This is my first Katee Robert book and it won’t be my last. I’m already desperate for the next in the series! Evelyn is a witch with a penchant for theft. Raised by Bunny, her grandmother, she learnt a very particular worldview and the morals that go with it. Those morals include allowing theft if someone is rich, or rude, or has just hurt your feelings, which Lizzie, her situationship, just did. Evelyn spends the … Continue reading Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert →
The Nightborn is just a whole heap of fun, and was precisely what I was in the mood for this week. It straddles the genres of high fantasy and romance, and balances these elements beautifully, providing both a satisfying romance and a nicely twisty high fantasy plot. Branwyn is a Sentinel, a magically-enhanced warrior bound to a spirit sword and tasked with fighting demons and other monsters. She is sent on an errand of diplomacy … Continue reading The Nightborn by Isabel Cooper →
Virginia, Lady Dulverton is widowed and happy to be so. After an abusive childhood and an unsatisfactory marriage, she prefers to give her attention to the orphanages that were her husband’s passion. She has no intention of marrying again, which is a good thing, too, because the terms of her husband’s will are…complicated, and make remarriage difficult. Unfortunately, she is finding Francis, Lord Wolverstone hard to resist, and he is not particularly inclined to let … Continue reading Virginia and the Wolf by Lynne Connolly →
For the Duke’s Eyes Only is a historically ridiculous but deeply satisfying romance novel between an archeologist named India (and inevitably nicknamed “Indy”) who thinks that treasures belong in museums and a spy named Daniel Ravenwood (!) who in the past broke her heart. Daniel and India are rivals because Daniel’s cover is that he is a treasure hunter who collects artifacts for his own personal enjoyment. He also pretends to be a shallow rake. … Continue reading For the Duke’s Eyes Only by Leonora Bell →
