B ReviewsEarl / governess / historical romance / wager / Winner Takes All series9 Comments
Dear Ms. Noble, A few friends of mine have been recommending your books to me for a while now, and so this summer I got The Game and the Governess. The novel begins in 1817, at Mrs. Beveridge’s School in Surrey. Phoebe Baker, a young lady educated at the school, ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsLondon / Marquess / Recommended Reads / wager / widow33 Comments
Dear Ms. Chase, I’m sure you are familiar with Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th century epistolary novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses. It has been adapted to stage and screen, and the cinematic versions include Dangerous Liaisons, Valmont, and Cruel Intentions, among others. In Les Liaisons dangereuses, the corrupt Vicomte de Valmont wants ... more >
D ReviewsEarl / Regency England / wager / Wales49 Comments
Dear Ms. Putney, I was a big fan of your books in the 1990s. They came along at a time when I had not read anything like them. If the characters made mistakes or committed wrongs, your books actually examined the of the characters’ motives for doing so in some ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categoryforced-marriage / Historical Romances / Regency England / wager12 Comments
Dear Ms. Balogh: Then Comes Seduction is the second book in the series of stories about the Huxtable family. This book features the youngest sister, Katherine. Jasper Finley, Baron Montford, is the hero. When the two first enter the scene, Jasper is a rogue who makes a sport of women. ... more >
Book Reviews / D Reviewsgambling / Scandal / wager1 Comments
Dear Ms. Callen: I really liked Viscount in Her Bedroom. I appreciate that you try to tackle some serious problems. Viscount featured a blind hero. This one tried to tackle too many issues: gambling, blackmail, a girl who flirts too much, the devastated mother who shuns society, grief, etc. Ultimately, ... more >