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A Masked Deception by Mary Balogh
November 11, 2010

REVIEW: A Masked Deception by Mary Balogh

JanineD Reviewsadultery / marriage-of-convenience / Masquerade / Regency England7 Comments

Dear Ms. Balogh, Lately, after enjoying A Chance Encounter very much and The Wood Nymph to a lesser degree, I've been spending some time reading more of your older traditional regencies. A Masked Deception is your first book. Here is a description of the novel taken from your website: Margaret, ... more >

January 21, 2008

REVIEW: A Passion for Him by Sylvia Day

Guest ReviewerB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsguest-blogger / Masquerade / My Favorite Things / Sylvia Day1 Comments

This review comes to us from guest blogger, Yapaway Jay who has given up her fiction books for law books. Go Jay, only one semester left? * * * Dear Ms. Day, I fell in love with the first book I read by you, The Stranger I Married, and ever ... more >

March 6, 2007

REVIEW: Voices of the Night by Lydia Joyce

JanineA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / class-difference / crime / Historical Romances / London / Lydia-Joyce / Masquerade18 Comments

Dear Ms. Joyce, I've been reading your books since The Veil of Night came out. I thought it was a bit above average for a debut, but conventional. The two books that followed were somewhat stronger in my opinion. All three showed a talent for conjuring an atmosphere, and main ... more >

November 7, 2006

REVIEW: The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt

JaneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsElizabeth-Hoyt / Georgian / Masquerade / My Favorite Things-200611 Comments

Dear Ms. Hoyt: At first blush, this isn’t a book I would buy. The back cover blurb reads as follows: Widowed Anna Wren is having a wretched day. After an arrogant male on horseback nearly squashes her, she arrives home to learn that she is in dire financial straits. What ... more >

A Teller of Tales by Laurel Ames
September 23, 2006

REVIEW: Teller of Tales by Laurel Ames

JaneA ReviewsMasquerade9 Comments

Dear Ms. Ames: I hope this letter gets to you as I do not see that you are publishing any longer. Or it may be that you are publishing under a different name. Your book was recommended to me after I had finished reading Almost a Gentleman by Pam Rosenthal. ... more >

August 2, 2006

REVIEW: One Forbidden Evening by Jo Goodman

JaneB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / EbooksEuropean-Historical / Jo-Goodman / Masquerade11 Comments

Dear Ms. Goodman: I love your writing. If every historical was written with the depth, emotion and passion of your stories, I don’t think the historical genre would be faltering. The pacing and the absurd ending is the only thing that keeps me from giving this book an A. One ... more >

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