This is the conclusion of Pendle’s Fallen trilogy and a sort of farewell to historical fiction. It is by far the strongest of the 3 books but can be read as a standalone. Plot: Hugo just inherited a Dukedom. Turns out that much of the wealth of that dukedom was built on the backs of slaves. Slavery had ended 50 years prior, but it still feels wrong to continue to benefit from such a vile thing, especially while the people who were victimized by it got […]

There are simply not enough novels about women that have been thrown away by society getting their happy ending while also making the world a better place. Plot: Happening concurrently with the events of Falling for a Rake, this book follows Lydia, the young woman who our hero Lord Markshall had impregnated and then promptly abandoned. She has since bought herself a new life as a respectable widow in a tiny town. She’s been doing the best she can, but she’s had to rely on […]

If you’re looking for a Julia Quinn-esque story that is more interested in the politics of the day, this is the book for you. Pendle is not one for ballroom scenes when she can take you to a workhouse or an impoverished farm. Plot: After losing a fiance to a tragic hunting accident she was involved in, Emily becomes obsessed with perfection to protect her family from even the possibility of a stain on her, and therefore their, reputation. After wronging a woman in a […]