This is the first book in the historical mystery series set in the time period of great unrest in Britain. King George III has gone mad and his son is about to be proclaimed Prince Regent, hence the Regency Period. As the book opens, Ms Harris sets a mysterious tone with a description of murky yellow fog on the streets of London, wrapping around a young woman’s lantern in wraithlike drifts as she heads toward an old church for a rendezvous. Who is she meeting…the answer is unclear […]
The Duke of Dark Secrets
Much like Eloisa James’ book Seven Minutes in Heaven, this one deals with a lord in search of a governess for children he’s unprepared to deal with. This is a favorite of mine that I decided to re-read after thinking there were a lot of similarities between the two, and I have to say this book is much better. The Duke of Denford is one of those unexpected aristocrats – several members of his family succumbed to accidents or illnesses, and he is the last surviving […]
Strangers in the Night
This is an older Loretta Chase that I hadn’t read until I was intrigued by Malin’s recent review. To be honest, I’m not sure if I liked it as much as the books that follow this. It’s quite a change from Lord of Scoundrels, to be sure. There were parts of it that I found tedious, and I almost quit reading a few times. I persevered, and while this didn’t become a favorite of mine, I can see the characters growth and the complex nature of their relationship. […]
Not an Affair to Remember
Born a commoner, Hannah Reid has been Duchess of Dunbarton since she was nineteen years old. Now her husband is dead and, more beautiful than ever at thirty, Hannah has her freedom at last. To the shock of a conventional friend, she announces her intention to take a lover—and not just any lover, but the most dangerous and delicious man in all of upper-class England: Constantine Huxtable. So this book bored me to tears. I know that Mary Balogh is a beloved author, with a […]
Another Guilty Pleasure Book
I caved and got this second novella in the Fallen series – it sounded like it would be better than the first one! And it was in a lot of ways, so it’s really one of those guilty ‘pleasure’ reads! As opposed to the first book, Grayson “Devil” Devereaux and Eliza are already married, but have been estranged for some time. Their marriage started off happily, but after Eliza listened to her mother’s advice and tried to be the proper, obedient wife, Grayson began to […]
An Egyptian Road Trip
This book has been compared in other reviews to the movie, The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. I enjoyed that movie, with the swashbuckling hero and sassy heroine; this book, not so much. Ginesse Braxton is the heroine here, and she is the progeny of renowned archeologist parents. She also has six younger brothers that are making their mark in the world, and she longs to be taken seriously as well. During her studies at Cambridge, she stumbles across some papers that convince her […]
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