This book is the third in the Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, which is kind of a sub-series of Desperate Duchesses. These books feature the children of the original group, so it can be confusing sometimes if you haven’t read the original series, and even if you have (which I did) and forgotten who is related to whom. The first book in this series, Three Weeks with Lady X, is one of my all time favorites; the second book wasn’t as good and this one […]
The Last Hellion Takes a Wife
This is the third book in the Hellions of Havisham series, telling the tale of Killian St. John, Viscount Locksley. He is the son of the mad Marquess of Marsden that we’ve met earlier in the series. The marquess is said to have lost his mind with grief after his wife died and Locke has done his best to survive on his own and not upset his father overly much. The manor is falling into disrepair, and the marquess needs to be locked in his […]
Not worth the time
Bleh. I just did not like this book very much. I wanted something historical and heartfelt and I have loved everything else I have read by Carla Kelly, so I thought this would be a safe choice. It just wasn’t very good. There is a lot of plot packed in to one little book. James Trevenan was a sailor who survived a shipwreck and lived alone on a deserted island for five years (somewhere in the early 1800s – George III is still King, but […]
The Madness of Lord Radnor
I’ve been looking forward to this book since I finished the first one by Cat Sebastian, The Soldier’s Scoundrel, which I reviewed here earlier. This book is about Georgie Turner, the younger brother to Jack Turner in the first book. Georgie is a thief, born and bred on the streets of London. He has no misconception of what he is and where his desires lay. His only code of conduct is not to take advantage of anyone who is naive and that is what gets […]