Like many readers, I was saddened to hear of Diana Norman’s passing in 2011. I’d enjoyed both her historical fiction The Vizard Mask and her medieval mystery series (written as Ariana Franklin) featuring Adelia Aguilar, an unusual 12th century heroine who is both a doctor and a medical examiner (the ... more >
12th century England: Two men vie for the throne: King Stephen the usurper and young Duke Henry the rightful heir. Amid civil and private wars, alliances are forged, loyalties are betrayed, families are divided, and marriages are made. For four years, Lady Annyn Bretanne has trained at arms with one ... more >
Dear Ms. Gellis, I needed a pick me up book over the weekend. Kati recently wrote about comfort reads and this book is one of mine. It was my first of your books, even though it is number four in the Roselynde Chronicles series. And I suppose because it was ... more >
Dear Ms. Banks: Your historical series is really hit or miss for me. While Genevieve McInnes and Bowen Montgomery are perfectly nice characters with a perfectly nice romance, the tone and spirit of the romance was too similar to the last one for me to fully enjoy it. Genevieve McInnes ... more >
“Ten-year-old Brunin FitzWarin is an awkward misfit in his own family. As an act of encouragement, his father sends him to be fostered as a knight in the household of Joscelin, Lord of Ludlow. Here he meets the lord’s youngest daughter, Hawise, and a strong friendship is formed. When ... more >
Dear Ms. Banks: I read this book on recommendation from a friend of mine whose description of it brought me back to my early days of reading romances when Julie Garwood and Amanda Quick were my staples. I gulped the book down in one evening. It’s totally sudsy fun. These ... more >