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December 25, 2024

REVIEW: A Christmas Gambol by Joan Smith

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsauthor / farce / Historical / London / Regency / trad regency2 Comments

Her neighbor Lord Montaigne had asked Cecily Caldwell to pose as the anonymous author of the popular Chaos Is Come Again, written, supposedly, by his aunt. Cecily agreed because she had a novel of her own to introduce to a London publisher, and she wanted to do research on London ... more >

August 1, 2024

REVIEW: Fairest of the Fayre by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / family relationships / Historical / Regency / revenge / trad regency4 Comments

Penelope Fayre, nineteen years old and the belle of the Season, knows she must marry money, but she’d hoped to find a man she could love for his personality as well as his purse. Now the Season is drawing to a close, and if such a man exists, he has ... more >

August 30, 2023

REVIEW: The Husband Criteria (The Lorings Book 3) by Catherine Kullmann

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1810s / family relationships / female friendship / Historical / London / Regency / trad regency4 Comments

How can they discover the private man behind the public façade? London 1817 The primary aim of every young lady embarking on the Spring frenzy that is the Season must be to make a good match. Or must it? And what is a good match? For cousins Cynthia, Chloe and ... more >

May 8, 2023

REVIEW: The Country Cousins (Woodham Book 2) by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / brothers and sisters / class differences / country-set / dogs / English countryside / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Regency / trad regency / Woodham Book series4 Comments

She dislikes handsome and arrogant Mr Hartwell, but is he an enemy? Miss Caroline Barnes is shocked to discover she has a secret family she’s never met! Aristocratic Mr Hartwell tells her of her cousin’s lonely plight, and Caroline reluctantly agrees to visit Julia at the gothic sounding Canons Grange. ... more >

April 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Country Gentleman (Woodham Book 1) by Dinah Dean

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / cats / country-set / England / English countryside / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Regency / Small-Town / trad regency / vicar / Woodham Book series12 Comments

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When he’s mistaken for her husband-to-be, is that prophetic? Miss Lucinda Calvert’s quiet life as a rector’s daughter is turned topsy-turvy by the arrival of a gentleman new to the area. Mr John Harris seems respectable, but sets the village gossips wagging with speculation about his past—on which topic he ... more >

February 2, 2023

REVIEW: Captain Ingram’s Inheritance by Carola Dunn

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsclass differences / England / inheritance / Regency / Soldier / trad regency4 Comments

Frank Ingram, an impecunious officer, is seriously wounded at Waterloo. Rescued by Lord Roworth, he meets Roworth’s sister, Lady Constantia, an angel of mercy. But Frank and Connie are each hiding a terrible secret they are sure will prevent marriage to anyone, let alone each other. Rothschild trilogy #3. Regency ... more >

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