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March 5, 2015

REVIEW: Mistress Firebrand by Donna Thorland

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / POC / theater / War / Military12 Comments

Recommended Read

British Occupied Manhattan, 1777. With her witty comedies, American actress Jennifer Leighton has been packing the John Street Theater, but she longs to escape the provincial circuit for the glamour of the London stage. When the playwright General John Burgoyne visits the city, fresh from a recent success on the ... more >

October 16, 2010

REVIEW: Wicked Surrender by Jade Lee

JennieBook Reviews / C- Reviewsacross the tracks / Historical Romances / India / POC author / theater12 Comments

Dear Ms. Lee, Back in 2005, I read your romance White Tigress, in part because of the unusual setting, 19th century Shanghai, and the unusual pairing, a white heroine with an Asian hero. I don’t recall it well, but I do recall being disappointed with it. The hero’s desire to ... more >

September 23, 2010

REVIEW: The First Snowdrop by Mary Balogh

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviewsestranged marriage / family relationships / marriage-of-convenience / Regency England / theater15 Comments

Dear Ms. Balogh, Your traditional regencies are books I often find interesting even when though they are not always necessarily romantic or sexy to me. That's because the characters have human flaws and weaknesses not often seen in many of today's books. Such is the case with Alex, Viscount Merrick, ... more >

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