B Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / England / Historical / law-enforcement / London / mystery / Regency / Widowed Heroine5 Comments
NOTE – this is the fifth full length novel in this series and spoilers for previous books are revealed in the blurb. When a rash of jewel thefts strikes London, magistrate Patrick Colquhoun resolves to deploy his Bow Street Runners to put a stop to the thefts. The Russian Princess ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / class differences / Historical / novella / older heroine and hero / road-romance / shipboard / Widowed Heroine10 Comments
Aboard the luxuriously appointed SS Majestic, the duke is on a mission to retrieve a most important portfolio of papers and thwart a known anarchist. As the ship steams across the Atlantic, the duke’s search for the notorious master of disguise forces him into close quarters with an American heiress ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsCompany of Rogues Series / England / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / Regency / social unrest / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Viscount Needs a Wife by Jo Beverley
Since being widowed two years ago, Kitty Cateril has been trapped in her late husband’s home, where she is expected to mourn forever. Desperate to escape, Kitty will consider any option—even a hasty marriage to a stranger with no intention of abandoning his bachelor ways. London life suits Beau Braydon, ... more >
B ReviewsChef / Contemporary / Contest / cooking / older couple / older heroine and hero / Scotland / Widowed Heroine1 Comments
“Create one perfect bite.” Good little widow Sophia Brown always follows the rules. When the producer of a cooking competition requests an amuse-bouche, the chefs stick with proteins. Sauces. A savory concoction. She has only one shot to impress the judges on A Taste of Heaven. But in a moment ... 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 >
F ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / dysfunctional family / England / Historical / Regency / Widowed Heroine38 Comments
A fateful mistake… When Elinor Rochdale boards the wrong coach, she ends up not at her prospective employer’s home but at the estate of Eustace Cheviot, a dissipated and ruined young man on the verge of death. A momentous decision… His cousin, Mr Ned Carlyon, persuades Elinor to marry Eustace ... more >