B- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / arranged-marriage / Christmas / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / holiday novella / novella / Victorian EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
A Courtship of Convenience Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. But the darkly handsome Mr. Edward Sharpe is no run-of-the-mill London merchant. He’s grim and silent. A man of little emotion—or perhaps no emotion at all. After two ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / secrets / Victorian / Victorian EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: The Matrimonial Advertisement by Mimi Matthews
She Wanted Sanctuary… Helena Reynolds will do anything to escape her life in London, even if that means traveling to a remote cliffside estate on the North Devon coast and marrying a complete stranger. But Greyfriar’s Abbey isn’t the sort of refuge she imagined. And ex-army captain Justin Thornhill—though he ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsaristocrats / Business woman / historical romance / Victorian England / virgin19 Comments
Dear Ms. Kleypas, Having read both Cold-Hearted Rake and Marrying Winterborne within the past year or two, I was eager for Devil in Spring. The pretty cover and the connection to your past book, Devil in Winter, didn’t hurt, either. Lady Pandora Ravenel and Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent, meet when ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviewsclass-difference / department store / Historical / self made man / Victorian England13 Comments
Dear Ms. Kleypas, Last fall, I read Cold-Hearted Rake, the first book in your new series set in the Victorian era. While I enjoyed the book, I thought the main romance was somewhat overshadowed by the secondary storyline about the heroine’s sister-in-law, the aristocratic Lady Helen Ravenel, and the hero’s ... more >
B Reviews / B- Reviewshistorical romance / rural setting / Victorian England / Widowed Heroine2 Comments
Dear Ms. Royce, Last year I reviewed your historical romance, Always a Stranger. The book was interesting and different enough that when I saw you had a new romance listed on Netgalley, I requested it. Once Beloved is the story of Helena Martin, a widow with three sons. Helena’s age ... more >
DNF Reviewscountess / ex-con / historical romance / mistorical / Scotland / Victorian England14 Comments
Dear Ms. Byrne, More and more, it seems like the newer crop of historical romances are leaving the history behind. I’m not a stickler for historicity, but I want a historical romance to have at least some historical feel. These days many books don’t even read like they take place ... more >