Who’s That Earl is a light, fun, Regency romance that felt like snuggling down under a warm blanket. It is gleefully tropey. Jane Quayle, cast out by her family, makes her living writing wickedly erotic novels under a pseudonym. As if one pseudonym wasn’t enough, she also pretends to be her own secretary under a second pseudonym. She does all of this in a neglected Scottish castle in the company of two neurotic dogs and … Continue reading Who’s That Earl by Susanna Craig →
If you want an unrepentant, badass assassin heroine, then Milady by Laura L Sullivan is the book for you. I loved it. I gave up precious sleep for it. I want to read it again. My introduction to The Three Musketeers and therefore the Countess de Winter (also known as Milady) was through the 1993 movie that starred Chris O’Donnell as D’Artagnan and Rebecca De Mornay as the Countess de Winter. It also starred Charlie … Continue reading Milady by Laura L. Sullivan →
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 →
You didn’t think we were gonna review Entourage, did you? I’ve loved Melissa McCarthy since her time on Gilmore Girls. She is a delightful commedienne with impeciable timing and a gift for physical comedy. She’s made some great choices in movies (Bridesmaids, The Heat) and some dubious choices that from the trailers, at least, looked like two hours of fat jokes and classist humor (Tammy, Identity Thief). I did have concerns about which category Spy … Continue reading Movie Review: Spy →
