B Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / England / English countryside / family relationships / Historical / World War IINo Comments
“There was silence. In it Janet heard the twittering of innumerable birds chatting as they settled down for the night. Some rooks cawed overhead. The baa of a sheep came from a distant field. London had been so noisy, with its crashes at night, and blastings and hammerings at smashed ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / angels / Chicago / Dark Fantasy / demons / family relationships / Historical / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA rights / LGBTQIA romance / noir / Private-investigator / religion3 Comments
C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir. A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago’s divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above. ... more >
B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewsf/f romance / Historical / Historical Fantasy / murder mystery / shipboard / The Last Binding seriesNo Comments
Magic! Murder! Shipboard romance! The second entry in Freya Marske’s beloved The Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light The most interesting things in Maud Blyth’s life have happened to her brother Robin, but she’s ready to join any cause, especially if it ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsBattle of Waterloo / childhood friends / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / Regency / strong heroine4 Comments
Adventurous Lady Emilyanne had no one but Viscount Stokely to turn to when her guardian tried to force her to marry his awful stepson. So the viscount married her while on leave and returned to his army unit. Which left Lady Em to attend to estate and ton matters pretty ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdysfunctional family / family relationships / Historical / historical mystery / John Pickett mysteries series / murder mystery / Regency3 Comments
With a beautiful and clever wife, a growing investigative business, and a baby due any day, former Bow Street Runner John Pickett finally has a respectable life far removed from his beginnings as a juvenile pickpocket in the rookeries of St. Giles. Then his father returns from transportation to Botany ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Historical / road-romance / Russia / Russian Series / second chance at love / UkraineNo Comments
Rags to riches and a second chance of love on the journey of a lifetime. Mila de Romanin has lived in genteel poverty since she had a choice of two suitors—and chose the wrong one. But an invitation to chaperone her spurned lover’s niece on a trip to find the ... more >