Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood
Ha! I love this cover and it’s the one that is on the book I currently own. Look, the reason why this one has such a high mark from me is that it’s a pirate romance. Come on. The main reason why it didn’t hit 5 stars for me like the latter books is that after a while it felt like a lot of stuff got handwaved away. Also the book drags in parts. This was a fun ride though. You also get a scene […]
The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood
I haven’t been in the mood for anything too “hard” right now. So just delved back into some Julie Garwood books. I still own the “Crown’s Spies” books in paperback. My mother bought them for me when I was a teen and I have been touting them from apartment to apartment, and finally my house. I don’t re-read this particularly series as I do some of her standalones though. I have to say that I thought that Garwood did a nice job of showcasing Christina’s […]
Golden Urchin by Madeleine Brent
Like the Modesty Blaise books I’ve read by Peter O’Donnell, his Victorian romances (writing as Madeleine Brent) also follow a familiar structure. I’ve read three of his thriller/romances and they have much in common. Young women in impoverished circumstances (a fishergirl, a Yak-whisperer in Tibet, and a white aborigine with fiery red hair) encounter a handsome man, save his life, become (or are) orphans, are taken into a household that educates them and teaches them to be “civilized.” They are the secret children of extremely […]
Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
July 26, 2022 Review: I tend to re-read this book anytime I am sad or upset. It’s been about 3 years and definitely needed this historical romance that introduced me what good romance writing can do. I honestly wish that Garwood had continued on with Johanna and Gabriel’s story in a subsequent book, or maybe followed Johanna’s brother Nicholas, but the ending to this book is always a great gut punch. Taking place 10 years after the start of this book we can daydream about […]
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
I loved this book. I loved the very concept of The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes when it was announced, I loved wondering what the story could be. When we get to the end of The Queer Principles of Kit Webb it isn’t a cliffhanger, but there are a lot of loose ends which still need to be tied up – this is the book that does that tying, while unraveling and re-weaving a few threads of its own. So, what is this book? The […]
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
CBR14Bingo: Bird — in the sense that the main character is in flight first from the Russian Revolution and then is in a more metaphorical flight through her feelings This was such a wonderful book, I absolutely loved it! I had read Eva Ibbotson’s children’s books when I was younger, in particular The Secret of Platform 13, but I missed that she also did young adult historical romances, which was a huge oversight on my part. Based off how much I loved this book, I […]
