So this is the second book I’ve read this month with the amnesia trope – I admit I didn’t realize that detail originally, only that it was Meredith Duran’s latest book and I was happy to discover it on the library shelf! I was also glad to discover that she has handled the situation much better than Julia Quinn. The characters have much more depth and the plot is more involved and intriguing than Quinn’s. The book is #5 in the Rules for the Reckless […]
A murder in the sanctuary with a candlestick
Unlike the first book in this series, there isn’t any immediate death to start off with here. Instead, we have Lady Julia Grey in Italy with two of her brothers as she recovers from the events that ended book one. We are introduced to Lysander and Plum, her brothers, and also Lysander’s new Italian wife as they are enjoying their relaxed lifestyle. However, they receive a summons from their father to return home for Christmas; after some discussion they decide to make the journey home […]
Matchmaker meets her match
This is the first book in the series An American Heiress in London, featuring wealthy young ladies from America looking for titled husbands in London. I was hoping to enjoy this book, as my recent historical romance reads have been rather disappointing – unfortunately, right from the start of it I didn’t like it much. It begins with Lady Belinda Featherstone, premier matchmaker, lecturing another young lady about what to look for in marriage. Due to her own disastrous match, Belinda is on a mission to […]
It started with death at the dinner party
My reading of Deanna Raybourn’s new series led me to the Lady Julia Grey series, her previous historical mysteries featuring an intrepid heroine. This book begins with death – Julia’s husband Edward suddenly keels over at the start of a dinner party, a seemingly natural tragedy. Edward had a history of a weak heart, so it was assumed that was the cause of his death. As it turns out, things are not as they seem and as Julia reaches the end of her year long […]
Loving your enemy
This is book two in the Sins of the City series, set in Victorian England and it carries the tale forward that left the reader hanging at the end of the first book. I won’t go into too much detail on that one here, as you can read my review on that one if you’re interested. Nathanial Roy is a former lawyer, now crusading journalist who is helping his friend Clem with some legal battles. In the course of his work, he meets Justin Lazarus, […]
A series of lies
This is book two in the Rokesby series, set before the infamous Bridgerton bunch series, of which I’ve read all. However, I’m not as taken with this series as I’d hoped to be. The first book was okay, and this one had a lot of problematic plot devices. To begin with, Cecilia Harcourt makes an impetuous journey from England to America to care for her brother Thomas, a soldier in the army. He’s gone missing, however, but she feels like it would be an easy […]
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