B Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / country-set / England / forced proximity / governess / military hero / Regency / Rural Romance / trad regency4 Comments
Snowed-in for Christmas! The penniless orphan of a disgraced Baronet, Miss Dorcas Minster catches the Mail coach north to work as a governess. Her traveling companions are very jolly, but on Christmas Eve the coach breaks down in thick snow and Dorcas finds herself walking back to the inn with ... more >
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Captain Valyev had been kindness itself when he stopped on the road to give assistance to Nadya, one of a vast crowd of refugees fleeing before Napoleon’s advancing army. But the moment she told him her full name, his attitude had changed to chill hostility. Why did he seem to ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Frenchwoman / Historical / Historical fiction / military hero / Napoleonic wars / Paris / Regency / revenge / Russia / Russian / Russian Series / War / Military2 Comments
Brilliant soldier Major Vladimir Karachev, of the Imperial Russian Army, is fighting for his life. Stuck serving under an incompentent Colonel and defending his homeland against the mighty and seemingly unstoppable French under Emperor Bonaparte, Vladimir must use all his wits to survive. When the Allied forces chase the enemy ... more >
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Major Orlov takes on the protection of Countess Berova… But can he let her go? Leading his battalion of injured and war-hardened infantry to safety, Major Lev Orlov is seeking shelter for his men in an abandoned inn when he finds himself face to face with a Countess. Lev can’t ... more >
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It’s a cliché to comment on how quickly a year has passed and in the Covid era the months sometimes pass slowly. 2021 wasn’t an easy year so I’m glad I found some great books to make it feel a little lighter. There weren’t an entire ten but I’ve had ... more >
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He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be ... more >