November 28, 2012

JOINT REVIEW: An Infamous Marriage by Susanna Fraser

JennieB- Reviews / C Reviewsmarriage-of-convenience / war / widow7 Comments

Dear Ms. Fraser: Jennie: I requested your book from NetGalley more or less on a whim; the blurb described a couple who hastily engaged in a marriage of convenience finally coming together after having been separated by the hero’s military service, and the obstacles they face. I’ve recently read and enjoyed ... more >

November 21, 2012

REVIEW: Knaves’ Wager by Loretta Chase

JanineA- 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 >

August 16, 2012

REVIEW: Hidden Paradise by Janet Mullany

JennieB ReviewsErotic-Romance / widow4 Comments

Dear Ms. Mullany, I’ve had great success reading your Regency–set romances, and a bit less success with a couple of your other books. Still, the blurb for Hidden Paradise drew me in: Louisa Connelly, a recently widowed Jane Austen scholar, needs some relief from her stifling world. When a friend ... more >

June 30, 2012

REVIEW: The Other Soldier by Kathy Altman

JaneB- Reviewsenemies to lovers / Military / widow5 Comments

Dear Ms. Altman: I wasn’t sure I was going to read this book but Brie asked me if I would take a look at it after we briefly discussed soldiers marrying their friends’ widows. That’s not what this story is about. It’s about a storyline I’ve never read before. Corporal ... more >

June 7, 2012

REVIEW: The Girl With the Cat Tattoo by Theresa Weir

SunitaA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / humorous / novella / widow12 Comments

Dear Ms. Weir, The idea of a cat as a major character and narrator in a romance would normally send me running from the room, but then I realized you were the author. If anyone could pull this off, you could. So I asked for the ARC and sat down ... more >

May 25, 2012

REVIEW: Bring Him Home by Karina Bliss

JaneB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfriends-to-lovers / grief / widow10 Comments

Dear Ms. Bliss: Your last few books have had a sort of a madcap adventure feel to them and so “Bring Him Home” is a change in tone and pace. It deals with grief and recovery and discovery and relies less on external conflict and more on the internal changes ... more >