A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriends-to-lovers / Historical / novella / Peninsular-War / Regency / Soldier / village6 Comments
A soldier returns to keep a promise—but it will prove more difficult than he imagined. Lieutenant Jonathan Lewis is devastated when his best friend, Fred, is fatally injured on the battlefield. He willingly promises to take care of Fred’s sister and mother—after all, he has been quietly in love with ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsGoldsborough series / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / Napoleonic wars / Peninsular-War / Regency / soldiers / trad regency / War / Military6 Comments
Elizabeth Goldsborough was enjoying a London season that promised marriage to that handsome gentleman, Simon Bellgrave. But an accident involving arrogant Captain Darius St. John stole her happiness. She was forced to accept St. John’s honorable offer of marriage, though she knew he had no interest in her. How was ... more >
B Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily-reunion / Friends of the Westcotts / hero in pursuit / Historical / joint review / NetGalley / Regency / traumatic-past9 Comments
Janine: Kaetrin and I have been reviewing Mary Balogh since her Westcott series of historical romances began eight books ago and this review continues the tradition. Someone Perfect is Westcott-adjacent and the start of Balogh’s “Friends of the Westcotts” series; its heroine, Lady Estelle Lamarr, is Viola Westcott’s stepdaughter. Estelle ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / misunderstanding / novella / protection / Regency / Widowed Heroine2 Comments
Marigold Kinderley’s uncle kept her wrapped in cotton wool. So Lady Sylvia found a way to take Marigold home with her for summer break. When Terence Kinderley discovered Marigold missing, he assumed she had fled to the border with the dancing master. Sylvia’s mother Alicia discovered the deception. Though Alicia ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / Historical / Regency5 Comments
Captain William Hawksmoor of the Royal Navy never expected to inherit Kingscastle and finds himself all at sea when he does so. Especially when he learns that he must marry within a year or be forever dealing with trustees. As the new Marquis of Athelney, the captain takes command of ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1820s / arranged-marriage / disability / Disabled Heroine / England / inheritance / inspirational / neurodiverse / Regency / teacher heroine2 Comments
Hazel Stillman is a woman of rare independence and limited opportunities. Born with a clubbed foot, she was sent away as a child and, knowing her disability means a marriage is unlikely, she devoted herself to scholarship and education. Now working as a teacher in an elite private girls’ school, ... more >