B Reviews17th-century / class-difference / English Historical / Great-Fire-of-London / Historical / London / Restoration / Restoration England4 Comments
“His design was strictly honorable: to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.” (Henry Fielding, Tom Jones) It’s the spring of 1666, and Kit Fitzgeorge, a disabled mercenary soldier, finds himself in desperate straits, unable to earn an honorable living but unwilling to beg charity. To provide ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEdwardian / England / English Historical / m/m / Recommended Reads102 Comments
Dear K.J. Charles: Damn it, why didn’t I think of this book? (And have the willpower to write it, and the talent to make it good, and the tenacity to get it published…) For someone like me who grew up reading many popular English writers, it is such a clever ... more >
A- Reviewsbiracial heroine / China / English Historical / flashbacks / historical romance24 Comments
Dear Ms. Thomas, Given the current (rocky) state of my relationship with historical romance, I approached your latest book with a certain amount of trepidation. When I’m in a slump, I’m always afraid that my mood will extend to the next book and jinx it somehow (while of course simultaneously ... more >
B- ReviewsEnglish Historical / Pennyroyal Green series9 Comments
Dear Ms. Long: Does it sound negative to say that it feels like your Pennyroyal Green series has been going on for ages? I don’t mean for it to – I was surprised to see that the publication date of book one in the series, The Perils of Pleasure, was ... more >
B+ ReviewsEnglish Historical / heroine in disguise / historical romance / tortured hero10 Comments
Dear Ms. Duran: When I read the blurb for this book, I was a little uneasy: “Running for her life, exhausted and out of options, Olivia Holladay wants nothing more than the chance to make a home for herself. So when she realizes that the infamous Duke of Marwick might ... more >
C ReviewsEnglish Historical / Gypsy / kisses only5 Comments
Dear Laura London: One of the most useful concepts I’ve learned from romance readers online is that of reader consent. Gypsy Heiress is in many respects similar to The Bad Baron’s Daughter, a book I loved. Both are old skool historical romances featuring a young heroine who’s essentially alone and ... more >