This review was written by Phyllis L. . This story was nominated in the Best Regency Historical Romance category. The summary: Miss Julianne Gatewick is in a pickle. It started when her brother's best friend-for whom she's long nursed a secret tendre-agreed to act as her guardian for the Season, only to seduce her with a risqué waltz. But when the music stopped and the expectant ton waited for Marc Darcett, Earl of Hawkfield, to … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: How to Seduce a Scoundrel by Vicky Dreiling →
This review was written by Nat RR. This story was nominated in the Best Romance Novella category. The summary: A single lady in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a suitor Margaret de Lacey has accepted her unmarried state with dignity, if not delight. She had no suitors when she was young and starry-eyed, though regrettably poor, and it’s unlikely any man will court her now that she’s older, wiser, … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden →
This review was written by LisaLisa . This story was nominated in the Best Historical Romance category. The summary: Captain Harry Lidge has done his duty. After losing too many good men on the battlefield, he's ready to put his responsibilities behind him and live a life free of care. But first he has one last mission: find out what the most outrageous woman in London, the same woman who betrayed him nearly a decade … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Always a Temptress by Eileen Dreyer →
Over the past few months, I've increased my Twitter following to include political commentators, feminist news sources, various Hulks, and people whom I've ended up chatting with about subjects only tangentially related to romance novels. One of them is Jessica Luther, who is on Twitter as @scATX. Jessica likes romance, particularly historicals, and she asked if she could review a Meredith Duran novel she loved for me. Here is Jessica's bio: Jessica is a trained … Continue reading At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran - A Guest Review by Jessica Luther →
This review was written by Katherine This story was nominated in the Best Historical Romance category. The summary: Captain Hugh McAlden is working on a top-secret mission to bring down enemy spies living in England. After seeing a young woman perform a brilliant bit of pick pocketing on the London streets, he impulsively decides to hire her to help him. The only name she'll give him is Meggs, and she refuses to tell him anything … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Danger of Desire by Elizabeth Essex →
Beguiling the Beauty is a late Victorian era romance that meets my geek criteria because of its use of science, specifically the study of fossils and the rise of evolutionary biology. My husband is an evolutionary biologist, so needless to say I was thrilled when I found out that Sherry Thomas' new book has an evolutionary biologist hero. I'm a huge Sherry Thomas fan and this book did not disappoint. In fact, it is by … Continue reading Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas - a guest review by CarrieS →
I have a lot to say about this novella, so let’s get the plot summary part done – which is not easy as a lot happens in a short space. Serena Barton was fired from her position as a governess because she was raped by the duke of Clermont, but because she didn’t fight back or shout when it happened, she holds herself partially responsible. Serena is determined to be heard and seen now that … Continue reading The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan →
This RITA Reader Challenge review was written by Jenn. This book is nominated in the Best Historical Romance category. The summary: Cameron Mackenzie is a man who loves only horses and women – in that order – or so his mistresses say. Ainsley Douglas is a woman with a strong sense of justice and the desire to help others – even if that means sneaking around a rakish man's bedchamber. Which is exactly where Cam … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley →
This book was a big departure from what I usually read. I don't as a rule like Austen sequels, and I don't like sequel stories that take place within the same family. Sometimes the portrayal of the same people by two different authors, especially when one is Jane Freaking Austen, is so jarring and different I can't read either book for awhile, the classic and its sequel. When the author enquired whether I'd be interested … Continue reading The Unexpected Miss Bennet by Patrice Sarath →
I found this book to be fun and fast paced and easy to jump in and out of, with a pretty good balance of emotion, drama, action, humor and tension between the main characters. I liked the heroine and the hero, I wanted them to figure out a way to be happy and together, and I loved their scenes together. In the larger context of the mystery they were trying to solve, I cared more … Continue reading Lord and Lady Spy by Shana Galen →
You guys know that I’m in my last year of law school (ABOUT FUCKING TIME) and it’s finals coming up and I SHOULD be writing a paper, but Sarah knows very well that I usually do reviews when I’m avoiding writing. Or studying. Or doing anything I really should be doing. SO HERE I AM and I’m also a little (a lot) unhinged (which totally should be the title of Courtney’s next book). Anyway, … Continue reading Unraveled by Courtney Milan, a Guest Review by RedHeadedGirl →
