Film ReviewsFriday Film Review / Regency18 Comments
Emma (1996 A&E TV) Genre: Novel adaptation/Romance/Regency Period Grade: B I was reluctant to watch this adaptation mainly due to the fact that I’m not a great Kate Beckinsale fan. Something about her struck me as distant, controlling and snobby. But my curiosity overcame me and I finally took the ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsComedy / enemies to lovers / First-Person / Regency / road-romance12 Comments
Dear Ms. Smith, I read this book years ago based on reviews and posts at the regency listserv and I loved it. I will say, however, that it’s not going to be for everyone. To begin with, you made it first person and secondly, it’s fairly realistic in it’s portrayal ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / joan-smith / politicians / politics / Regency14 Comments
“When the unexpected death of Sir Gerald Monteith placed his wife Melanie and daughter Sara in financial trouble, their only hope was to quickly find a husband for Sara. They thought it would be easy, for she was as beautiful as could be. They hoped her beauty would make up ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsComedy / joan-smith / older heroine and hero / Regency / Regency England16 Comments
Dear Ms. Smith, Several of your Regencies reside on my LOL keeper shelf. “Imprudent Lady,” “Aunt Sophie’s Diamonds,” and “Gather Ye Rosebuds” are fabulously funny. After I started and then stopped a number of other books that didn’t grab my attention by the third chapter, I scanned through my current ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas Stories / Historical / Regency / Regency EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: Father Christmas by Barbara Metzger
A war hero’s widow, Graceanne still has her adorable three-year-old twin boys to love–until she receives a letter from her late husband’s demanding cousin, Leland Warrington, the Duke of Ware. It seems that the duke–thirty-two years old, twice widowed, and with no forseeable plans to marry again–is in desperate need ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Historical / Regency3 Comments
Dear Ms Jensen, For readers who are as anal as I am about trying to read a series in order, let me spell out this one. “Vivid Notions” is the second book in this series that started with CHOICE DECEPTIONS (other books in the series are Coup De Grace, His ... more >