Both books: 4 stars In Beijing in 1873, young Ying Ying discovers that her father is one of the white foreign devils, and while her mother is the pampered courtesan of an important court official, she’ll be lucky to ever make a suitable match. Her Amah starts training her in secret martial arts, so she’ll have a way to defend and support herself once she grows older. Over in England, young Leighton Atwood discovers that his parents have secrets, that it wouldn’t do for his […]
Another Historical Romance Trilogy, But from a Back Catalogue
First, thank you, Malin, for the loan of these books. My Julie Anne Long collection was not going to complete itself. These three historical romances are an early trilogy from one of the genre’s best writers. Good, but not great, one can feel Julie Anne Long picking up speed and confidence as one moves through the novels. The heroines of each of the three books are the daughters of a Member of Parliament and his beloved mistress. Although never married, their parents had an exclusive, […]
Polysyllabic words as foreplay
A Week to be Wicked had top-notch humor and steam, both plentiful even early on, so it definitely earned my approval and recommendation. Summary from Goodreads: “Minerva Highwood, one of Spindle Cove’s confirmed spinsters, needs to be in Scotland. Colin Sandhurst, Lord Payne, a rake of the first order, needs to be…anywhere but Spindle Cove. These unlikely partners have one week to • fake an elopement • convince family and friends they’re in “love” • outrun armed robbers • survive their worst nightmares • travel […]
Another Historical Romance, But with Social Anxiety
Short version: “I need to finish this book so I can stop reading it.” Long Version: When a Duke Says I Do is a historical romance with a lot going on, some of it interesting, but that gets lost in the details. The best way to explain is to summarize the plot and that will involve SPOILERS: 1. Elsie is 20 and has been engaged to the heir of the Duke of Stanhope (villain alert) her entire life. 2. Elsie cannot sleep in her bed […]
Brawny, brawny Highlanders
I was pleasantly surprised by Monica McCarty’s Campbell trilogy, which includes Highland Warrior (#1), Highland Outlaw (#2), and Highland Scoundrel (#3). They’re all good, steamy romances with a generous helping of clan battles, alliances, betrayals, and feuds that are all actually based on historical events. I personally preferred the second and third books in the series to the first, not because of a marked increase in overall quality, but because I liked the heroines better. Each of the alpha male heroes were dreamy in their […]
HUZZAH!
This book has EVERYTHING. There is simply no other author doing what Courtney Milan is doing. She wears her heart and her mind on her sleeve, and in doing so, my heart and mind are engaged to their fullest capacity when devouring her stories. The amount of romantic passion, intellectual rigor, and political zeal that she includes in her characterization is astounding, and even more so because as overbearing as any one of these can be in less skilled hands, in her texts the complement […]
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