Beauty Like the Night is the first book by Joanna Bourne that I’ve read, but it definitely won’t be the last. (Somewhere, in Scotland, Redheadedgirl just sat up and went “what?” and isn’t sure why). This book was so good. It’s got a bad-ass heroine, a richly developed world, an element of mystery, and a delicious slow-burn romance. For me, hands down, the best part of this story was the heroine, Severine de Cabrillac. She … Continue reading Beauty Like the Night by Joanna Bourne →
This review was written by FairyKat. This story was nominated in the Best Historical Romance category. The summary: Someone is stalking French agent Justine DeCabrillac through London's gray streets. Under cover of the rain, the assassin strikes–and Justine staggers to the door of the one man who can save her. The man she once loved. The man she hated. Adrian Hawkhurst. Adrian wanted the treacherous beauty known as “Owl” back in his bed, … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne →
No review was submitted for this novel for the RITA® Reader Challenge, so it’s review round up time! Plot Summary: A glittering French aristocrat is on the run, disguised as a British governess. England’s top spy has a score to settle with her family. But as they’re drawn inexorably into the intrigue and madness of Revolutionary Paris, they gamble on a love to which neither of them will admit. This book has a 4.09 star … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Roundup: The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne →
If you’re looking to tighten up your prose, or if you find that grammatical and structural lessons on the art of writing serve as fascinating leisure reading (I do, I do!) go check out Joanna Bourne’s growing series on the top 100 best of the worst writing mistakes. So far there are four or five entries, but they reveal as much about the writer as they do about the craft and labor of writing itself. … Continue reading Writing Lessons with Joanna Bourne →
Well, nothing. If try I write in Spanish the words as come from my mouth and change them directly into English without moving them, the style will be very different. If I write directly in English, the rhythm, the cadence of the words is unique entirely from my brain attempts to translate. If I write directly into English, which is my native language, the sentences are different. If I write in Spanish without reordering the … Continue reading The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne →
Desperate times call for feel-good romance novels. To Have and To Hoax is just what the doctor ordered: a gulp of serotonin disguised as a Regency romp. It isn’t a permanent escape from stress and fear, but hopefully it’ll help you forget your troubles for a few hours. It certainly did so for me. Lord and Lady James Audley began their first year of marriage as besotted lovers. They ended their first year of marriage … Continue reading To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters →
We have some exciting news for all you romance audiobook listeners out there! AudioFile is letting us exclusively announce their Best of Romance list. For those who don’t know, AudioFile is a magazine available in print and online that reviews audiobooks. Now to the good stuff. Here is AudioFile’s Best of Romance list, along with links to their reviews and a few audio excerpts: BEAUTY LIKE THE NIGHT by Joanna Bourne, read by Kirsten Potter … Continue reading AudioFile’s 2017 Best of Romance Audiobooks →
In the newest Spymaster novel, “master of romance and suspense”* Joanna Bourne offers a stirring tale of intrigue, espionage, and attraction. Sèverine de Cabrillac, orphan of the French revolution and sometime British intelligence agent, has tried to leave spying behind her. Now she devotes herself to investigating crimes in London and finding justice for the wrongly accused. Raoul Deverney, an enigmatic half-Spaniard with enough secrets to earn even a spy’s respect, is at her … Continue reading Beauty Like the Night →
Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO is from Yulin and I have a feeling someone definitely knows this HaBO: I’ve recently rediscovered my love of romance novels and ripped through the works of Sherry Thomas, Joanna Bourne, and Eloisa James. But I’m trying to find the author/book that first introduced me to the genre many years ago… It was a historical romance (set in 1800’s England?). I borrowed it from a friend around 2004 or 2005. It had a dark … Continue reading HaBO: Blonde Rake Named Jamie →
Get revenge. Pay a debt. Save a soul. Lose your heart. Spanning centuries and continents, five brand-new novellas from beloved historical romance authors tell the stories of men and women who find themselves wagered in a game of chance and are forced to play for the highest stakes of all: love. “Gideon and the Den of Thieves” by Joanna Bourne London, 1793 – Soldier of fortune Gideon Gage has come home from halfway around the … Continue reading Gambled Away →
Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO is from Pamela, who is looking for a series she started – but didn’t finish. And she can’t remember it so she can buy the next one. That’s a problem! Ok, so I read a lot. A LOT. I’m a really fast reader, I can knock out a book in a couple of hours. Those reading times on Amazon are total bull. Anyway, I love coming across a series I enjoy, because, well, … Continue reading HaBO: Spies and Wives and Historical Series →
