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February 28, 2019

REVIEW: Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale

JennieB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsabsent-minded heroines / Dukes / historical romance / inventors13 Comments

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I *think* this might be the third book Laura Kinsale published. The Hidden Heart was first, in 1986, and both Uncertain Magic and Midsummer Moon are listed as 1987 releases (that’s a lot of books in two years!). I didn’t start reading romance in earnest until around 1992, and I ... more >

December 20, 2017

REVIEW: A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase

JanineC+ Reviewschildhood friends / Dukes / Early Victorian / England / historical romance / Libraries / road-romance / runaway bride8 Comments

Dear Ms. Chase, Recently, Jayne and Kaetrin reviewed your latest historical romance, A Duke in Shining Armor. Both liked it and gave it a B+ and a B, respectively. For me, the book was less satisfying. A Duke in Shining Armor begins on the day of a wedding—the Duke of ... more >

November 30, 2017

JOINT REVIEW: A Duke in Shining Armor: Difficult Dukes by Loretta Chase

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / book / childhood friends / Difficult Dukes series / Dukes / Early Victorian / England / Historical / Libraries / road-romance / runaway bride8 Comments

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Not all dukes are created equal. Most are upstanding members of Society. And then there’s the trio known as Their Dis-Graces. Hugh Philemon Ancaster, seventh Duke of Ripley, will never win prizes for virtue. But even he draws the line at running off with his best friend’s bride. All he’s ... more >

June 13, 2017

The Security Blanket of Romance by Mary Lynne Nielsen

Guest ReviewerLetters of OpinionBillionaire Hero / Dukes / security32 Comments

In spite of its 140-character limitations, Twitter can lead to some interesting conversations. I had one recently that included author Camille Hadley-Jones and Dear Author’s own Janine Ballard, who encouraged me to express my thoughts about it in longer form. That conversation? That one of the goals of romance novels ... more >

July 22, 2014

Accumulation or: The Problem With Too Many Dukes

KaetrinEssays / Letters of OpinionAlpha hero / Dukes / Gay For You / Out for You / tropes61 Comments

At our recent m/m roundtable, Sunita and I had a bit of a discussion in the comments about the Out for You and Gay for You tropes in m/m romance. That discussion and various others around the internetz got me thinking about Problems in Romance and the nature of them. ... more >


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