear Ms. Lin: I’m thrilled that you are writing this series and thrilled that Harlequin is publishing it and giving us such in-your-face Asian covers instead headless bodies that hint at its Eastern origins. I am not super familiar with this area of history and I read this story more ... more >

Unclaimed Courtney Milan
September 26, 2011

REVIEW: Unclaimed by Courtney Milan

JaneB Reviews19th century / courtesan / Courtney Milan / Deception / Harlequin / Historical Romances / non agency / virgin15 Comments

Dear Ms. Milan: Toward the end of the review it is going to sound like I didn’t like this book but that would be the wrong impression. I did like this book.  I liked it but in a lot of ways I found Mark, like his older brother Ash, to ... more >

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