Book Reviewsanti-Semitism / audiobook / baronet / bisexual characters / England / Gothic / governess / Jane Eyre / Jewish heroine / Judaism / LGBTQIA+ / love triangles / mental health / Portugal / prisoners / PTSD / pyrophobia / Regency / Retelling / romantic-elements / Suspense2 Comments
Trigger warnings: Dear Rose Lerner, I stopped listening to your new audiobook, an Audible Original titled The Wife in the Attic, at 74% for reasons detailed below. It pains me to say this, not only because I’ve enjoyed some of your previous books but because I like you and because ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsBeauty-and-the-Beast / Gothic / governess / historical romance / problem child9 Comments
Dear Ms. Ridley: I don’t buy any romance novel unless I’m certain, based on past experience, that I’ll enjoy it. But you were offering a free novella and I like the price of free. I downloaded it from Amazon and read it in a quick evening. Nice story, loved the ... more >
A Reviewsgoverness / historical romance3 Comments
Dear Ms. Burrowes, Upon reading the blurb for The Duke’s Disaster, I found myself utterly charmed – and intrigued. Much of the “classic” Regency romances seem to center around certain inviolable strictures of society that Must Not Be Deviated From. You know the ones I’m talking about – the heroine ... more >
A Reviewsgoverness / Historical / Scandal9 Comments
Dear Ms. Burrowes, Upon reading the blurb for The Duke’s Disaster, I found myself utterly charmed – and intrigued. Much of the “classic” Regency romances seem to center around certain inviolable strictures of society that Must Not Be Deviated From. You know the ones I’m talking about – the heroine ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsArt / Duke / England / governess / historical romance / joint review / Recommended Reads / revenge / Wild Quartet series7 Comments
Rose: Having enjoyed the previous books in Neville’s Wild Quartet, I was looking forward to Julian’s story, The Duke of Dark Desires (despite the unappealing alliterative title) and was not disappointed. Janine: Although Julian wasn’t my favorite of the characters in this series after the way he tried to come ... more >
B ReviewsEarl / governess / historical romance / wager / Winner Takes All series9 Comments
Dear Ms. Noble, A few friends of mine have been recommending your books to me for a while now, and so this summer I got The Game and the Governess. The novel begins in 1817, at Mrs. Beveridge’s School in Surrey. Phoebe Baker, a young lady educated at the school, ... more >