This is the last book in the Sinful Suitors series, and returns a long lost character back to England. There had been mentions of him in previous books in the series, so I was interested to see how it would play out. Niall Lindsay, Earl of Margrave, has been in exile for seven years after killing a man in a duel. He was a young man at the time, and the duel was over the man raping his sister Clarissa, a fact that his family […]
“Everybody feels better when there’s cake”
Milo Pine lives at the large and sprawling Greenglass House with his adopted parents, Nora and Ben. The house is an inn that tends to cater to smugglers and other people not always on the right side of the law, but during the Christmas season, it’s normally empty and quiet and Milo is looking forward to a few weeks of relaxation and quiet with his family. His parents are extremely surprised and Milo rather annoyed when they seem to be absolutely inundated with guests only […]
The Romance/Murder Mystery/Thriller/Ghost Story You’ve Been Looking For!
The Ghost Bride is a great summer read which I thoroughly enjoyed and raced through in no time. I picked it up based on a list of recommended fantasy reads that are one-off’s and not part of a multi-volume series. This novel was so good, I now wish it was part of a series (and it seems to me, based on the ending, that it could become one). I came for the fantasy/ghost aspect and its historical overtones, but the romance part of it was […]
“Spunky English girl overcomes impossible odds and outsmarts heathen villains”
After being disappointed with the latest historical romances I’ve read, I decided to reread some old Loretta Chase books. I’ve never been disappointed with her books, and this is one of my favorites. It’s book two in the Fallen Women series, where Ms Chase gives unconventional heroines their HEA. Zoe Octavia Lexham was known as a bolter when she was child. She continually ran away and only Lucien de Grey, a ward of her father’s, was able to find her. Unfortunately, Lucien wasn’t with them […]