Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ ReviewsA Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / amateur sleuths / class differences / English historical mystery / female friendship / Historical / joint review / London / matchmakers / mystery / Post WWII / Royalty / widow5 Comments
In London 1946, The Right Sort Marriage Bureau is just beginning to take off and the proprietors, Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, are in need of a bigger office and a secretary to handle the growing demand. Unfortunately, they don’t yet have the necessary means. So when a ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscolonialism / Contemporary / fake relationship / interracial-romance / multicultural romance / POC / POC author / Royalty4 Comments
Dear Alyssa Cole, Once again you have been blessed by the cover gods. But better than that, the inside of the book lives up to the promise of that beautiful cover. A Prince on Paper was lovely. I’m generally a hero-centric reader. And I did love Johan. But the star ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews16th-century / Biography / England / Henry-VIII / Historical / Historical Biography / non-fiction / Royalty / Tudor-England / Tudors2 Comments
Anne of Cleves left her homeland in 1539 to marry the king of England. She was not brought up to be a queen, yet out of many possible choices she was the bride Henry VIII chose as his fourth wife. But, from their first meeting the king decided he liked ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Recommended Readshistorical romance / PTSD / road-romance / Royalty37 Comments
Dear Laura Kinsale: I want to say I began reading romance around 1992. I’d read romances in my teens, here and there, though I was mostly on an extended horror binge through those years. Circa 1992 I read Outlander, and though it’s still a matter of debate in some circles ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / D ReviewsContemporary / Cult / First-Person / heroine with commitment issues / Iowa / Royalty / second chance at love7 Comments
Genesis Kelley didn’t just get her heart broken. The aspiring veterinarian had it crushed in front of millions of viewers on the dating reality show Marry Me. Now, just as she’s getting her life and dignity back together, her royal heartbreaker, Prince Rafael of Monterra, has landed in Frog Hollow, ... more >
C Reviewsdisability / Fantasy / Royalty / Vikings / YA16 Comments
Dear Mr. Abercrombie, Ronnie from Paranormal Haven recommended Half a King to me, and it since I have another friend who enjoys your adult fantasy novels, it seemed like a good idea to give this, your first YA fantasy novel, a try. Half a King (book one in the Shattered ... more >