A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfamilies / feminist / historical romance / Recommended Reads / Regency England / war hero / Westcott / widow10 Comments
Is love worth the loss of one’s freedom and independence? This is what Mrs. Tavernor must decide in the new novel in the Westcott series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father’s bigamy, he ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscomplex heroine / historical romance / No Better Angels Series4 Comments
Dear Ms. Satie: After recently reading (and loving) book two of your Sweetness and Light series, I turned my attention to remedying the mistake I’d made in not reading all of your No Better Angels series – by picking up this, book three. If memory serves, I read book one ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists#ownvoices / contemporary fantasy / Ghost / gods / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / immigrant / long lost heiress / Malaysia / POC / POC author / Reading lists / Regency6 Comments
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho I enjoyed Zen Cho’s two books in her Sorcerer Royal series, with their lovable characters, whimsy, humor, and Heyer homages, so when I saw she had a fantasy novel set in modern-day Malaysia coming out, one that was initially billed as a third installment, ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewshistorical romance / reunited-lovers11 Comments
I’ve been rereading and reviewing all of Laura Kinsale’s romances since 2016 – this is number ten (of 12) on my reread list. (I’ve been saving For My Lady’s Heart and its sequel Shadowheart for last, for reasons that probably only make sense to me.) This is Kinsale’s last book, ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists1870s / 1880s / 19th century England / anonymous sex / class differences / countess / Duke / Earl / fortune hunter / heiress / historical romance / Impersonation / mistorical / pregnancy / Reading lists / twins / viscount5 Comments
I haven’t had the best experience with Lorraine Heath; both Sweet Lullaby and Waking Up with the Duke disappointed me. However, lately I’ve been desperate for an engaging historical romance and I was intrigued by the premise of book two in the Hellions of Havisham series, The Earl Takes All, ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews1880s / 19th century / alcoholism / Artist / Duke / England / historical romance / joint review7 Comments
Janine: About a year ago, I read and reviewed Joanna Lowell’s Dark Season. Layla read it too and we had a fun offline conversation. I rated it a C+ and Layla liked it a bit better; we both agreed that the author had potential and that we were interested in ... more >