Book Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / family relationships / Historical / privateer / shipboard / War / Military / War of 18123 Comments
A Sea Devil Who’s Reckless At Heart . . . Captain Connor Merrick’s thirst for danger has brought him fame and fortune as one of the most brazenly successful privateers of the War of 1812. But deep beneath his swagger, derring-do and charm, the handsome American captain is hiding a ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Reads16th-century / Historical / privateer / Spain / swashbuckler / Tudor-England18 Comments
Dear Readers, If you’ve never read anything by Georgette Heyer beyond her Regencies, or you’re not interested in prissy Regencies, preferring action and adventure, then do yourself a favor and try this one. It might be that because my introduction to Heyer was through her Georgians and Beauvallet that this ... more >
B+ ReviewsFairy-Tales / friends-to-lovers / privateer / Ugly Duckling10 Comments
Dear Ms. James, Last year I read and really enjoyed your book When Beauty Tamed the Beast, yet for some reason I haven’t gotten around to diving into your extensive backlist yet. When I saw that The Ugly Duchess was available for review, though, the plot blurb drew me in ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsDarlene-Marshall / Historical Romances / medicine / Navy / privateer / Ugly Duckling21 Comments
Dear Ms. Marshall, Hello down there in hot, steamy Florida. Lots of authors might choose various contemporary locations in that state for their books but I love that you’ve staked out early 19th century Florida and sea captains, privateers and pirates for yours. Then you smooth on a layer of ... more >
Film ReviewsEngland / Errol Flynn / Friday Film Review / Historical Romances / privateer / Spain / swashbuckler21 Comments
The Sea Hawk (1940) Genre: Historical swashbuckler/romance Grade: B- Since Flynn’s birthday is next week, I thought I’d review another of his Warner Brothers swashbucklers. Released in 1940, it bears little resemblance to the Raphael Sabatini novel of the same name. Instead, it was supposed to be a take on ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAction/Adventure / pirate / privateer / Tessa Dare5 Comments
Dear Ms. Dare: This is book two in your loosely connected trilogy that is being released Aug, Sept and October. Surrender of a Siren follows the character Sophia as she runs away from home and obligation to experience “adventure.” Sophia is a wealthy young woman who has been urged by ... more >