I came across a review of this book lately, listing it as one of the best romance novels ever. How did I miss this gem, I wondered, heading to the library website to put in a request. Obviously, I read more historical romance than contemporary, but I’m always looking for something new it seems. How could this go wrong? Alas, I wasn’t that impressed with this book. We have a group of four friends who get together regularly for drinks and a few laughs – […]
Wilde Mania
This is the first in a new series by Eloisa James, The Wildes of Lindow Castle, featuring here Lord Alaric Wilde who is the son of the Duke of Lindow. He isn’t the heir to the title, that honor belongs to his elder brother North after the first son died unexpectedly. Alaric has been out of the country for several years, traveling and exploring while writing about his adventures. He’s completely unaware that his books have created a popular persona among the ton, and he’s […]
Living your dream
This novella by Kelly Bowen is #3.5 in her Season for Scandal series and it’s a wonderful short tale of drama and love and living your dream. Lady Charlotte Beaumont is the daughter of an earl, but she’s been largely ignored by her parents for her whole life. She’s not conventionally pretty, and wasn’t considered to be destined for marriage. And while the loneliness of her life was difficult, she has spent the time on her own learning to paint. She has a natural talent […]
Emotional whiplash
Genevieve Stafford, our heroine, is considered to be aloof, respectable and everything a lady of Regency should be. She’s also worried that she will never marry, so she decides to pray at the shrine of St. Dwynwen to find love. The legend of the saint was told to her previously (in one of the other books in this series, which I haven’t read) but she finally decided it couldn’t hurt. And voila, her prayers are answered and she meets Lord Dursford as she is leaving […]