B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican Navy / England / Historical / inspirational romance / Royal-Navy / War / Military / World War II4 Comments
In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton arrives in London to prepare for the Allied invasion of France. He works closely with Dorothy Fairfax, a “Wren” in the Women’s Royal Naval Service. Dorothy pieces together reconnaissance photographs with thousands of holiday snapshots of France–including those of her own family’s ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews18th-century / Historical / pirates / Royal-Navy / shipboard2 Comments
Never underestimate the power of a pirate . . . Captain James Steele is duty bound to capture the privateer Scarlet Night and bring her rebellious crew to England to hang. Then he will leave his majesty’s service, make an upstanding marriage, and join the landed gentry. But the winds ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Reads17th-century / marriage-of-convenience / Restoration England / Royal-Navy / swashbuckler / War / Military19 Comments
It is 1666 – the year when people who take prophecy seriously believe that the world is going to end. For Chloe Herveaux – twenty years old, half-French and practical – marriage to wild, unpredictable Alex Deveril offers escape from a home she hates. For Alex, it is a refuge ... more >
C- ReviewsCarina Press / Historical / m/m / m/m romance / Royal-Navy16 Comments
“Kingston, Jamaica, 1752 Robert Hughes, a lieutenant–and rogue–in the British Royal Navy, is in love with his gorgeous fellow officer, Hal Morgan. Hal only has eyes for their captain–a man who’ll never share their inclinations. Night after night aboard the Swiftsure, it kills Robert to listen to Hal’s erotic dreams ... more >
B Reviews / Recommended ReadsAnthology / Carla-Kelly / Christmas Stories / Harlequin Historical / Historical Romances / Recommended Reads / Royal-Navy8 Comments
Dear Mrs. Kelly, I know that when I start a Carla Kelly book, I’ll get a certain number of things. An honorable hero, an unflappable heroine, some idiot secondary characters who may bluster and threaten to cause the hero and heroine some problems but who usually are mainly all hot ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewscoming-of-age / English-Civil-War / Historical Romances / Restoration England / Royal-Navy / Scotland8 Comments
Dear Mr. Davies, Forgive me for not getting to your novel “Gentleman Captain” until just recently even though it was published in the US last autumn. I’ve been a fan of historical naval books for years having started the Aubrey/Maturin series (I’ll finish it one of these days, I swear!) ... more >