I read this book as I was waiting for the next book in the Lords of Worth trilogy by Kelly Bowen; unfortunately it pales in comparison to Kelly’s books. This is a mash-up of ‘Pride & Prejudice’ and ‘Bridget Jones Diary’, with a side dash of ‘Mean Girls’. As per Amazon: Lord Darcy is the quintessential Englishman: wealthy, titled, impossibly proper, and horrified that a pack of Americans has inherited one of England’s most respected dukedoms. But his manners, his infamous self-restraint, and his better […]
A Regency office romance
From Amazon: “This witty and wonderful Regency romp features a plucky young heroine—the advice columnist Dear Annabelle, writing for The London Weekly—who, following the advice of her own readers, sets out to capture the heart of her handsome employer by any means necessary.” Okay, I should have known better as soon as I read ‘plucky young heroine’ , but alas, I didn’t. I’ve read other books by Ms Rodale (The Wallflower Trilogy), and enjoyed them well enough, but this one was a little too insubstantial. […]
A historical romance dealing with the aftermath of rape
Miss Prudence Merriweather Payton has been dubbed “London’s Least Likely to Be Caught in a Compromising Position” and after four seasons, she may be the only woman to go unmarried for so long after graduation her finishing school. No one, not even the loving aunt who raised her or her two best friends, knows that Prudence was raped at a ball early in her first season and has made very sure she’s never alone with a man or considered marriage material. After all, her entire […]
A historical romance with a poor grasp of how broken limbs work (or do not, as the case SHOULD be)
3.5 stars Lady Olivia Archer is unmarried after four seasons on the marriage market, known as “London’s Least Likely to Cause a Scandal”. Everywhere she goes, her mother forces her to recount her ladylike accomplishments, such as embroidery, playing the piano, painting water colours and other deathly dull things. Olivia isn’t surprised people have taken to calling her “Prissy Missy” and that at one memorable garden party, a gentleman jumped into a hedge rather than speak to her (or her mother). One of her […]