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February 1, 2010

REVIEW: Eyton by Lynne Connolly

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsEighteenth century / Georgian / Historical Romances / lynne-connolly / Richard-and-Rose / Samhain-publishing13 Comments

Dear Mrs. Connolly, At last, at last. The continuation of the series faithful fans have been waiting for. It all started years ago with “Yorkshire,” “Devonshire,” “Venice” and “Harley Street” as we watched the aristocratic Richard Kerre, heir to the Earldom of Southland, and Rose Golightly, daughter of the gentry, ... more >

January 29, 2010

Friday Film Review: Kitty

JayneFilm Reviewsacross the tracks / Eighteenth century / Friday Film Review / Historical Romances13 Comments

Kitty (1946) Genre: Period romance/comedy/drama Grade: B- Here’s a movie that isn’t afraid to let one see its main characters being less than chivalrous. It’s another movie I first saw years ago on AMC and hadn’t rewatched until recently. Though I enjoyed a lot of it, some aspects don’t work ... more >

January 4, 2010

REVIEW: Wages of Sin by Alex Beecroft

SarahFB- ReviewsEighteenth century / featured / ghost-story / m/m romance / mlr press / short-story2 Comments

Dear Ms. Beecroft. I enjoyed, as I always do, your sublime prose and the beautiful love story. I had more reservations about this story than I have for the previous two of yours I reviewed, though, reservations all revolving around the plot. In addition, I’m pretty much paranormaled out, so ... more >

September 4, 2009

Friday Film Review: The Abduction Club

JayneFilm ReviewsEighteenth century / Friday Film Review / Ireland21 Comments

The Abduction Club (2002) Genre: Historical/Comedy/Drama/Romance Grade: B Ever since I first heard about this movie, while looking for art pics to be used for Lynne Connolly’s “Richard and Rose” series for my reviews “back in the day” when these weren’t available anymore after the original epublisher did an early ... more >

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