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 >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Authors United / copyright / declaratory judgment / deposition / gender / History / photography / publishing / Race / Victorian England23 Comments
Letter to Amazon.com, Inc. board of directors – It was difficult to pick out the most offensive passage in this Authors United letter to the Amazon board of directors. From the Eurocentric insult to China and Chinese authors, to the misperception that books are not commercial products (does this mean ... more >
B- Reviews19th century / England / Historical Romances / lady's companion / PTSD / Victorian England / war heroes2 Comments
Dear Ms. Callen, Redemption of the Duke was a good, solid read for me. While I’ve gone through a handful of your books, I had not read the other two in this series. I’ll probably pick them up soon, having enjoyed this one. It was a shaky start, with a couple pages ... more >