B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews19th century / England / Historical Romances / Lydia-Joyce / marriage-of-convenience / mystery18 Comments
Dear Ms. Joyce, When we first encounter Colin Radcliffe, the hero of your fifth book, Shadows of the Night, it is the morning of his wedding day and he has just risen from the bed he shared with Emma Morel, his married mistress. Colin agrees to Emma’s suggestion that they ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAustralia / Historical Romances / Ireland / marriage-of-convenience / opposites attract / POC author7 Comments
Dear Ms. Parker, This book goes to show that a good author can write about anything and make you believe. From your bio I know you were a microbiologist and that you’ve visited Australia but never lived there. Well, this book swept me away to the Outback of Australia during ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsCharles-II / Great-Fire-of-London / marriage-of-convenienceComments Off on REVIEW: The Vagabond Duchess by Claire Thornton
Dear Ms Thornton, “The Vagabond Duchess” winds up your trilogy about a set of cousins who all find love around the time of the Great Fire of London in 1666. As such, it’s set in one of my favorite time eras, the lusty and bawdy court of King Charles II. ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsCaroline-Linden / Duke / England / marriage-of-convenience / Regency England / widow8 Comments
Dear Ms. Linden, A while back, Jane reviewed your second novel, What a Gentleman Wants, and gave it a B. After enjoying your debut, What a Woman Needs (a B- for me), I thought I'd give your second book a try. I wish I liked it as much as Jane ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewsancient-Rome / marriage-of-convenience7 Comments
Dear Ms Randal, Wow, Harlequin really seems to be getting the message that romance readers want something other than Regency set romances to read. Will wonders never cease? In the past year I think I’ve read more books set during ancient Rome than in the five preceding years combined. After ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsCaroline-Linden / marriage-of-convenience / Regency England8 Comments
Dear Ms. Linden, Jane has already written a letter explaining the plot of your second book so I’m gonna just skip to my thoughts on it. Yeah, I love being lazy. I loved watching the stuffy, ultra-in-control hero Marcus lose his cool and get his Ducal feathers ruffled. I enjoyed ... more >