So I’ve been digging into the PILE of recommendations y’all gave me in the Rec League for books set in York and Edinburgh. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’ll be in York for a few days in October and in Edinburgh for nearly a week in October, and I am doing my research. (Watch this space for meetup information.) This book was billed as “What if the Wars of the Roses never really ended?” The attempt … Continue reading A Queen From the North by Erin McRae and Racheline Maltese →
I feel like my love of the “royal dude falls in love with commoner girl and complications ensue” plot line is well-enough known. Now, take that plot, make it real, and have the complications include “family of royal dude is willing to cause an international cascading incident over it, and also the British Empire and the government of South Africa both hate this idea and are willing to pitch the biggest shitfit EVER over it” and you … Continue reading Movie Review: A United Kingdom →
Royally Screwed by Emma Chase was a book I was pretty pumped about, given how much I’ve enjoyed Chase’s blend of romance and humor in the past. Plus, it has a hunky royal hero and a heroine who throws a pie in his face. While the description had me salivating and clawing at my Kindle like Gollum on a rampage, the hero’s lack of growth and frequent douchery were a big letdown. Nicholas is Prince of Wessco, … Continue reading Royally Screwed by Emma Chase →
